Franz Schubert

(1797-1828)

“Erlkönig”
Op. 1

Original arrangement for Voice and Piano

Score

This edition copyright © 1999 by Fred Nachbaur

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 Erlkönig (Op.1)
Originaltonart (Original key)
Franz Schubert, lyrics by J.W. von Goethe
G 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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a
Wer rei - tet so spät durch
Who rides through the night o'er

ff
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Nacht und Wind? Es
wood - land wild? It

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dkkk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk dkkk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk

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ist der Va - ter mit sei - nem
is a fa - ther with his young
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f jz Nj
af j n k k NO j
( )

Kind; Er hat den Kna - ben

child; The boy lies fold - ed,

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wohl in dem Arm, Er

close in his arm He

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af k k n k j dj
faßt ihn si - cher, er hält ihn
holds him stea - dy and safe from

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decresc.

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kz
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32
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a
warm.
harm..

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„Mein Sohn, was
"My son, thou

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f ks e kz j
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birgst du so bang dein Ge - sicht?"
hid - est thy face as in fear?"
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3 3 3 3

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l
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„Siehst, Va - ter, du den
"The Erl King fa - ther,
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k k
3
k k ek j i k k k k
3
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44
f f j k k j m
a
Erl - kö - nig nicht?
see he is near!
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k k k k k k k k k k k
decresc. mf

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3
i ek j
k k k k k
3

46
f m k f jz
af n k
Den Er - len-
With Crown and

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f k f jz k j
af k k n k m
- 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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f f n l l
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Ne - bel - streif."
pass - ing cloud."

f
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57
f pp
k jz k
af m n k jz
«Du lie - bes Kind, komm,
"My gen - tle boy, Oh
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ppp

b ff kz n kz n ks o ks o ks o ks o
k k k k
ks o ks o ks o ks o
k k k k
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f jz k NO j z k
af k jz ( )

geh mit mir! Gar schö - ne

come with me; I'll sport and
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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a f kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o kkk kkk o kkk kkk o kkk kkk o kkk kkk ok
kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o kk kk
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k

b ff kks o kks o kks o kks o ks o ks o ks o ks o

k k k k
ks o ks o ks o ks o
k k k k
63
f f j j k ek k k k
a ek
Spie - le spiel 3 ich mit
play the day long with
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b ff kk o kk o kk o kk o k
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f f jz dk
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dir; Manch bun - te
thee And won - drous
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a f o kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o f kk kk o f kk kk o f kk kk o f kk kk
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b ff ks o ks o ks o ks o ks
o
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f j NO j z
af k k ek ( )
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Blu - men sind an dem
flow - ers shalt thou be-
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a f kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o f kk kk o f kk kk o f kk kk o f kk kk
k k
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ks
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f jz k k kz k k k k k
af t t t
Strand, Mei - ne Mut - ter hat manch
- hold And a gar - ment shalt thou
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f o
a f kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o kk kk o k k o k
ek k k kk o k kk o kk kk b
k k k k k k k k k

b ff kks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o
k k k k k k k
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f k k k
f
k j kz k
af j k t t
j n t
gül - den Ge - wand.» „Mein Va - ter, mein
wear all of Gold." "My fa - ther, my

f kk kk o kk kk o f kkk kkk o kkk kkk

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f o kkkkkkkk kkk kkkkkkkkkkk k
bf a kk k k k k k k k k k k k kkkkkkkkkkk k
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j j

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f k k k k Aj Ak z k j
f n n
mp
a t k
Va - ter, und hö - rest du nicht, Was
fa - ther, Oh dost thou not hear What
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dj ek j j dj
p
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b ff dj n ek j j dj n

77
f O
j dk z k O
i
af k k k ek k
t tmir t
Er - len - kö - nig lei - se ver - spricht?"
Erl - King whis - pers so soft in mine ear?"
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

f f kkk kkkkkk kk k kkkkkk kkkkk k kkkkkkkkkkkk

a kkk kkkkkk kk k kkkkkk kkkkk k kkkkkkkkkkkk
ei
decresc. cresc.
k dk k dk j dj
b ff
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f ee k ks ks j
af m n k n dks ks
mp
dk k
„Sei ru - hig, blei - be ru - hig, mein Kind;
"Nay, fear not, it is noth - ing my child,
3 3
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a kkke dkk k k dkk k k dkk k k k k k k k k dk k k kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk

k
decresc.
dkz kz
b ff ek ee i

83
O i

a n k k k k k k ks dks j m
In dür - ren Blät - tern säu - selt der Wind."
The leaves but rus - tle sharp o'er the wild."

