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, July 20:
- Auf einen Kirchhof by Franz von Schlechta was published in 1819.
- Francesco Petrarca was born in 1304.
- Schubert set Das Abendrot (D 236) in 1815.
