it is times like this when I am so glad I chose sign language to be my secong language. It is one of the most beautiful languages and can express so much more than words without ever saying them.
Kaylee Hogness I agree. I just recently started learning and I actually sometimes forget a word in English and sign it. I've even had dreams where its just signing
it's so cool to see how you interpretate the song not only by the hand movements, but through all of your body language. probably someone's who's deaf would understand better how the song flows because of all of those aditional expressions
@@thomasbegley9957, he actually did. When you are interpreting a song in ASL, you may actually add a few changes for aesthetic purposes just enough so it doesn't distort the imagery.
I absolutely love your videos! I am a behavioral tutor for special needs children and they love your songs because while they are on varying levels of verbal language, most of them understand basic sign language. Some student just get up and dance during signing time, but some really enjoy your videos as a learning tool! Thank you for your amazing effort - it truly shows!!
Your songs are such an inspiration. In my own ASL class our final project was a signed song and you videos helped me so much in learned translation and sign placement. This is a beautiful language, so expressive and honest. It is truly amazing. Thank you for taking the time to do this. :)
I am literally doing the exact same thing right now!! Except for the fact that although you probably practiced a lot before your presentation, I have not. my project is due tomorrow, and this is the second night that I'm practicing. I'm so good at life right now... :/
I like that you use great facial expressions, Not all of the signers do this and it is really hard to follow them. I love your zombie song, it cracks me up.
I love how you add the lyrics and literal translation of the signs because I'm learning ASL and it helps me so much. It also helps that this is one of my favorite songs c:
Ok Buddy there is one thing. As member of the hearing but ASL community I have to say that songsign is awesome. You are too. The community as a whole feels that you are doing it wrong and that's ok. Songsign is about interpretation not conversation. There are many videos out there where you can learn conversation ASL not songsign. You do a great job in expressing yourself and the lyrics presented. Keep doing what your doing kid.
It has been 8 years since I first saw this video, and I keep coming back. I honestly just love the way you sign, you’re face is so expressive, and I’ve yet to find another TH-cam channel that made it as easy for me to learn how to sign a song.
Excellent job! I've been signing for 5 years but its rare to see someone with as much emotion and grace as you! This is simply wonderful! (I'm subscribing!) :D
I've been signing for almost 20 years, I have 2 deaf siblings and teach at a high school and personally you are one of the most impressive signers I've seen especially doing an interpretive and not literal signing of a song. Your facial expressions are stellar and whoever taught you should be proud of themselves. They did an awesome job. It's even more impressive to me since you're a guy, there's not many male interpreters out there. Kudos, keep up the good work!
That was... magical. The facial grammar, the translation from English words to ASL, even the way the signs matched the song timing (1:22)! This was such a pleasure to watch. Thanks for posting!
All I can say is absolutely incredible! You are such an inspiration to me as a slow learner. I have only learned the key words and some connections. I hope to be a signer one day, you and all the others are helping me one step at a time. Thank you! ~♥
I don't know anyone who is deaf personally...but a senior performed this at my brother's school with crazy lighting, and I was crying, it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
Thank you so much for providing the GLOSS! I'm in my first year of ASL and am learning this song. Your translation is beautiful and I am trying to learn it so I can sign it in front of my class. I'm so glad you provided the GLOSS because I feel like I am actually learning the signs you show now that I know their direct translations.
Over a decade and this is still fantastic. I watched this the first time during a very hard time in my life and both the song and your ASL interpretation was a bright point.
I've seen this song signed a couple different ways but I've never seen the music incorporated so well into the signing! Freaking awesome, keep it up! DFTBA
Love, love, love this! Clear signing, very animated face, and in time with the audio, and subtitles. Great teaching for those of us who desire learn asl, or be fluent in it, but need it slowed down a bit at first. Thank you! Great video!
