“The Elf King” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in German and English translation. https://oxfordsong.org/song/erlkönig-2
“The Elf King” aka “The Erl-king” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Read by Sylvia Schoeppner in German and Sher Schwartz in English.
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One response to ““The Elf King” aka “The Erl-king” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Read by Sylvia Schoeppner in German and Sher Schwartz in English.”
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I enjoy listening to the German language because I don’t understand it. I sit back and enjoy the musicality and sounds; it’s like listening to a music score. When I hear father, father- I recognize these words and immediately I attach meaning to them, which is fine, but it is really satisfying to just listen to the music. Of course when we hear the English then all the meaning of the ballad comes along. It’s great to have both the German and the English.
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