44. Prayer Before Singing Mountain Spirit Songs, Chiricahua Apache Text excerpted from Chiricahua Apache Texts, with Ethnological Notes |
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Big Blue Mountain Spirit in the east,
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44. Prayer Before Singing Mountain Spirit Songs, Chiricahua Apache Text | ||
Big Blue Mountain Spirit in the east,
(44.3)
Gáͅhétsodatł'izhń ha'óó'áͅí biyaazhiͅ,
Koͅoͅghéésh datł'izhí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Díídíí beegózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Nandi'áí Gáͅhétsołitsoń,
K'osłitsoí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Nandi'áí Gáͅhétsołitsoń,
Koͅoͅghéésh łitsoí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
'I'óó'áͅzhiͅ, Gáͅhétsołigań,
Koͅoͅghéésh łigaí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Náhákosí biyaazhiͅ Gáͅhétsodiłhiłń,
Koͅoͅghéésh diłhiłí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Gáͅhétsodatł'izhń ha'óó'áͅí biyaazhiͅ,
Koͅoͅghéésh datł'izhí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Díídíí beegózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Nandi'áí Gáͅhétsołitsoń,
K'osłitsoí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Nandi'áí Gáͅhétsołitsoń,
Koͅoͅghéésh łitsoí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
'I'óó'áͅzhiͅ, Gáͅhétsołigań,
Koͅoͅghéésh łigaí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Náhákosí biyaazhiͅ Gáͅhétsodiłhiłń,
Koͅoͅghéésh diłhiłí beents'ís góókáͅ;
Cheełkédighiné, cheełkénant'áń,
Shaanł'aandí, naashił'aandí,
Baashiłgózhóͅ,
Baa'iłénsiͅ.
Big Blue Mountain Spirit in the east,
Your spiritually hale body is made of the blue mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
Of this, there is good,
I am grateful for it.
Big Yellow Mountain Spirit in the south,
Your spiritually hale body is made of yellow clouds;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
Of this, there is good,
I am grateful for it.
Big Yellow Mountain Spirit in the south,
Your spiritually hale body is made of the yellow mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
I am happy over it,
I am grateful for it.
Big White Mountain Spirit in the west,
Your spiritually hale body is made of the white mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
I am happy over it,
I am grateful for it.
Big Black Mountain Spirit in the north,
Your spiritually hale body is made of the black mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
I am happy over it,
I am grateful for it.
Your spiritually hale body is made of the blue mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
Of this, there is good,
I am grateful for it.
Big Yellow Mountain Spirit in the south,
Your spiritually hale body is made of yellow clouds;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
Of this, there is good,
I am grateful for it.
Big Yellow Mountain Spirit in the south,
Your spiritually hale body is made of the yellow mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
I am happy over it,
I am grateful for it.
Big White Mountain Spirit in the west,
Your spiritually hale body is made of the white mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
I am happy over it,
I am grateful for it.
Big Black Mountain Spirit in the north,
Your spiritually hale body is made of the black mirage;
Holy Mountain Spirit, leader of the Mountain Spirits,
You are happy over me, I am happy over you,
I am happy over it,
I am grateful for it.
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