by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Mary Hunter Austin (1868 - 1934)
Lord of the Mountain
Language: English  after the Navajo
Lord of the Mountain, Reared within the Mountain, Young Man, Chieftain, Hear a young man's prayer ! Hear a prayer for cleanness. Keeper of the strong rain Drumming on the mountain, Lord of the small rain That restores the earth in newness, Keeper of the clean rain, Hear a prayer for wholeness. Young Man, Chieftain, Hear a prayer for fleetness. Keeper of the deer's way, Reared among the eagles, Clear my feet of slothness. Keeper of the paths of men, Hear a prayer for straightness. Hear a prayer for braveness. Lord of the thin peaks, Reared amid the thunders, Keeper of the headlands That uphold the earth in harvest, Keeper of the strong rocks Hear a prayer for staunchness. Young Man, Chieftain, Spirit of the Mountain !
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Authorship:
- by Mary Hunter Austin (1868 - 1934), "Prayer to the Mountain Spirit" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Navajo by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Alden Carpenter (1876 - 1951), "Young Man, Chieftain! - An Indian Prayer", 1930. [medium voice and piano] [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-08
Line count: 27
Word count: 127