Poetry
of
Joseph von Eichendorff
                          1788 - 1857
Poet and novelist, he was one of the major poets of German
Romanticism. His poetry remains popular to the present day
and has found its way into the music of Schumann,
Mendelssohn and Richard Strauss.
Mondnacht                     ~      Moonlit Night
Abschied                        ~      Parting
Sehnsucht                      ~      Longing
Die Zwei Gesellen           ~      Two Apprentices
Das Zerbrochene Ringlein ~     The Broken Ring