Franz Schubert

(1797-1828)

“Erlkönig”
Op. 1

Original arrangement for Voice and Piano

Score

This edition copyright © 1999 by Fred Nachbaur

Dogstar Music

All rights reserved

Free (non-commercial) distribution allowed and encouraged.

Rev. 1a, Jan. 1999. Obtained from the GMD Scores Archives site
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 Erlkönig (Op.1)
Originaltonart (Original key)
Franz Schubert, lyrics by J.W. von Goethe
Schnell (Presto)


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This edition © 1999 by Fred Nachbaur. Non-commercial distribution permitted.

English lyrics by Natalia MacFarren. Contributed by Richard Woodroffe


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Wer rei - tet so spät durch

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Who rides through the night o'er

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Nacht und Wind? Es

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ist der Va - ter mit sei - nem

 
is a fa - ther with his young

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Kind; Er hat den Kna - ben

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child; The boy lies fold - ed,

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wohl in dem Arm, Er

close in his arm He

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faßt ihn si - cher, er hält ihn

holds him stea - dy and safe from

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warm.
harm..

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„Mein Sohn, was

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„Siehst, Va - ter, du den

"The Erl King fa - ther,

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see he is near!
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- kö - nig mit Kron und Schweif?"

Scep - tre and snow white shroud"

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„Mein Sohn, es ist ein

"My son, 'tis but a

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Ne - bel - streif."
pass - ing cloud."

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«Du lie - bes Kind, komm,

"My gen - tle boy, Oh

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geh mit mir! Gar schö - ne

come with me; I'll sport and

 
   
  
                        
   
  
  
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Blu - men sind an dem


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- hold And a gar - ment shalt thou


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gül - den Ge - wand.» „Mein Va - ter, mein

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Va - ter, und hö - rest du nicht, Was

fa - ther, Oh dost thou not hear What

 
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Er - len - kö - nig mir lei - se ver - spricht?"

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„Sei ru - hig, blei - be ru - hig, mein Kind;

                               
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In dür - ren Blät - tern säu - selt der Wind."

           
The leaves but rus - tle sharp o'er the wild."

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«Willst, fei - ner Kna - be, du mit mir gehn? Mei-ne
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Töch - ter sol - len dich war - ten schön; Mei - ne Töch - ter füh - ren den

                    
daugh - ters all pret - ty pas - times know, M - y daugh - ters night - ly their

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nächt - li - chen Reihn, Und wie - gen und tan - zen und sin - gen dich ein. Und
gay re - vels keep, They'll dance and they'll sing and they'll rock thee to sleep. They'll

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wie - gen und tan - zen und sin - gen dich ein.» „Mein

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Va - ter, mein Va - ter, und siehst du nicht

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dort Erl - kö - nigs Töch - ter am düs - tern

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Ort?" „Mein Sohn, mein

shade!" "My son, my
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Sohn, ich seh es ge - nau: Es

son, I see it full well; The
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schei - nen die al - ten Wei - den so grau."

grey knot - ted wil - lows bend to the gale."
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«Ich lie - be dich, mich reizt dei - ne schö - ne Ges-

"I love thee, child, in vain wouldst thou now be per-
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- talt; Und bist du nicht wil - lig, so

- verse, For if thou'rt not wil - ling, I'll
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brauch ich Ge - walt.» „Mein Va - ter, mein

take thee by force" "My fa - ther! My
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Va - ter, jetzt faßt er mich an!

fa - ther! His cold hand I feel
                                   
                                   

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Erl - kön - ig hat mir ein Leids ge-

Erl - King has hurt me; With grasp of
     
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grau - sets, er rei - tet ge - schwind, Er

shudd - 'ring; gives spur to his steed, Holds
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hält in Ar - men das äch - zen - de

fast his dar - ling and groans in his
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Kind, Er-
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- reicht den Hof mit Müh' und Not;

reached his home in doubt and dread,

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In sei-nen Ar - men das Kind war tot.

With-in his fond arms the child lay dead.

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