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Figure 1. “Erlkönig” illustration, Moritz von Schwind. “ Erlkönig ” (also called “ Der Erlkönig “) is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking or “ Erlkönig ” (suggesting the literal translation “alder king,” but see below). It was originally ...
13. Feb. 2021 · With that being said, "Erlkönig" isn't really meant for children. It was originally written to be a part of a broader singspiel. The summary of the song is as follows: A child and a father are riding in the middle of the night. The father asks the child why he looks so afraid, and the child responds by saying that Erl-King is chasing them.
One of Schubert’s most famous compositions, this macabre and dramatic song set Goethe’s poem to music when the composer was still a teenager. The story depicts a father riding with
The Erl-King's Daughter. To meet his bride in his father's halls. The elves came forth from their forest-caves. And the Erl-King's Daughter held out her hand. "O, welcome, Sir Olf, to our jubilee! Step into the circle and dance with me." To-morrow will be my nuptial-day." And I pray thee, Sir Olf, to tarry with me."
My daughters shall wait on thee daintily; My daughters around thee in dance shall sweep, And rock thee and kiss thee and sing thee to sleep.” “O father, dear father, and dost thou not mark The elf-king’s daughters move by in the dark?”— “I see it, my child; but it is not they, ’T is the old willow nodding its head so gray.” “I ...
12. Aug. 2022 · Scott’s makeshift collection also contained Lewis’ translation of the Danish ballad ‘The Erl-King’s Daughter’, which was Goethe’s inspiration for ‘Erlkönig’. Footnote 13. Scott introduces his translations of ‘The Erl-King’ by referencing the roster of elemental demons that Lewis had first hinted at in The Monk:
Erlkönig (ballad) "Erlkönig" illustration, Moritz von Schwind. The Erlking by Albert Sterner, ca. 1910. Erlkönig is a ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. He wrote it in 1782. Today, it is among his best-known works. The work has been set into music many times. Probably the most well-known setting is that by Franz Schubert .
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