How long ago were you lost in the snow

How many years has it been?

How did it feel when your blood ceased to flow,

When the last of it froze in the vein?

Tell me dear brother, did you die in fear,

When the ice wind would howl in the night,

Or did you believe you would soon return here,

And that soon all would once more be right.

Tell me, how long were you lost in the snow,

Alone and without any friend,

Tell me how long it has been since I prayed,

That soon you would come home again.