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, October 15:
- Christian Graf zu Stolberg-Stolberg was born in 1748.
- Gotthold Friedrich Stäudlin was born in 1758.
- Columban Schnitzer was born in 1795.
- Karl Ludwig Methusalem Müller died in 1837.
- Schubert set Labetrank der Liebe (D 302) in 1815.
- Schubert set An die Geliebte (D 303) in 1815.
- Schubert set Wiegenlied (Schlummre sanft) (D 304) in 1815.
- Schubert set Mein Gruß an den Mai (D 305) in 1815.
- Schubert set Skolie (Lasst im Morgenstrahl des Mai'n) (D 306) in 1815.
- Schubert set Die Sternenwelten (D 307) in 1815.
- Schubert set Die Macht der Liebe (D 308) in 1815.
- Schubert set Das gestörte Glück (D 309) in 1815.