Abplanalpine Songs
(For Heidi)
Let the rare rainbow of your singing arc
Above ambition’s turbulent cascades,
As from Lochmatt’s green Abplanalpine slopes
Of forested seclusion your songs flow
To fill lush valleys with clear melodies
And wreathe high mountains in pure harmonies!.
Let all earth’s uplands, plains and vales echo
Unceasingly, in sympathetic tune
With your inoubliable voice’s tones;
Which so delight the ears, of all who hear
Expressed such thrilling-sounding cadences,
They ravish sense from sensibilities!.
Let these experiences be, that they may serve
The rich fulfilment which your talents dare deserve!.
