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, May 19:
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote Versunken in 1814.
- Schubert set Rastlose Liebe (D 138) in 1815.
- Schubert set Amalia (D 195) in 1815.
