Mescalero Dawn
The black turkey in the east
spreads its tail,
the tips of its beautiful tail
are the white dawn.
Boys are sent running to us
from the dawn;
they wear yellow shoes of sunbeams.
Girls are sent dancing to us
from the rainbow;
they wear shirts of yellow
They dance above us the dawn maidens
The sides of the mountains turn to green
The tops of the mountains turn to yellow
And now above us on the beautiful mountain
it is dawn.
Apache Gotal Ceremony
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