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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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Text 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]
    • Go to the text page.

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: 125

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