Imm a deaf adult with cochlearimplant and want to learn ASL finally and stumbled on this video and its great... makes me more enthusiastic about learning my language :) thank you
I wish he still made ASL videos he should not care what other people say I think. I am still wondering on what had happen to him after the Barton journey.I am not deaf my self but I love his videos even if you are deaf or not you might like his videos too.If people think he is disrespecting the language then they are wrong in my opinion, I think he is making the language better. I love what Stephen did I hope he will change his mind to make more videos.😄 From:Mina a 10 year old girl. In Oregon
@@amberagagnier6824 it's mainly the the deaf community I am hard of hearing and some in the deaf community won't even accept hard of hearing people now immagine with hearing people. It's mainly a pride and I believe also an ignorant thing hearing or non hearing should learn the language it's really an expressive and beautiful language
Thank you so much for including ASL captions in your description! I am a 5th grade teacher and occasionally show my students sign language so I wanted to show them a video and how the lyrics are not always translated identically with the signs!
I'm in college for sign language interpreter and your videos help me to get through assignments and you have so much emotion in your signing and you're truly inspiring. Keep up the great work
Lol I remember back in my 5th grade talent show a few kids did this. They got 2nd place and a dance group that I was in got last place XD we were pretty bad and I'm just cringing thinking about it now lol.
Hey, did you know people are writing academic articles about you? You should look up "Songs for Hands: Analyzing Interactions of Sign Language and Music" written by Anabel Maler.
13 years later and I am just now stumbling upon this video... I've seen this song performed live three times and am thrilled to learn how to sign it as a part of my journey in learning ASL :)
I'd just like to let you know that this song was been a huge inspiration to me. About a year ago, not understanding what you say, but feeling what you felt has changed my life. I'm majoring in Early and Special Education with a minor in Sign Language to be a teacher of the Deaf one day. Thank you for creating something so stunning.
Learning how to sign. I love how you give the lyrics and give the signs you sign underneath of it. It's really been helping me greatly. thanks soooo much!!!!!
I was assigned to watch this for one of my asl classes and now I cannot listen to Fireflies without watching this video; it's just so much cooler to see the song play out visually, gives me chills. I hope I can get on this level one day but it seems you have a natural gift sooo
This is exactly what I've been looking for! I am still learning ASL grammar, so learning familiar songs and having the captions is really helpful. Thank you so much for making these videos :D
I've become addicted to ASL music interpretations now. I would like to especially like to thank you for adding the gloss at the bottom. I'm picking up vocabulary and ASL grammar by seeing how it is phrased conceptually in ASL. Thank you! Great job!
I am personally a hearing person but I found this video amazing. It is amazing to see the song signed in such a way that is a performance in itself. I have watched other ASL songs but this is by far the best one that I have seen.
Le langage des signes était tellement expressif, c'est un véritable bonheur d'écouter ma musique préférée de cette manière! Un véritable coup de cœur! Depuis des années que je regarde cette vidéo, je ne m'en lasse pas... Merci, tout simplement. A chaque fois votre vidéo me remonte le moral...
Thank you so much for posting this. It's great! I was able to adapt the gloss and perform it as a birthday present for a family friend who has since passed away of leukemia. Thanks for helping me make her birthday a little brighter!
Dear Prince Charming... This was precious. I sent it to my little sister in Indiana . We used to catch fireflies together before dark at night. It made me cry..Great work ... Hugs Miss Mana :)
I think this is a really moving video. I simply love it! I discovered it one year ago, and never get tired of it. (Forgive my English) a big hug from Italy.
Thank you so much you've help me out a lot i had to do a song in asl for school and i chose this song because its my favorite and i loved you're interpretation of it and my asl teacher recommended me to you
This is wonderful! My ten year old son's favorite song. He and I are learning ASL together. I will share this with him I know he'll love it as much as I did. Thank you!
I love your videos so so much! I had a sign language class that I took for over 2 years.. And my teacher taught at Missouri School for The Deaf for over 20+ years! Thanks for the amazing videos! This summer I'm hoping to start signing songs again... So thanks to you, CaptainValor
When I first heard this song, I thought it poetic and beautiful, but quickly got tired of it. You bring a whole new poetry and light to it, and for that, I thank you.
