Jerome Rothenberg
THE THIRTEENTH HORSE SONG OF FRANK MITCHELL (WHITE)
Navajo
Key nnnn N N gahn
Some ’re lovely N nawu nnnn but some ’re & are at my hawuz nawu wnn N wnn baheegwing
Some ’re lovely N hawu nnnn but some ’re re & are at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
Some ’re lovely N nawu nnnn but some ’re & are at my howzes nawu nahht bahyeenwing but bahyeesum nahtgwing
NNNOOOOW because I was (N gahn) I was the boy ingside the dawn but some ’re at my house now wnn N wnn baheegwing
& by going from the house the wwwideshell howanome but some ’re at my howinow N wnnn baheegwing
& by going from the house the darkned hoganome but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
& by going from the swollen hoganouse my breath has blown but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
& by going from the house the hloly hoganome but some ’re at my house N wnn N wnn baheegwingnnng
& from the plays of jewels we walk (naht gahn) (p)pon but some ‘re at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
with prayersticks that are white (nnuhgohn) but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
with my feathers that are white (mmm gahn) but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
with my spirit horses that are white (nuhgohn) but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
with my spirit horses that are white & dawn (nuhgohn) but some ‘re at my house N wnnn baheegwing
with those spirit horses that are whiteshell nawuNgnnnn but some ‘re at my house N wnn baheegwing
with those howanorses that are whiteshell nawu but some ’re at my howinouse wnnn baheegwingnnng
wiiiingth jewels of every kind d(go)nN draw them on nahtnnn but some ’re at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
with cloth of every kind d(go)nN draw them on nahtnnn but some ’re at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
with sheep of every kind d(go)nN draw them on nahtnnn but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
with horses of evree(ee) (ee) kind d(go)nN draw them on nahtnnn but some 're at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
with cattle of every kind d(go)nN draw them on nahtnnn but some 're at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
with men of every kind d(go)nN draw them on nahtnnn but some 're at my house N wnn baheegwing
in my house of precious jewels in my back(acka)room (Ngahn) where nnnn but some ’re at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
in this house of precious jewels we walk (p)pon (N gahn) where nnnn but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
& everything that's g(h)one before mmmmore we walk (p)pon but some 're at my howinow N wnn baheegwing
& everything that's more ( ) won't be (be!) be poor but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
& everything that's now & living to be old & blesst nhawu but some ’re at my howinow N wnnn baheegwing
because I am the boy who blesses/blisses to be old but some ’re at my house N wnn baheegwing
Zzmmmm 're lovely N nawu nnnn but some ’re & are at my howinouse N wnn baheegwing
Zzmmmm ’re lovely nawu N nnnn but some ’re & are at my house N wnn baheegwing
Zzmmmm ’re lovely N nawu nnnn but some are & are at my howzes nahht bahyeenahtnwing but nawu nohwun baheegwing