Shí naashá explained

Shí naashá
Language:Navajo
Written:1868

(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 (beauty), a major concept in Navajo spirituality, is used throughout the song.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Heth, Charlotte. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Overview. 366–373.
  2. Web site: Navajo Songs from the Cayon De Chelly liner notes. New World Records. New World Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20120212211559/http://www.newworldrecords.org/linernotes/80406.pdf. 2012-02-12.

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