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, March 12:
- Friedrich von Matthisson died in 1831.
- Schubert set Trinklied vor der Schlacht (D 169) in 1815.
- Schubert set Schwertlied (D 170) in 1815.
- Schubert set Gebet während der Schlacht (D 171) in 1815.
- Schubert set Der Morgenstern (D 172) in 1815.
