"Shí naashá" | |
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Song | |
Language | Navajo |
Written | 1868 |
Shí naashá (I am going/walking around [1]) is a Navajo song, composed in 1868 to commemorate the release of the Navajo from internment at Fort Sumner. [2] 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. [3]
Ahala ahalago naashá ghą |
I am going in freedom |