Bette Midler - The Rose (ASL interpretation)

that was good especially for those who are deaf however what is the difference between BSL and ASL i know that they are different countries i.e BSL is British Sign language and ASL American Sign Language

What is the difference between French and English?

Same deal.

Hey dont feel bad, I have yet to see any of us be able to sign that song with the full emotion that Bette conveys when she sings that. I can only think of one person who may be able to pull that off and so far I havent seen any videos by him interpreting music.

You did a very good job of signing the song in ASL. I do think it loses some of its punch when done in ASL.

But then again, that could be because when I sign it, I do it as the song is sung. In English and not ASL.

I'd say that the guy who responded to me did it very well (talk about being outclassed :-P), as did the BSL guy. Ah well.

I'd suggest you take a look at those before saying it necessarily loses punch in ASL. :-) (I would say that signing it in SEE, however, would be a butchery.)

A couple of things I would like to comment on. One the video was very jerky. Im not sur eif this is a problem the cam or a problem with editing.

Another is when signing that song, your not really conveying the emotional power that song has over the listener. That song is a very powerful song and also a very beautiful one.

I am a latened deaf and used to really love *The Rose*. Bette Midler really outdid herself when she sang that.

Jerkiness is a problem of my system being really slow. Videos since then have been better - e.g. see my 'terp of Origin of Love.

As for emotion - my affect tends to be towards the flat side. :/

When i saw yours, some of the words i studied came back to me--but not when i saw ben's.

Don't see your video response though; I don't think it took. Set it again and I'll approve.

I really like yours. Much more visual/fluent than me. ^^