From Cham
In Germany
To Cham
In Switzerland,
Cham, improved from Germany
Germany of ultimate power
Cham in Germany
Cham, the capital of the district of Cham
In the Upper Palatinate
In Bavaria placed in Germany
Cham, a lying within the Cham-Further lowland
This bordered on the south
By the Bavarian Forest
And on the north by the Oberpfälzed Wald
My city of Cham lies
On the Regen River
A joining of the Danube at Regensburg
Name Cham an origination of
The Celtic origin, with probably meanings to be
Bend or curvature
Or from Kamm (comb)
My city’s coat of arms
I have actually decorated to contain a comb
The Monks from Regensburg have made a founding
This of the Marienmünster
The first and oldest church in the Bavarian forest
At Chammünster in the 18th Century
First reference to my Cham
As a city, I recorded as in 976
We, the beloved Cham, got grant
For our own currency, around 1000
This we call the Cham Denar
The 12th century saw the shift
Of my town’s location
To its current abode
We saw for real our first
Railway connection in 1861
Which enhanced the arrival of
German refugees from
Silesia and Sudetenland
An occurrence that swelled my population
An increase that we all appreciated
Notable person from Cham include
Fritz Zängal (1914-1942)
A German skier, born in Katzbach
Cham, a beauty only my Switzerland
Switzerland, a country in west central Europe
A neutral state, since 1515
In Switzerland, you will found Cham
Cham, a village in Canton of
Zug in Switzerland
Cham, located on northern shore of Lake Zug
To the north-west of
Cantonal capital of Zug
Surrounding Cham, find Stemhausen at the east
Hünenberg to the west
Lake Zug at the south
And Knonau in the Canton of Zürich
To the north
My Cham town is located at
The mouth of the Lorze River
With two sections (Kirchbühl and Städtli)
Cham, also an inclusion of
A number of smaller villages
Enikon, Lindencham, Friesencham
Hagen dorn, Rumentikon, Niederwil
Oberrwil and Bibersee
City’s name, Cham, a translation to mean village
With reference to large Celtic settlement
On the shore of Lake Zug
First mention of my town as Chama
Was April 16th, 858
When King Louis the German
Gave it to his daughter, Hildegard
The abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey in Zürich
Town was administered by
Variety of nobles and bailiffs
In 1360 the town was granted a charter
As well as the rights to hold a market and enroll citizens
The charter, granted by Charles IV
And given to Gottfried von Hünenberg
As the ruler of the city
1864, Cham connected to the
Zürich-Lucerne trade line
1866, the American Page family founded
Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co.
To take advantage of the new rail land
Cham, a city of honor
Awarded the Wakker Prize in 1991
For the preservation of its architectural heritage
There are also notables from Cham
Including Victor Villiger (1868-1934)
A chemist, born in Cham
A unity of purpose and beauty
Existing between my Germany
And my estate of estate of Switzerland.
Copyright, Anyaele Sam Chiyson
