Tannenbaum  (An 8, 8, 8, (8) Villanelle)

Here I grow, a handsome fir tree
Standing upright within my wood;
An innocent, then let me be.
 
Where now I thrive for all to see,
Strobilus stemmed out of the bud;
Here I grow, a handsome fir tree.
 
Today I prosper, living free,
As streaming sap spawns my life blood;
An innocent, then let me be.
 
Forever green and wild are we,
My friends and I'd age if we could;
Here I grow, a handsome fir tree.
 
The gentle breeze may hear my plea
And listen to me as it should;
An innocent, then let me be.
 
So, man is come to sever me,
To rob me of my livelihood;
Here I grow, a handsome fir tree ~
An innocent, then let me be.
 
ASJ