This Swiss song "On Munot's High Tower” is based on the poem by Friedrich von Matthisson. It was published in 1794 and is one of the poet's best-known works. The poem describes the picturesque landscape that can be seen from the Munot, a fortress in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. It combines elements of nature poetry and Romanticism and reflects Matthisson's sensitivity to the beauty of the landscape.