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Matthias Claudius
Born August 15, 1740
(Reinfeld bei Lübeck).
Died January 21, 1815
(Hamburg).
Texts by this poet
- Klage um Ali Bey, D 140, D 496A (Lament for Ali Bey)
- Am ersten Maimorgen, D 344 (On the first morning of May)
- Zufriedenheit, D 362, D 501 (Contentment)
- Bei dem Grabe meines Vaters, D 496 (At my father's grave)
- An die Nachtigall, D 497 (To the nightingale)
- Abendlied (Der Mond ist aufgegangen), D 499 (Evening song)
- Phidile, D 500 (Phidile)
- Am Grabe Anselmos, D 504 (By Anselmo's grave)
- An eine Quelle, D 530 (To a spring)
- Der Tod und das Mädchen, D 531 (Death and the girl)
- Das Lied vom Reifen, D 532 (The song of frost)
- Täglich zu singen, D 533 (To be sung every day)
