The Homeward Vow [German translation]

Upon those windswept summits of Mauna Kea

I will gaze outward to twilit skies

Until the Tristars of Summer reveal themselves

From the night sands of Punalu'u

I set sail across Pacific seas

To where I shall climb atop the steps of Tikal

And there, the mysteries of Orion will unravel

In the passing waves of the blue Caribbean

I reach ashore

And ascend the angelic falls of Kerepakupai Vená

I gaze above

As lonesome Venus looms overhead

Beyond the veiled mists of Serra do Mar

The city of Rio de Janeiro comes into view

And from atop Cristo Redentor

Mimosa sweetly smiles down below

The Sea of Atlas, which beckons me again,

Takes me far yonder to A' Ghàidhealtachd

And row by row, the Seven Sisters guide me

In the quiet and peaceful town of Cuxhaven

Where falling shards of light disturbs the night

And in its wake, a plume of astralworks

Spiraling in the awe Sylvester that it resembles

The tulip fields of Holland

With windmills on the horizon, turning in the wind

I board the hot air balloon

Whose vibrant colors likens to that from below

And whose flame is that of Mars up above

The calm and soothing air upon my face

As I hover over Danmark, and over Norge

Cheerful cows prance on the countryside of Ikast

While in Langedrag, a horned moon rises

Over the river of Kokemäki and Lake Kulovesi

I make my way through the isles of Muhu and Saaremaa

Watching as Mercury passes across the fading sunset

I close my eyes and fall asleep

Dreaming that I strode pass the street of Jauniela

And along the avenue of Gediminas

My reverie entangled within the Veil Nebula

I now descend upon the woods of ancient Białowieża

Silvery streams carve upon the Puszcza Biała of Masovia

And in the company of the hooting owl

I kneel to commune with spirits forlorn

As the Milky Way observes from on high

The towery pinnacles of Пішчалаўскі замак

And of beautiful Собор Василия Блаженного

The golden capped Михайлівський золотоверхий

Echoes the breaking of a new dawn

I arrive atop majestic Kékes

Where the noble red deer grazes

Under the watchful eye of Csodaszarvas

And deep within the enigmatic Pădurea Hoia

Time has no meaning

Yet I still move forward

Every step a single glisten from the sacral star

A summer's child on the fields of Lada

The lonely widow o'er the wintry graves of Morana

Finding solace within the rings of Saturn

From mountainous Pic de l'Estanyo of Andorra

To the Petrified Forest of مرواه

I enter the sungate on the isle of Νάξος

Upon which Apollo shall soon rise again

And through the Aegean Sea

I arrive at Altın Boynuz

Making my way to הַכֹּתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי

And visiting ancient كَهَف شانِدَر

Under the mesmerizing asperatus clouds

From the breathtaking ताजमहल that speaks of love

To the gold adorned ພຣະທາດຫຼວງ

I arrive at the Tomb of Khải Định

Only to wish upon a falling star

Above the twin towers of Kuala Lumpur

And atop Mount Rinjani

I can see الدبران in its faint reddish glow

The great statues of 석굴암, 高徳院, and 樂山大佛

And in the new world, the Fresque des Québécois

All tell a tale, a story

As cosmic energies align through all things

After a time once lost and forgotten

I will gaze homeward to the midnight sky

And call upon the Great Bear,

Whose hide shrouds 'neath these seven stars,

"Guide my way to the North Star."

And when I find her, I will implore,

"Shine your unwavering light below

And guide my path to the place I once called home

Home in the valley below Denali's peaks."