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, June 20:
- Friedrich Schäffer died in 1800.
- Carl Gottfried von Leitner died in 1890.
- Schubert set Jägers Abendlied (D 215) in 1815.
- Schubert set Meeres Stille (D 215A) in 1815.
