Der Erlkönig
Sign in to saveAlso known as Erlkönig, The Erlking, Erlking
thumb|upright=1.3|"Erlkönig" painting, Moritz von Schwind thumb|upright=1.3|The Erlking by Albert Sterner, ca. 1910
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ballad
- Country
- Germany
- Author
- Q5879
- Genre
- lyric poetry
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Image
- Moritz von Schwind - Der Erlkönig - 615 - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.jpg
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- Commons category
- Erlkönig (Goethe)
- first line
- Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind
- last line
- Erreicht den Hof mit Mühe und Not; In seinen Armen das Kind war tot
- publication date
- 1782-00-00
- language of work or name
- German
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- ballad
- title
- Erlkönig
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Text
- The legend
- Settings to music
- Franz Schubert composition
- Carl Loewe composition
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.3|"Erlkönig" painting, Moritz von Schwind thumb|upright=1.3|The Erlking by Albert Sterner, ca. 1910
"Erlkönig" () is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, .
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