War-Song (Navaho)
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Nayenezrani, Lo, behold me, he am I,
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Moccasins of black flint have I;
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Leggings of black flint have I;
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Tunic of black flint have I;
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Bonnet of black flint have I;
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Clearest, purest flint the heart
Living strong within me—heart of flint;
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Now the zig-zag lightnings four
From me flash,
Striking and returning,
From me flash;
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
There where’er the lightnings strike,
Into the ground they hurl the foe—
Ancient folk with evil charms,
One upon another, dashed to earth;
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Living evermore,
Feared of all forevermore,
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.
Lo, the flint youth, he am I,
The flint youth.