Auf ihrem Grab, Op. 41, No. 4

The poet paints a scene at a graveside marked by a lime tree, where birds and evening winds rustle, and beneath which a miller's apprentice sits with his beloved. The evening winds are described as still and eerie, while the birds sing sweetly yet sadly. The text evokes a melancholic atmosphere as the lovers fall silent, weeping without understanding why. Mendelssohn sets this poignant text for SATB choir in German, creating a secular part-song that captures the mood of the poem.