I just want you to know that I haven't had the best day, but this just turned it around :) I love watching videos of other people signing (not many these days) You are amazing! Thank you :)
Dear CaptainValor, do know that I just got home from a bad day and watching this video makes me happy. You make me happy. I am in my intermediate class of Signing Exact English and working on remembering words. Your gestures are amazing. Thank you for lighting up my day :) I would watch you every time.
I was hesitant on watching this video, but I did. And I'm glad. I love the way you sign. With so much power and feeling. It's amazing! I'm still learning sign but still....keep signing like that. It's fantastic!
Very beautiful! I'm glad that you did this song because it is such a beautiful song and I think that it's cool you did this so people who can't hear or can't hear well can enjoy the beat of the music and the words of the song.
it is times like this when I am so glad I chose sign language to be my secong language. It is one of the most beautiful languages and can express so much more than words without ever saying them.
Exactly
Amen! Me too!
Kaylee Hogness I agree. I just recently started learning and I actually sometimes forget a word in English and sign it. I've even had dreams where its just signing
Kaylee Hogness I know!! That’s why I chose it
Same
i am deaf sinds my birth and thanks for make me see the songs other people can hear
:)
My grandma is deaf science birth too, this is helping me a lot 😁
11 years later still one of the most iconic interpretations of this song if not the most...
it's so cool to see how you interpretate the song not only by the hand movements, but through all of your body language. probably someone's who's deaf would understand better how the song flows because of all of those aditional expressions
File Code #1459 a big part of asl is facial expression, that’s not just a thing he does
@@thomasbegley9957, he actually did. When you are interpreting a song in ASL, you may actually add a few changes for aesthetic purposes just enough so it doesn't distort the imagery.
I momentarily fell in love there. This is adorable.
i totally agree
I may be deaf, but I can still listen to and understand the concept of good music. Your signs wonderfully capture the beauty of this song.
I absolutely love your videos! I am a behavioral tutor for special needs children and they love your songs because while they are on varying levels of verbal language, most of them understand basic sign language. Some student just get up and dance during signing time, but some really enjoy your videos as a learning tool! Thank you for your amazing effort - it truly shows!!
Megan Naides Wow! Thank you for sharing this, Megan. Say hello to all your students for me! ^_^
Megan Naides you go girl
Honestly when I first saw the sign for slowly I giggled a little to me it looks seductive.
Wow... you're right! o_O
😂😂😂😂
That's why i don't use that sign for slowly I use the old one.
Your songs are such an inspiration. In my own ASL class our final project was a signed song and you videos helped me so much in learned translation and sign placement. This is a beautiful language, so expressive and honest. It is truly amazing. Thank you for taking the time to do this. :)
PhantasmicEntity Thank you! Glad I could help, and I totally agree it's a beautiful language. ^_^
Jessica, he is signaling the pitch of the beginning notes, the higher his hand the higher the pitch.
+CaptainValor I know I'm late to see this but you are truly incredible!!! I love you and your videos 😁😁💗😁💗😄
I am literally doing the exact same thing right now!! Except for the fact that although you probably practiced a lot before your presentation, I have not. my project is due tomorrow, and this is the second night that I'm practicing. I'm so good at life right now... :/
I sign on my channel too!!
I like that you use great facial expressions, Not all of the signers do this and it is really hard to follow them. I love your zombie song, it cracks me up.
I love how you add the lyrics and literal translation of the signs because I'm learning ASL and it helps me so much. It also helps that this is one of my favorite songs c:
Ok Buddy there is one thing. As member of the hearing but ASL community I have to say that songsign is awesome. You are too. The community as a whole feels that you are doing it wrong and that's ok. Songsign is about interpretation not conversation. There are many videos out there where you can learn conversation ASL not songsign. You do a great job in expressing yourself and the lyrics presented. Keep doing what your doing kid.
Believe is the most beautiful asl word.
It has been 8 years since I first saw this video, and I keep coming back. I honestly just love the way you sign, you’re face is so expressive, and I’ve yet to find another TH-cam channel that made it as easy for me to learn how to sign a song.
