Old Vienna

Old Vienna is still in my heart
Where my life had its very start,
Broke my spirit when we had to part,
City of Mozart, Strauss and Freud
Where life can be fully enjoyed,
Hiking through the Vienna Woods
On a bright and sunny day,
Listening to waltzes in a small cafe,
Dancing to music in the park
Beneath starlight after dark,
Boating down Danube's flow
In the hazy evening glow,
And the food is just sublime,
Schnitzel, goulash are divine,
And the famous Sacher Torte
Is the Austrians greatest forte,
And those Vienna girls
Are charming,
When they flirt
They are disarming.

Oh, you, my City
Of waltzes and songs
Where my heart still belongs...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz