Who rides so late where winds blow wild
It is the father grasping his child
He holds the boy embraced in his arm
He clasps him snugly he keeps him warm
My son why cover your face in such fear
O don`t you see the Erlking near
The Erlking with his crown and train
My son the mist is on the plain.
Sweet lad o come and join me do
Such pretty games I`ll play with you
On the shore gay flowers their colors unfold
My mother has made you a garment of gold
My father my father o can you not hear
The promist the Erlking breathes in my ear
Be calm stay calm my child lie low
In withered leaves the night winds blow
Will you sweet lad come along with me
My daughters shall care for you tenderly
In the nicht my daughters their revelry keep
They`ll rock you and dance you and sing you to sleep
My father my father o can you not trace
The Erlking`s daughters in that gloomy place
My son my son I see it clear
How grey the ancient willows appear
I love you your comeliness charms me my boy
And if you`re not willing then force I`ll employ
Now father o father he`s seizing my arm
The Erlking has done me the cruelist harm
The father shudders his ride is wild
In his arms he`s holding the shivering child
He reaches home with toil and dread
In his arms the child was dead

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