Over the mountains, northward they came
mountain people
warriors
into new territory rich and ripe
fertile lands
between the mountains
free for the moment from the
rampaging empire-builders to the south
here a new culture
as rich as the land
brewmasters
musicians
artists
farmers
and saints
they set their sights on
prosperity
and posterity
and today
the music
the art
the food
the people
the empires long past
still sing the ancient name
“home of the boii”
(Bohemia — Czech republic)