Excellent job! I've been signing for 5 years but its rare to see someone with as much emotion and grace as you! This is simply wonderful! (I'm subscribing!) :D
Thank you very much, Tess! ^_^
I love that you include the lyrics and gloss with your songs - great work!
Yay! Glad you appreciate that. It's extra effort, but I believe it adds tremendous value. ^_^
I have watched this over and over. I think this is so beautiful!
Thanks! Keep incrementing that view count plz. ;D
This is such a wonderful song, and I guess I'm just in a good mood! My nephew was born today!
Auriana Andres OMG CONGRATULATIONS :D
I've been signing for almost 20 years, I have 2 deaf siblings and teach at a high school and personally you are one of the most impressive signers I've seen especially doing an interpretive and not literal signing of a song. Your facial expressions are stellar and whoever taught you should be proud of themselves. They did an awesome job. It's even more impressive to me since you're a guy, there's not many male interpreters out there. Kudos, keep up the good work!
You make signing fun!!! I have a 16 year old son who is non-verbal. He loves your signing. We love Party in the USA. Hope to see lots more!
I'm hard of hearing ASL was my first language :) love love love!!! Wonderful job!
That was... magical. The facial grammar, the translation from English words to ASL, even the way the signs matched the song timing (1:22)! This was such a pleasure to watch. Thanks for posting!
All I can say is absolutely incredible! You are such an inspiration to me as a slow learner. I have only learned the key words and some connections. I hope to be a signer one day, you and all the others are helping me one step at a time. Thank you! ~♥
WOW! Thank you. Keep it up! ^_^
Having the lyrics next to the signs used is so helpful omg I could cry 😭 tysm
You are doing a great job, I like the way you sign, my daughter is deaf and I need to learn more signs and your videos are helping me a lot.
I don't know anyone who is deaf personally...but a senior performed this at my brother's school with crazy lighting, and I was crying, it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.
My roommate and I are amazed- this was so fantastic!
Haha, thanks y'all!
Thank you so much for providing the GLOSS! I'm in my first year of ASL and am learning this song. Your translation is beautiful and I am trying to learn it so I can sign it in front of my class. I'm so glad you provided the GLOSS because I feel like I am actually learning the signs you show now that I know their direct translations.
THAT WAS AMAZING!!
Over a decade and this is still fantastic. I watched this the first time during a very hard time in my life and both the song and your ASL interpretation was a bright point.
I've seen this song signed a couple different ways but I've never seen the music incorporated so well into the signing! Freaking awesome, keep it up! DFTBA
That's TOTALLY what I intend. Glad you enjoy it for that, and will do! :D
Love, love, love this! Clear signing, very animated face, and in time with the audio, and subtitles. Great teaching for those of us who desire learn asl, or be fluent in it, but need it slowed down a bit at first. Thank you! Great video!
0:40, he becomes a velociraptor.
😆 I'm going to think of that every time I see that part now. 😆
Imm a deaf adult with cochlearimplant and want to learn ASL finally and stumbled on this video and its great... makes me more enthusiastic about learning my language :) thank you
I wish he still made ASL videos he should not care what other people say I think. I am still wondering on what had happen to him after the Barton journey.I am not deaf my self but I love his videos even if you are deaf or not you might like his videos too.If people think he is disrespecting the language then they are wrong in my opinion, I think he is making the language better. I love what Stephen did I hope he will change his mind to make more videos.😄 From:Mina a 10 year old girl. In Oregon
Gregory Pierce love this! People are to easily offended these days, FREE SPEACH
How is he disrespecting the language?
@@amberagagnier6824 it's mainly the the deaf community I am hard of hearing and some in the deaf community won't even accept hard of hearing people now immagine with hearing people. It's mainly a pride and I believe also an ignorant thing hearing or non hearing should learn the language it's really an expressive and beautiful language
This is the best interpretation of Fireflies I’ve ever seen! God has blessed you with an increadible gift! Great job!
