Grant, O Sun-god, thy protection! Guard this helpless infant sleeping. Grant, O Sun-god, thy protection! Guard this helpless infant sleeping, Resting peaceful, resting peaceful. Starry guardians forever joyful, Faithful Moon-god forever watchful. Grant, O Sun-god, thy protection! Guard this helpless infant sleeping. Spirit living, Spirit resting, Guard us, lead us, aid us, love us. Sun-god forever, Spirit living, Spirit resting, Guard us, lead us, aid us, love us, Sun-god forever. A SONG OF GOTAL LIII (_Mescalero Apache_) The black turkey-gobbler, under the East, the middle of his tail; toward us it is about to dawn. The black turkey-gobbler, the tips of his beautiful tail; above us the dawn whitens. The black turkey-gobbler, the tips of his beautiful tail; above us the dawn becomes yellow. The sunbeams stream forward, dawn boys, with shimmering shoes of yellow; On top of the sunbeams that stream toward us they are dancing. At the East the rainbow moves forward, dawn maidens, with shimmering shoes and shirts of yellow dance over us. Beautifully over us it is dawning. Above us among the mountains the herbs are becoming green; Above us on the tops of the mountains the herbs are becoming yellow. Above us among the mountains, with shoes of yellow I go around the fruits and herbs that shimmer. Above us among the mountains, the shimmering fruits with shoes and shirts of yellow are bent toward him. On the beautiful mountains above it is daylight. FIRST DAYLIGHT SONG (_Navaho_) I The curtain of daybreak is hanging, The Daylight Boy (it is hanging), From the land of day it is hanging; Before him, as it dawns, it is hanging. Behind him, as it dawns, it is hanging. Before him, in beauty, it is hanging; Behind him, in beauty, it is hanging; From his voice, in beauty, it is hanging. II The Daylight Girl (it is hanging), From the land of yellow light, it is hanging; Before her, as it dawns, it is hanging; Behind her, as it dawns, it is hanging. Before her, in beauty, it is hanging; Behind her, in beauty, it is hanging; From her voice, in beauty, it is hanging. SONG OF THE DAWN BOY (_Navaho_)