The Song of the Earth

You never heard

the song of the earth

nor will you hear it again.

You killed all the birds

the forests

the water

the shining water

the river.

Gone...

You killed the earth

the sun

your heart.

Never again will you see

the color of the sky

never again will you hear

the sound of the colors.

Like a gunshot you are heading for chaos.

For the last time let the song

of the Earth be heard in the silence.

Before I am finally wrapped in chaos

I’ll say “Good-bye!” to life.

Second Symphony, 1980