I want to marry you (I thought you should know)
Emma McKinley I think you'll have to fight off the crowd! 😂 He is awesome though :)
Thank you so much for including ASL captions in your description! I am a 5th grade teacher and occasionally show my students sign language so I wanted to show them a video and how the lyrics are not always translated identically with the signs!
I love how you incorpret facial expression. It is wonderfuk
Mary Michael well with signing, you have to also use your face and head
A beautiful song made even more beautiful with ASL.
I have always been in love with ASL, but I believe I just fell a little deeper.
Right???!!!! c: lol
Subscribe me and in a few days I'm gonna upload a video of me signing (together) song
I'm in college for sign language interpreter and your videos help me to get through assignments and you have so much emotion in your signing and you're truly inspiring. Keep up the great work
Lol I remember back in my 5th grade talent show a few kids did this. They got 2nd place and a dance group that I was in got last place XD we were pretty bad and I'm just cringing thinking about it now lol.
(runs away to prepare for talent show)
that was so me. or did i do party in the usa in canada.
This is absolutely beautiful. I get goosebumps every time I watch
Hey, did you know people are writing academic articles about you? You should look up "Songs for Hands: Analyzing Interactions of Sign Language and Music" written by Anabel Maler.
13 years later and I am just now stumbling upon this video... I've seen this song performed live three times and am thrilled to learn how to sign it as a part of my journey in learning ASL :)
I think I've found the love of my life 😍😍😂😂
-Ariana Rocha yoooo
I'd just like to let you know that this song was been a huge inspiration to me. About a year ago, not understanding what you say, but feeling what you felt has changed my life. I'm majoring in Early and Special Education with a minor in Sign Language to be a teacher of the Deaf one day. Thank you for creating something so stunning.
This is my new eye bleach for horrible ASL covers.
I try to be appreciative for free content. Besides he's adorable.
I agree. I prefer trying to be more accurate to the original artist, than guessing what would they would've done, had they been born into being deaf.
Learning how to sign. I love how you give the lyrics and give the signs you sign underneath of it. It's really been helping me greatly. thanks soooo much!!!!!
I love the song by itself, but the ASL adds an element that makes it truly beautiful. Thank you for this.
This Stephen Torrence is totally ADORABLE! Great work on the video!
I was assigned to watch this for one of my asl classes and now I cannot listen to Fireflies without watching this video; it's just so much cooler to see the song play out visually, gives me chills. I hope I can get on this level one day but it seems you have a natural gift sooo
This is exactly what I've been looking for! I am still learning ASL grammar, so learning familiar songs and having the captions is really helpful. Thank you so much for making these videos :D
I've become addicted to ASL music interpretations now. I would like to especially like to thank you for adding the gloss at the bottom. I'm picking up vocabulary and ASL grammar by seeing how it is phrased conceptually in ASL. Thank you! Great job!
Whenever I watch you sign it just makes me smile and remember why I love American Sign Language so much!
Thank you! ^_^
You're very welcome!!
I am personally a hearing person but I found this video amazing. It is amazing to see the song signed in such a way that is a performance in itself. I have watched other ASL songs but this is by far the best one that I have seen.
I just stumbled upon these videos, I am not deaf but this is actually enjoyable to watch.
I really, really appreciate the fact that you have the gloss below it. Helps me out a TON.
Le langage des signes était tellement expressif, c'est un véritable bonheur d'écouter ma musique préférée de cette manière! Un véritable coup de cœur! Depuis des années que je regarde cette vidéo, je ne m'en lasse pas... Merci, tout simplement. A chaque fois votre vidéo me remonte le moral...
Thank you so much for posting this. It's great! I was able to adapt the gloss and perform it as a birthday present for a family friend who has since passed away of leukemia. Thanks for helping me make her birthday a little brighter!
This is probably the coolest thing I've ever seen, and thank you for the gloss, it really helped to understand it all better.
Dear Prince Charming...
This was precious. I sent it to my little sister in Indiana .
We used to catch fireflies together before dark at night.
It made me cry..Great work ...
Hugs
Miss Mana :)
I'm happy that you not only put the lyrics, but also the ASL sings used in interpretation.
