Les Grands Montets burned down today
Life does not always turn the way
We expect it to play
“Don’t worry” someone says
“We’ll have fun even if the Midi stays closed”
Rumors about a fatal problem yet unsolved
Autumn has arrived, followed by a second summer
Chamonix is hot again, not unpleasant, just weird
And I realize, reaching the top
That nothing will be the same
I return to my friends in the valley
To show them my photos of a giant ashtray
And suddenly no one can think of anything to say
For a snowy winter, we continue to pray…
Les Grands Montets burned down today