All’entschatta era il cuolm

pitgogna e pezza
zaccas e zincas
crappa e greppa

zai anfla la lingia
che capescha il cuolm
termaglia ella neiv
sco la curnaglia el tschiel

zai, ski zaiìra

in titan
che fa siu tgau
senza cumpromiss
senza mort

Leo Tuor

In the beginning was the mountain

 summits and steepness
pinnacles and peaks
stony, rocky ranges

 zai finds the line
reading the mountain
plays in the snow
like jackdaws in the sky

 zai, the tougher ski

a titan
going his own way
not willing to compromise
not willing to die

Leo Tuor