Thanks!
I think this is a really moving video. I simply love it! I discovered it one year ago, and never get tired of it. (Forgive my English) a big hug from Italy.
Thank you for being one person on TH-cam who doesn't sign songs using SEE. It's awesome.
Thank you so much you've help me out a lot i had to do a song in asl for school and i chose this song because its my favorite and i loved you're interpretation of it and my asl teacher recommended me to you
You're so animated when you sign. It makes me smile! Favorite signing channel by far.
i loved the beginning! one hand going to the beat, the other hand to the twinkling sounds! so cute!
This was so beautiful to watch. I'm currently learning ASL and seeing how amazing you sign this song makes me want to learn more, thank you!
I love this! Your facial expressions are awesome. You make the song even better.
One of my dad's (I'm adopted) is deaf so I grew up around ASL and this video is perfect! (: my dad's loved it when I showed it to them!
I may or may not be crying because of the combined beauty of this and the Tweedles right now.
I love that the subtitles show how it's actually said in ASL and doesn't let people to assume that you're signing the exact words of the song.
I love the way his eyes are and his expressions its so amazing and hes so good at this
OMG you're the Matpat of Sign Language! Seriously, goosebumps! Thank you!
This is wonderful! My ten year old son's favorite song. He and I are learning ASL together. I will share this with him I know he'll love it as much as I did. Thank you!
I love your videos so so much! I had a sign language class that I took for over 2 years.. And my teacher taught at Missouri School for The Deaf for over 20+ years! Thanks for the amazing videos! This summer I'm hoping to start signing songs again... So thanks to you, CaptainValor
I respect you more than you can imagine. Thank you, from the whole of my heart, for doing this.
Oh God I love this. I wonder if people can understand from you the explosive radiance that grows in the instrumental as the song continues on.
When I first heard this song, I thought it poetic and beautiful, but quickly got tired of it. You bring a whole new poetry and light to it, and for that, I thank you.
dude, i love you. My cousin is partially deaf and my signing is terrible and very slow. you helped him understand his favorite songs
This video was amazing! I am learning ASL right now and this was easy to follow and the facial expressions were awesome!
Thanks!
Seen a ton of ASL music videos, yours are by far my favorites. Love how expressive you are when signing. Keep up the good work!
The emotion that you put into signing is captivating! Inspirational :)
I just want you to know that I haven't had the best day, but this just turned it around :) I love watching videos of other people signing (not many these days) You are amazing! Thank you :)
Wow, that means a lot to hear. May your days always tend toward better! ^_^
I've been signing for year---that was so beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing your talent with so many
Dear CaptainValor, do know that I just got home from a bad day and watching this video makes me happy. You make me happy. I am in my intermediate class of Signing Exact English and working on remembering words. Your gestures are amazing. Thank you for lighting up my day :) I would watch you every time.
This is very inspiring to me! I love the song, but seeing it done in ASL is nothing short of amazing. I showed my 4 year old son and he loves it, too!
I was hesitant on watching this video, but I did. And I'm glad. I love the way you sign. With so much power and feeling. It's amazing! I'm still learning sign but still....keep signing like that. It's fantastic!
WOW!!! Great facial expressions:) You are seriously amazing and I love your videos so much!!!!!
This is the first time I have ever watched an ASL song and I have to say it's pretty amazing.
Thanks CaptainValor.
Still one of my favorite ASL covers. I watched this when I was in my first year learning in 2010 :)
this is so cool!! its an understatement to say your performance is amazing
Cool. Did you know they showed this video at Abbotsleigh last year in assembly? We all loved it. Awesome!
I love that you added in the captions how you are signing the lyrics :) helps a lot!
Wow, you just combined one of the coolest languages ever with one of my favorite songs! Awesome!!
ive watched all your videos a million times and this one is still by far my favorite
So glad I re-found this channel🎉
Very beautiful! I'm glad that you did this song because it is such a beautiful song and I think that it's cool you did this so people who can't hear or can't hear well can enjoy the beat of the music and the words of the song.