Home in the valley

Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda

Faithful, quiet peaceful valley,

I feel at home with your cottages;

Even if all the riches of the world

Were offered to me,

Faithful, quiet peaceful valley,

countless riches I would not trade

For you my beloved valley.

Cheerfully I climb uphill at dawn,

To look at the scenery from the top,

And my eye can freely roam

And merrily without restriction,

And relishes near or far,

The landscape's magnificence!

Many a valley's lush greenness

Attracts and captivates my eye,

The tenants' busy efforts adorn it,

and I drink in the sight with pleasure;

Why the hesitation? Ah, no!

Home is just this one place!