❤ #Hózhó The words in “Shí Naashá” express the joy of the Diné to be returning to their homeland. While many other Navajo songs cannot be interpreted easily, almost every syllable in “Shí Naashá” is translatable. shí = I naashá = walk biké = path I follow hózhǫ́ = beauty way lá = (emphasizing what was said before) ahala = freedom (the sense of joy walking towards freedom) ghą = in the way of naashá = walk Shí naashá (I am going/walking around), is a song, composed in 1868 to commemorate the release of the Diné from internment at Fort Sumner. The lyrics express the elation they experienced upon their return to their homeland. 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. 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. Walking in Beauty Closing Prayer from the Navajo Way Blessing Ceremony In beauty I walk With beauty before me I walk With beauty behind me I walk With beauty above me I walk With beauty around me I walk It has become beauty again Hózhóogo naasháa doo. Shitsijí’ hózhóogo naasháa doo. Shikéédéé hózhóogo naasháa doo. Shideigi hózhóogo naasháa doo. T’áá altso shinaagóó hózhóogo naasháa doo. Hózhó náhásdlíí’. Hózhó náhásdlíí’. Hózhó náhásdlíí’. Hózhó náhásdlíí’ Today I will walk out, today everything negative will leave me I will be as I was before, I will have a cool breeze over my body. I will have a light body, I will be happy forever, nothing will hinder me. I walk with beauty before me. I walk with beauty behind me. I walk with beauty below me. I walk with beauty above me. I walk with beauty around me. My words will be beautiful. In beauty all day long may I walk. Through the returning seasons, may I walk. On the trail marked with pollen may I walk. With dew about my feet, may I walk. With beauty before me may I walk. With beauty behind me may I walk. With beauty below me may I walk. With beauty above me may I walk. With beauty all around me may I walk. In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk. In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk. My words will be beautiful…
I live in Texas and travel home to my parents. Mt Taylor comes into view. I get excited and have a sense of comfort, and I know everything will be okay.
Connor you look amazing! I had to look twice to recognize Tex, it’s been forever that I’ve seen you guys. Love ya!❤ (it’s me, Peggy 😘 say hi to Tex and M for me please)
We are dine” we been through a lot but we keep on praying we’re not gonna give up grandma and grandpa we went through a lot Fort summer my grandma used to tell us stories it is sad to hear and for our grandchildren we’re going to live for a long time to survive an honor ourselves 🪶 we have power healing spiritually humbly and strong and a warrior no one’s gonna stop us we could grow bigger and bigger and bigger I acknowledge that this is Overland would love it it is so beautiful nature water river rain wind Thunder the valley are animal sheep horses cow donkey these are all have stories behind it they are our rock our backbone our heart ❤️ nizhoneeh-hey 🪶🪶🪶🪶
