Adolf Heyduk

Adolf Heyduk (6 June 1835 – 6 February 1923) was a Czech poet and writer, a representative of the May School. He is best known internationally because of his poem cycle Gypsy Melodies that were set to music by Antonín Dvořák. The most widely performed is the poignant and tender Songs My Mother Taught Me, included in the repertoire of many instrumentalists and vocalists.