The term Hainbund refers to Klopstock's ode Der Hügel und der Hain (The Hill and the Grove, 1767), which contrasts citified Ancient Greek artistic ideals (symbolised by Mount Parnassus) with the simple rural virtue of the German bard. The two literary predecessors, Poet and Barde, vie for the allegiance of the modern Dichter. The Poet condemns the voice of coarse Nature, but the Barde wins by emphasizing the closer spiritual connection he holds with the living German, and the Dichter exclaims: