Karl Ludwig Pfau (; August 25, 1821 – April 12, 1894) was a German poet, journalist, and revolutionary. He was born in

Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the begi ...

and died, aged 72, in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; ; Swabian German, Swabian: ; Alemannic German, Alemannic: ; Italian language, Italian: ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, largest city of the States of Germany, German state of ...

Poetry

Some of Ludwig Pfau's poetry has been used in the composition of '' Kunstlieder'' (or more popularly in English, ''Lieder''). Many German texts, including texts set to music by

Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg or Schönberg (13 September 187413 July 1951) was an Austrian and American composer, music theorist, teacher and writer. He was among the first modernists who transformed the practice of harmony in 20th-century classical music, ...

, have been collected and housed on-line at The LiederNet Archive. Many are available in English translation in this collection.

References

The LiederNet Archive: (Karl) Ludwig Pfau (1821-1894)
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