 The verse to which the aria was set was written by the opera's librettist Emanuel Schikaneder.Schikaneder was the impresario for whom the opera was written as well as the first performer of the role of Papageno.O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn,
du bist unschuldig, weise, fromm
Ein Jüngling so wie du, vermag am besten,
dies tiefbetrübte Mutterherz zu trösten.