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 18:
- Widerschein by Franz von Schlechta was published in 1818.
- Michael Lubi was born in 1751.
- Schubert set Punschlied. Im Norden zu singen (D 253) in 1815.
- Schubert set Der Gott und die Bajadere (D 254) in 1815.
