Shí_naashá

Shí naashá

Shí naashá

Song

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.

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The word hózhǫ́ (beauty), a major concept in Navajo spirituality, is used throughout the song. [3]

Lyrics

References

  • Koskoff, Ellen, ed. (2000). Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-4944-6.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Languages of the World
  2. [2]
    Heth, Charlotte. "Overview". The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. pp. 366–373.
  3. [3]
    "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.


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