Welcome to Schubert Song Texts, a web resource devoted to the poems set to music by Franz Schubert (1797-1828). As well as the full text of all the poems, there are translations into modern English and indexes of the images used by the poets. A sample of what is available is offered below, but for more detail see the About page, which includes a FAQ and a video tour.
On this day, August 25:
- Johann Gottfried Herder was born in 1744.
- Schubert set Trinklied (Auf! Jeder sei nun froh) (D 267) in 1815.
- Schubert set Bergknappenlied (D 268) in 1815.
- Schubert set Das Leben ist ein Traum (D 269) in 1815.
- Schubert set An die Sonne (Sinke, liebe Sonne) (D 270) in 1815.
- Schubert set Der Weiberfreund (D 271) in 1815.
- Schubert set An die Sonne (Königliche Morgensonne) (D 272) in 1815.
- Schubert set Lilla an die Morgenröte (D 273) in 1815.
- Schubert set Tischlerlied (D 274) in 1815.
- Schubert set Totenkranz für ein Kind (D 275) in 1815.
