Il padre inorridisce, egli cavalca veloce, egli stringe nelle braccia il suo bambino gemente, raggiunge l'abitazione a stento e con affanno; nelle sue braccia il bambino era morto.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Il re degli Elfi

Il re degli Elfi è una ballata di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, che scrisse nel 1782 ed è una delle sue opere più famose. In una notte tempestosa, un padre, il suo piccolo figlio tra le braccia, attraversa una foresta oscura. Il bambino crede nelle tenebre per riconoscere la figura degli Erlkönig e si spaventa ...

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Chi cavalca così tardi nella notte e nel vento? È il padre col suo bambino; egli stringe bene il ragazzo col braccio, egli lo regge forte, egli lo mantiene caldo.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Figlio mio, perché nascondi così angosciosamente il tuo viso? - Non vedi, padre, il Re degli Elfi? Il Re degli Elfi con corona e pennacchio? - Figlio mio, è una striscia di nebbia.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

- "Tu caro bambino, vieni, vieni con me! Giocherò con te a bellissimi giochi; sulla spiaggia ci sono molti fiori variopinti, mia madre ha molti vestiti d'oro."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

- Padre mio, padre mio, e non senti, cosa il Re degli Elfi mi promette sottovoce? - Sii tranquillo, resta tranquillo, piccolo mio; il vento bisbiglia tra le foglie secche.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

- "Grazioso fanciullo, vuoi venire con me? le mie figlie dovranno curarti bene; le mie figlie guideranno la danza notturna, ti culleranno, danzeranno, ti faranno addormentare col loro canto."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

- Padre mio, padre mio, e non vedi là le figlie del Re degli Elfi in quel recesso tenebroso? - - Figlio mio, figlio mio, io vedo bene, sono i vecchi salici a sembrare tanto grigi.

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- "Io ti adoro, la tua bella figura mi affascina; e se non sei accondiscendente, io avrò bisogno della forza." - Padre mio, padre mio, adesso egli mi afferra! Il Re degli Elfi mi ha procurato un dolore!

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