Bruckner composed the second setting of the work on the same text of Ernst Marinelli in December 1857 during his stay in Linz. It is not known whether the work, which was composed possibly on request of Liedertafel Frohsinn for a performance as mixed choir, was performed during Bruckner's life.

Original Name Das edle Herz
Date of composition 1857 (December 1857) in Linz, Austria
First published 1932 in Regensburg, Germany
Type Song(s)
Tonality A Major
Catalogue WAB 66
Spoken language German
Instruments Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ;
Autotranslations beta Anton Bruckner: "The noble heart" en la majeur, WAB 66
Anton Bruckner: "The noble heart" in la maggiore, WAB 66
Anton Bruckner: "The noble heart" A-dur, WAB 66