Stone Bridge over the Otava River in Pisek (Czech Republic)

My song sounds of love
when the old day is dying;
it is sowing its shadows
and reaping a collections of pearls.
My song resonates with longing
while my feet roam distant lands.
My homeland is in the distant wilderness
– my song stirs with nationalism.
My song loudly resounds of love
while unplanned storms hasten.
I’m glad for the freedom that I no longer have
a portion in the dying of a brother.

Poem by Adolf Heyduk,

born in Pisek

Stone Bridge over the Otava River in Pisek (Czech Republic)

This bridge is sometimes called Stag Bridge because, according to legend, it was to be named after the first being to pass over it. At the time, town Písek was surrounded by deep woods, so the first being to cross the bridge was a stag.

Legend of Pisek Bridge