An die Musik

Du holde Kunst, in wieviel grauen Stunden,
Wo mich des Lebens wilder Kreis umstrickt,
Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden,
Hast mich in eine beßre Welt entrückt!

Oft hat ein Seufzer, deiner Harf' entflossen,
Ein süßer, heiliger Akkord von dir
Den Himmel beßrer Zeiten mir erschlossen,
Du holde Kunst, ich danke dir dafür!

by Franz von Schober (1798-1882) , "An die Musik"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Emil Kreuz (1867-1932) , "An die Musik", op. 2 (Lieder) no. 1.
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "An die Musik", op. 88 no. 4, D. 547 (1817), published 1827.
by F. Siebert , "An die Musik", op. 10.
by O. Starcke , "An die Musik"

ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller)
ENG English (Walter Meyer)
SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator)
DUT Dutch [singable] (Lau Kanen)
ENG English [singable] (Walter A. Aue)
ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)
ITA Italian (Amelia Maria Imbarrato)
POR Portuguese (Nichola Viggiano)
FRE French (Jonathan Krief)
CHI Chinese (Yen-Chiang Che)

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To Music

Oh sacred art, how oft in hours blighted,
While into life's untamed cycle hurled,
Hast thou my heart to warm love reignited
To transport me into a better world!

So often has a sigh from thy harp drifted,
A chord from thee, holy and full of bliss,
A glimpse of better times from heaven lifted.
Thou sacred art, my thanks to thee for this.

Translation from German to English copyright © 1995 by Walter Meyer, walterm (AT) erols.com, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder when requesting permission to reprint.

a text in German by Franz von Schober (1798-1882) , "An die Musik" DUT POR ITA FRE CHI SPA

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.