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Navajo Beauty Way

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The First Prayer of Dawn Boy

Used to mount the rainbow bridge to the sacred house.

Where my kindred dwell, there I wander.

Child of the White Corn am I, there I wander.

The Red Rock House, there I wander.

Where dark kethawns (small holy sticks) are at the doorway, there I wander.

With the pollen of dawn upon my trail. There I wander.

At the yuni (place of honor), the striped cotton hangs with pollen. There I wander.

Going around with it. There I wander.

Taking another. There I wander.

In the house of long life, there I wander.

In the house of happiness, there I wander.

Beauty before me, with it I wander.

Beauty behind me, with it I wander.

Beauty below me, with it I wander.

Beauty above me, with it I wander.

Beauty all around me, with it I wander.

In old age traveling, with it I wander.

On the beautiful trail I am, with it I wander.

“A Free Translation” by

Dr. Washington Matthews

University of California

American Archaeology and Ethnology

Berkeley, Cal., April 14, 1906

More at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Matthews

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