EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).
HERE HAVE MUSIC SWEET. LIGHT-WEIGHT LIKE ROSE
BLOOM~'blow on bloom'~PETALS-DRIFT-DOWN GRASS.
#OR OVERNIGHT WATER SURFACE-QUIET.
BETWEEN MOUNTAIN WALLS, MOON SHINE-DOWN REFLECT SHINY.
MUSIC MAKE SPIRIT (2h)PEACE-SIGN.
DROWSY, EYELIDS-CLOSE LIGHT-WEIGHT COVER EYES READY SLEEP.
SWEET SLEEP, MUSIC BRING-DOWN FROM NIGHT SKY.
HERE COOL M-O-S-S ON ROCK DEEP.
BETWEEN ROCK, I-V-Y CREEP-UP.
IN RIVER, FLOWER LEAF DROOP, IDEA~LIKE CRY.
RED FLOWER IN STONE HANG-HEAD TOO, FAMOUS OFFER SLEEP.
Notes: LIGHT-WEIGHT - I could have just written LIGHT, here it means not heavy, and I didn't want it to be confused with LIGHT as in "bright".
BLOOM~'blow on bloom'~PETALS-DRIFT-DOWN - (2h)[A] are held together but the hands are twisted like the beginning of CHANGE. Hands twist back while opening to (2h)[5:] with the hands still held together. While the hands are still in this position, blow on the fingers as if the wind came along and then (2h), POs down, FOs away, descend with wg.
OVERNIGHT - Hands are held like NIGHT and then the DH FT move down and under the NDH while the Dh remains in contact.
SURFACE-QUIET - (2h), POs down, FOs away, move like the surface of a lake where there are gentle waves.
WALLS - (2h)[B], POs ><, FOs up, move away together indicating walls on each side.
MOON - [bC], PO > NDS, FO up, surrounds the eye and touches, then moves upwards and > DS.
SHINE-DOWN - [O^] is held high PO > signer; hands open to [5^] while moving > signer.
REFLECT - [O^], PO away, FOs up, is brought to [B], PO away, FO up, and reflects off it while opening to .
SHINY - (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, twist rapidly at wrists while rising. For a QuickTime file of this sign, see ASL Pro: Shine.
(2h)PEACE-SIGN - (2h)[V], POs away, FOs up, are held at shoulder level.
DROWSY - (2h)[B^], PO down, FOs ><, are held at eye level and alt. twist so that PO > signer as if eyelids were drooping.
EYELIDS-CLOSE - (2h)[B^], PO down, FOs ><, are held at eye level and twist together so that PO > signer as if eyelids had closed.
COVER - (2h)[B^], POs down, FOs away, DH is over NDH and brushes over it as it moves closer to the signer, almost like the first half of COMFORTABLE.
BRING-DOWN - (2h)[B], POs up, FOs away, moves from a high level down to and moves > signer.
CREEP-UP - (2h)[5:], POs away, FOs up, wg while ascending in a curvy pattern like an ivy plant would make.
LEAF - NDH  is held against wrist closest to thumb of  with DH wg.
DROOP - (2h) are held up with very limp wrists and then descend like they are too heavy to hold up.
IDEA~LIKE - a blending where IDEA has a [Y] instead of an [I] in anticipation of LIKE which is signed smoothly right afterwards.
HANG-HEAD - [S] is held up as if it were going to sign YES and then droops down with the head.
There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,
Or night-dews on still waters between walls
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass;
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes;
Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies.
Here are cool mosses deep,
And thro' the moss the ivies creep,
And in the stream the long-leaved flowers weep,
And from the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep.