Holly Maniatty , Joann Benfield , Amber Galloway Gallego are American Sign Language interpreters who have worked concert for some of the biggest names in rap . Jimmy Kimmel had them on his show for a “ rap battle ” where they take up turn interpret for Wiz Khalifa as he perform “ Black and Yellow . ”
People often watch sign words interpretive program to see how they ’re travel to signal a special Logos , but sign rendition is n’t a word - for - word diversion of a Sung . In fact , no sort of language interpretation works that agency . When it come to rendition , import is central , and that intend bump not just the good words , but the right way to draw up a whole idea . These three interpreters do a great caper capturing the significance and tactual sensation of the lyric poem in this vocal . Here are 3 particularly good translations .
1. “And I got the pedal to the metal, got you n*s checking game”
Maniatty signs a foot entreat the pedal , then the needle on the speedometer shooting up , then scene fly by , and set of heart on both sides turning toward her .
2. “No love for ‘em, n*a breakin’ hearts. No keys, push to start.”
Benfield makes a signal for emotion in the heart with a dismissive tone on her boldness , then the signboard for shout , then the signaling for key , throwing it over her shoulder , and starting a car and putting into geared wheel . With attitude .
3. “So many rocks up in my watch I can’t tell what the time is.”
Galloway Gallego sign watch and looks at it while make the sign “ sparkle ” off the stance of the watch , followed by the sign for heart looking at it while tilt around confused , keep abreast by an adoption of the bemused somebody ’s point of view to show the reaction .
It is important to remember , that while an account like this points out many ways in which the mark “ look like ” the meaning they represent , we are not portion out with caricature or dumb show . All the interpreters are ferment within the well - delineate grammar of ASL , using thing like classifier verb phrase , role shift , and facial grammatical marking . ( Which we ’ve discussed beforehere , here , andhere . ) It ’s language , poesy , and performance all coming through at the same fourth dimension .
