‘Álastsii’ Dah Deidiijaa’

Niha hastsoí, nihidzanii

‘álastsii’   nihich’į’ dah deidiijaa’

bílák’ee naazhjaa’go

nihich’į’   dah deidiijaa’.

Our elderly men, our elderly women

seeds   to us   they offered

in their palms  in pieces  they were placed

toward us  the pieces they offered.

Niha hastoí   ‘álastsii’   bił   danílih,

t’aa ííyisí   bił danílih.

Bii néí   yee dayoosą́ní,

bee iina’ éí éí  ‘alastsii’ ’áté.

‘álastsii’  tááła’í  si’ąą́ ndi

bee ’iina’ ‘át’é,

éí bił   danilíigo

‘álastsii’   nihich’į’’ dah deidiijaa’.

Our elderly men   seeds   they wholly respect

utmost   they wholly respect

their spirit   with that   they nurture

their subsistence   is the seeds   as it is

a single seed   only one   though it may be

with it   sustains life   it is so

as it is   with their respect

seeds   toward us   the pieces they give.

‘álastsii’ éí   doo ninit’i’   ígíí ’áté.

Tązhii hastiin

éí ‘álastsii’ nihookáá diné’é   yeinílá jiní

‘ako ‘álastsii’ éí áyoo’ooni’ bił holǫ́.

dínoóseeł, dínoót’į́į́ł, áko

áko táhdídiin hólǫǫ́ doh.

‘ákóteégo   nihahastoí dóó nihidzanii

‘álastsii’ bił dah nilih.

Seed   it is   does not end   as it exists,

Turkey male being

as it is seeds he gave earth surface beings

he endowed them   it is said.

Therefore   seeds   it is compassion   it has with it.

It grows,   it matures,   corn pollen it will have.

Elderly men and women that way seeds they respect.

‘álastsii’   nihich’i dah deidiijaa’.

nihí ba’da’áłchiní niidliinii,

nihí bitsookéh,   nihí bináli niidliinii,

‘áwée’ dóó ‘áłchini niidliinii,

ch’ikéí dóó tséłkéi niidliinii,

‘asdzaní dóó dinééh niidliinii,

hastsoí dóó saánii niidliinii,

t’áá ‘áłtsǫh   ba’áłchiní niidlįh

‘álastsii’ dóó   nínit’i’ii niidlįh.

Seeds   to us   they each offered

we   their offsprings   we are

we grandchildren   paternal grandchildren we are

babies   and children   we are

teenage girls and teenage boys   we are

ladies and young men   we are

elderly men and elderly women   we are

all their children   we are

seeds   that does not cease   we are.