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Der Erlkönig (often called just 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 liter...
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"Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side! Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?"; "My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain."; "Oh, come, thou dear infant! oh come thou with me! Full many a game I will play there with thee; ... Comments about this poem (The Erl-King by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe )
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It seemed like this was on a record with a book, a compilation of spooky stories and poems published by Scholastic, called " The Haunted House" or something? My son loves the poem and hopes there is no such thing as an Erl-King or an Elf King , or anything else that snatches children's souls away.
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THE ERL-KING. ... "My son, wherefore seek'st thou thy face thus to hide?"; "Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side! Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?"; "My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain." ... "My father, my father, and dost thou not hear; The words that the Erl-King now breathes in mine ear?";
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The Erlking has wounded me!" The father shudders; he rides swiftly, He holds in his arms the moaning child. Barely he arrives at the yard in urgency; In his arms, the child was dead. Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe translated: ... Poem of Quotes is dedicated to bringing poetry, quotations and information to the www.
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The poem is a tale worthy of The Twilight Zone or Stephen King. ... He’s in a race against the Erl-King, a figure from German and Scandinavian folk mythology: the mischievous, malevolent king of the elves. The Erl-King asks the child to join him in his kingdom, first gently, then temptingly, then menacingly.
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"Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side! Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?"; "My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain."; "Oh, come, thou dear infant! oh come thou with me! Full many a game I will play there with thee;
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THE ERL-KING – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ... "My son, wherefore seek'st thou thy face thus to hide?"; "Look, father, the Erl-King is close by our side! Dost see not the Erl-King, with crown and with train?"; "My son, 'tis the mist rising over the plain."
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As if parodying the Hollywood thriller commonplace of the intuitive detective experiencing lightning-bolt revelations, he excitedly babbles, "He's here, he's right here," convinced that his unknown enemy--a child-stealing Erl-King of his own making--is watching from nearby.
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