Ruhe, meine Seele!
| Ruhe, meine Seele! | |
|---|---|
| Lied by Richard Strauss | |
Meditation by Perrault, 1893. | |
| English | Rest, my soul |
| Catalogue | TrV 170 |
| Opus | 27, No. 1 |
| Text | Poem by Karl Henckell |
| Language | German |
| Composed | May 17, 1894, Weimar. |
| Dedication | Pauline de Ahna, composer's wife. |
| Scoring | Voice and piano |
"Ruhe, meine Seele!", Op. 27, No. 1, is the first in a set of four songs composed by Richard Strauss in 1894. It was originally for voice and piano, and not orchestrated by Strauss until 1948, after he had completed one of his Four Last Songs, "Im Abendrot". The words are from a poem "Ruhe, meine Seele!" (Rest, my soul) written by the poet Karl Henckell.