- Performed by The Thomas Arviso Band
- Written by: M. Black
- Navajo Translation: J.C. Morgan, Di-Glot Favorites
- Posted on Mar 27, 2009
- Taken from DayBreakWarrior, I remember Calvary
- Word by Word analysis by Corpus of Diné Bizaad
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T’áá shá yigááłgóó yishááł doo
I will walk only if he’s walking with me
Shił bééhozingo ba’oshłí
I trust him because I know this
Éí bénáshniihgo shí shá lá
When I’m remembering it, me, that for me
Calvary bikáá’ bi’diisyí
On the Calvary he was killed.
OR when I remember that he was killed for me on the Calvary.
Jesus shá yigááł t’áá ákwííjį́
Jesus leads me every day
Jesus shá yigááł t’áá ’ałtsogóó
Jesus leads me everywhere
Ak’is t’áá ’aaníinii shá nilį́
A friend, a true one, for me he is
Háálá Calvary bénáshniih
Therefore I remember Calvary
Yee has’áanii k’ad shił nilį
Commandments/laws now are with me
Shił yi’ashgo ayóó’óshní
When he walks with me, I love it
Yee íinízinii shił hoshǫ́
His will makes me happy
Calvary éí dił bee yilyį́į́
Blood from Calvary got warmed up
Náásgóó yishááł doo yéé’ t’áágééd
Advancing I will walk without fear
Christ bíighahgi k’ad shił hózhǫ́
Next to Christ now I’m happy
Hąhgoda t’áá bí yideestsééł
Sometime I will just see him
Calvary dóó Christ éí shik’is
From Calvary it’s Christ my friend
Word by word analysis
T’áá shá yigááłgóó yishááł doo
“I will walk only if he’s walking with me.”
- T’áá means “only”
- shá means “for me / with me”
- yigááłgóó means “if he walks / when he walks”
- yishááł means “I will walk”
- doo means “will (future ending)”
Shił bééhozingo ba’oshłí
“I trust him because I know this.”
- Shił means “with me”
- bééhozingo means “because I know it”
- ba’oshłí means “I trust him / I believe him”
Éí bénáshniihgo shí shá lá
“When I remember it, for me, this is for me.”
- Éí means “that / it”
- bénáshniihgo means “when I remember”
- shí means “me”
- shá means “for me”
- lá means “indeed / truly / emphasizing it”
Calvary bikáá’ bi’diisyí
“On Calvary he was killed.”
- Calvary means “Calvary”
- bikáá’ means “on it”
- bi’diisyí means “he was killed”
Jesus shá yigááł t’áá ákwiíjį́
“Jesus leads me every day.”
- Jesus means “Jesus”
- shá means “for me / with me”
- yigááł means “he walks / he leads”
- t’áá means “every”
- ákwiíjį́ means “day / daily”
Jesus shá yigááł t’áá ’ałtsogóó
“Jesus leads me everywhere.”
- Jesus means “Jesus”
- shá means “for me”
- yigááł means “he leads”
- t’áá means “every”
- ’ałtsogóó means “place / everywhere”
Ak’is t’áá ’aaníinii shá nilį́
“A friend, a true one, for me he is.”
- Ak’is means “friend”
- t’áá means “very / truly”
- ’aaníinii means “true one”
- shá means “for me”
- nilį́ means “he is”
Háálá Calvary bénáshniih
“Therefore I remember Calvary.”
- Háálá means “therefore”
- Calvary means “Calvary”
- bénáshniih means “I remember it”
Yee has’áanii k’ad shił nilį́
“His commandments/laws now are with me.”
- Yee means “with him / his”
- has’áanii means “laws / commandments”
- k’ad means “now”
- shił means “with me”
- nilį́ means “are”
Shił yi’ashgo ayóó’óshní
“When he walks with me, I love it.”
- Shił means “with me”
- yi’ashgo means “when he walks”
- ayóó’óshní means “I love it”
Yee íinízinii shił hózhǫ́
“His will makes me happy.”
- Yee means “his”
- íinízinii means “will / what he wants”
- shił means “to me / for me”
- hózhǫ́ means “it is good / I am happy”
Calvary éí dił bee yilyį́į́
“Blood from Calvary got warmed up.”
- Calvary means “Calvary”
- éí means “that / it”
- dił means “blood”
- bee means “with it”
- yilyį́į́ means “got warm / was warmed”
Náásgóó yishááł doo yéé’ t’áágééd
“Advancing I will walk without fear.”
- Náásgóó means “moving forward / advancing”
- yishááł means “I will walk”
- doo means “without”
- yéé’ means “fear”
- t’áágééd means “without it / lacking it”
Christ bííghahgi k’ad shił hózhǫ́
“Next to Christ now I am happy.”
- Christ means “Christ”
- bííghahgi means “next to him”
- k’ad means “now”
- shił means “with me”
- hózhǫ́ means “happy / in harmony”
Háhgoda t’áá bí yideestsééł
“Sometime I will just see him.”
- Háhgoda means “sometime”
- t’áá means “just / only”
- bí means “him”
- yideestsééł means “I will see”
Calvary dóó Christ éí shik’is
“From Calvary, it is Christ, my friend.”
- Calvary means “Calvary”
- dóó means “and / from”
- Christ means “Christ”
- éí means “it is”
- shik’is means “my friend”