Auf morgen ist Sankt Valentins Tag

Auf morgen ist Sankt Valentins Tag,
wohl an der Zeit noch früh,
und ich, 'ne Maid, am Fensterschlag
will sein eu'r Valentin. 
Er war bereit, tät an sein Kleid,
tät auf die Kammertür,
ließ ein die Maid, die als 'ne Maid ging
nimmermehr herfür.

by August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767-1845) [an adaptation]

a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) , no title, from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5

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

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , no title, WoO posth. 22 no. 3 (1873), from Ophelia-Lieder, no. 3, note: also set in English

by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , unknown title, WoO posth. 22 no. 3 (1873), stanza 1, from Ophelia-Lieder, no. 3, note: also set in German

by Richard Georg Strauss (1864-1949) , "Zweites Lied der Ophelia", op. 67 (Sechs Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2 (1918).

ITA Italian (Ferdinando Albeggiani)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-26.

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