Translation:The High Mountains/38

Phanis, pay attention. It's your watch.

Don't be afraid of the night, the shadows mustn't frighten you. Those that do what they should mustn't be frightened by anybody.

This evening, you and your companions protect the forest against the enemies.

Prepare your whistle.

In keeping watch you protect the trees. And for all men, everyone is refreshed under the trees, either now or in fifty or a hundred or two hundred years' time.

When there are brave young people like you, a forest becomes eternal. And men have a better life.