Erlkönig
- Composer
- F P Schubert
- Opus
- D. 328 (Op. 1)
- Lyricist
- Goethe
- Type
- Classic
- Tonality
- G minor
- Arrangements
- 13
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About Erlking
"Erlkönig" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a kind of demon or king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, Die Fischerin.
The above text from the Wikipedia article "Der Erlkönig" text is available under CC BY-SA 3.0.
The above text from the Wikipedia article "Der Erlkönig" text is available under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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