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Shí naashá
Song
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Shí naashá (I'm going) is a Navajo song, composed in 1868 to commemorate the release of the Navajo from internment at Fort Sumner.[1] The song's lyrics express the elation of the Navajo people on the occasion of their return to their homeland.
The word hózhǫ́ (beauty), a major concept in Navajo spirituality, is used throughout the song.[2]
Lyrics
Ahala ahalago naashá ghą
Shí naashá ghą, shí naashá ghą,
Shí naashá lágo hózhǫ’ la.
Shí naashá ghą, shí naashá ghą,
Shí naashá, ladee hózhǫ’ǫ’ lá.
Translation:
I am going in freedom
I am going, I am going,
I am going in beauty.
I am going, I am going,
I am going, beauty is all around me.
References
- Koskoff, Ellen, ed. (2000). Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-4944-6.
