Shí naashá
Appearance
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Song | |
Language | Navajo |
Written | 1868 |
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
[edit]Ahala ahalago naashá ghą |
I am going in freedom |
References
[edit]- Koskoff, Ellen, ed. (2000). Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-4944-6.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Heth, Charlotte. "Overview". The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. pp. 366–373.
- ^ "Navajo Songs from the Cayon De Chelly liner notes" (PDF). New World Records. New World Records. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-12.