Der Bote

Am Himmelsgrund schießen
So lustig die Stern',
Dein Schatz läßt dich grüßen
Aus weiter, weiter Fern' !

Hat eine Zither gehangen
An der Tür unbeacht't,
Der Wind ist gegangen
Durch die saiten bei Nacht.

Schwang sich auf dann vom Gitter
Über die Berge, übern Wald --
Mein Herz ist die Zither,
Gibt ein'n fröhlichen Schall.

by Josef Karl Benedikt von Eichendorff (1788-1857) , "Der Bote", from Frühling und Liebe

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

by Robert Franz (1815-1892) , "Der Bote", op. 8 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1, published 1846.
by Adolf Jensen (1837-1879) , "Der Bote", op. 57 no. 4 (1878).
by Robert Kahn (1865-1951) , "Der Bote", op. 47 (Neun Lieder im Volkston) no. 7 (1906). [voice and piano]
by Otto Lohse (1858-1925) , "Der Bote", published 1910.
by Hans Erich Pfitzner (1869-1949) , "Der Bote", op. 5 no. 3 (1888/9).

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