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 19:
- Schubert set Der Rattenfänger (D 255) in 1815.
- Schubert set Der Schatzgräber (D 256) in 1815.
- Schubert set Heidenröslein (D 257) in 1815.
- Schubert set Bundeslied (D 258) in 1815.
- Schubert set An den Mond (Füllest wieder Busch und Tal) (D 259) in 1815.
