May I Walk

 

The Navajo Night Way Ceremony 

 

In beauty may I walk, All day long may I walk, Through the returning seasons

may I walk, Beautifully I will possess again, Beautifully birds, Beautifully joyful

birds, On the trail marked with pollen may I walk, With grasshoppers about

my feet may I walk, With dew about my feet may I walk, With beauty may I walk,

With beauty before me may I walk, With beauty behind me may I walk,

With beauty above me may I walk, With beauty all around me may I walk,

In old age, wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk, In old age,

wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk, It is finished in beauty,

It is finished in beauty.

 

Anon. (Navajo)

 

Collectie is gemaakt vanuit een duo opdracht.