Art Song Central

Title: Der Tod und das Mädchen (D. 531)

English Title: Death and the Maiden

Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Author: Matthias Claudius (1740-1815)

Free at Art Song Central (PDF files):

• From German French and Italian Song Classics
• Der Tod und das Mädchen - d minor - vocal line in bass clef
• Range: D2 (A2) - Eb4
• Der Tod und das Mädchen - d minor - vocal line in treble clef
• Range: D3 (A3) - Eb5

Elsewhere on the Internet:

• Not yet.

Mp3:

• The CHARM collection features two recordings of this song.
• Piano accompaniment track available at pianoaccompaniments.com

MIDI:

• on Impresario.ch

Das Mädchen:
“Vorüber! ach, vorüber!
Geh, wilder Knochenmann!
Ich bin noch jung, geh, Lieber!
Und rühre mich nicht an.”

Der Tod:
“Gib deine Hand, du schön und zart Gebild’,
Bin Freund und komme nicht zu strafen.
Sei gutes Muts! Ich bin nicht wild,
Sollst sanft in meinen Armen schlafen.

• Recmusic.org has texts and translations.
• Wikipedia has an entry for Death and the Maiden (song)

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