Ernst Krenek(1900-1991): Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen - 19. Heimkehr
Homeward Journey [Heimkehr, No. 19] The rapid train bears me homeward, my journey is at an end. The rapid fields fly past – forest, town, castle, chapel – and I sense anew the pangs of transience. Soon it is clear that every destination is a new beginning, and so shall I travel again, and gladly so. Yet, may it be granted to me to find a native land when I return. Do you, our lovely country, wish to be my home? My dear fatherland?