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We have conquered our enemies All over the world On land and on sea Everywhere we fight True and loyal to our duty We are known by that United States Marines To be one is a great thing. |
Nin hokeh bi-kheh a-na-ih-la Ta-al-tso-go na-he-seel-kai Nih-bi-kah-gi do tah kah-gi Ta-al-tso-go en-da-de-pah Tsi-di-da-an-ne ne-tay-yah Ay be nihe hozeen Washindon be Akalh Bi-kosi-la Ji-lengo ba-hozhon
Our flag waves | From dawn to setting sun. We have fought every place where we could take a gun From northern lands To southern tropic scenes, We are known to be tireless The United States Marines
Ni-he da-na-ah-taj ihla | Yel khol-go e-e-ah Day-ne tal-al-tso go enta-she-jah Tal-tso-go entas-se-pah Ha-kaz dineh-ih be-hay-jah Ado ta aokhek-ash-shen Do ni-din-da-hi ol-yeh Washindon be Akalh-bi Khos
May we live in peace hereafter | We have conquered all our foes, No force in the world we cannot conquer, We know of no fear If the Army and the Navy Ever look on Heaven's scenes, United States Marines will be there Living in peace.
Hozo-go nay-yeltay to | A-na-oh bi-keh de-dlihn Ni-hi-keh di-dlini ta-etin Yeh-wol-ye hi-he a-din Sila-go-tsoi do chah-lakai Ya-ansh-go das dez e e Washindon be Akalh-bi Kosi la Hozo-g-kay-ha-tehn | ||
Jimmy King, a Navajo instructor, translated the Marines Hymn into Navajo. Except for minor regional dialect differences, Randy John, head of the Navaho Tribal Police in Shiprock, New Mexico has verified the accuracy of the translation. Thanks to Jim Vance for the double check.
During World War II in the Pacific Theater the U. S. Marine Corps devised a radio code based upon the Navajo language. Navajo men were recruited into the Marine Corps, trained as radio operators and taught the unique portions of the code. Code Talkers, as they were called, were assigned to each operational unit and headquarters in order to give commanders a fast and reliable code.
Not only was the Navajo code much faster than codes based upon cyphers, it is the only code not broken by the enemy.
The movie "Windtalkers" introduces the concept of the Code Talkers and has some outstanding battle scenes but it is based on a false premise and is mostly about the Nicholas Cage character. Code Talkers DID NOT have a personal bodyguard that concept was invented by the Hollywood writers. That aside, it is a great action movie.
Copyright 2002, Glenn B. Knight