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a kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk dkkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk

b k n n j
kz kz kz kz kz k k
86

k k k k dk k k k ek
a m n k k t t k t t
«Willst, fei - ner Kna - be, du mit mir gehn? Mei-ne
"Thou gen - tle boy wilt thou with me go M - y

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a e kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kk kk kk k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
3 3 3 3

cresc. decresc. ppp

b ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o
j k k k k k k k k k k
ppp

k ks ks k ks ks e ks ks
89

a k k k k k dk k k
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

3 3 3 3
a k k k dk k k k k k k k k k
3 3

k k k dk k k k k k k k k
3 3

k k k dk k k k k k k k
3 3 3 3

ks o ks o s o s o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o ks o
b k k k k k k k k
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o ks ks k k k k k k k k o ks
a k ks ks k k t t t t t
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

3 3 3 3 3 3
a k k k dk k k k k k k k k ek k k k k k k k k kkk k kkkk k
3 3 3 3 3 3

kk k kk k
s s
b kk o kk o ks o ks o k o ks k o ks k o ks o ks
k k k k k k k k
k k k k k k k n k
ks k k
95 f

a k t t t t m n
wie -
t tan
gen und - zen und sin - gen dich ein.» „Mein
dance and they'll sing and they'll rock thee to sleep." "My
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 kkkkk 3 kkkkkkkkk kkk
a kkkkk k kkkkk k k k k
3 3 3

kk kkkkkkk kkkkkkkkk kkk

f

o ks k o ks o ks k dk
b k k n m n dk
k k k k k k k
98
j kz k k k k n k j kz k
a t t
Va - ter, mein Va - ter, und siehst du nicht
fa - ther, my fa - ther, I feel sore a-
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkkkkkkkkkk k kk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkkkkkkkk k
a kkkkkkkkkkk k kk kkkkkkk kkk kkkkkkkkkkk k
j j dj dk j j
b j j dj n dk j j

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j n k k k k dk k j dj NO
a t t
( )

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

- fraid See Erl - King's daugh - ters in yon dark
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkkkkkkkkkkk kkk kkkkkk kk k kkkkkk kkkkkk
a kkkkkkkkkkkk kkk kkkkkk kk k kkkkkk kkkkkk
decresc.

dj n k k dk k dk j dj
b dj
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i m
mf
n dk dj n dk
a
Ort?" „Mein Sohn, mein
shade!" "My son, my
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkkkkkkkkkkk k k k dkk kk kk d dkk kk kk dkk k k
3

a kkkkkkkkkkkk k k k dk k dk k k k k k k k k k k k
dk k k dk k k k k k k k k k k k
cresc. decresc. mf
di k dkz dkz kz
b dj m

ks jz k
107

a j n k j kz
Sohn, ich seh es ge - nau: Es
son, I see it full well; The
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

a dkdk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk d e kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk e kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk

l i j m
b i

k f k ks k
110

a k NO j k k j m
t die al
( )

schei - nen - ten Wei - den so grau."

grey knot - ted wil - lows bend to the gale."
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkk kk k kkkkkk kk kk kk kk kk kk dkk k k k k k kk k k k k k k k k k k k
a fk k k k k k fk k k k k k kkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk
ff
decresc.
i j j k n m
b i j j k

l l l
113

a
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkkkk kkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkk kkkkkkk
a kkkkk kkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkk kkkkkkk
p

k k k k k f k kz kz kz n m k k k k k fk k
z kz
b 3 3
3 3
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k f kz fk k k k k fk k k k
a m n
t dich, mich t t t t
«Ich lie - be reizt dei - ne schö - ne Ges-
"I love thee, child, in vain wouldst thou now be per-
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkkkkkkkkkkk f f kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk f f kk kk kk kk kk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk
a kkkkkkkkkkkk k k k k k
3 3 3 3
pp
z fi fi
b k n m
fi fi
119
f jz k dj
cresc.
k k j kz dks
a
- talt; Und bist du nicht wil - lig, so
- verse, For if thou'rt not wil - ling, I'll
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
fkkkkkkkkk f de kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk e kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk
a fk k k k k k k k k k k k kk
3 3 3 3 cresc.
i di
b ff ii i di
ff
k fj kz k
ks
122

a j kz j n t
brauch ich Ge - walt.» „Mein Va - ter, mein
take thee by force" "My fa - ther! My
3 3
kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kk kkkkkkkkkkk k
3 3
kk kk kk kk kk kk dkk k k k k k kkkkkkkkkkk k
a kkkkk k
j j fff
3 3 3
k3 fj 3 3
j
3 3

b j j j n k fj j
j
O
125
fk k k n k fj kz k j m
a t
Va - ter, jetzt faßt er mich an!
fa - ther! His cold hand I feel

kk kkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk k kkkkkkkkkkkk

a kk kkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk k kkkkkkkkkkkk
j
3 3 3
k3 fj 3 3
j
3 3
j
3 3 3 3

b j n k fj j j m
O
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j dk z k ej f kz k jz k
a t t
Erl - kön - ig hat mir ein Leids ge-
Erl - King has hurt me; With grasp of

Ak k k k k k dkA k k k k k Ak k k k k k f Ak k k k k k 3 3

a k k k k k k dk k k k k k k k k k k k kk kk kk kk kk kk f Akk kk kk kk kk kk dkkk kk kk kk kk kk
A
fzA 3 fz A 3
je jj f jA Aj j j
3 3 fz 3 3 fz 3 3 fz 3 3 fz

b j j j

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f
af m m n
f
j k jz k
- tan!" Dem Va - ter
steel" The fa - ther

f 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

af kkkkkkkkkkkk
kkkkkkkkkkkk
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ff f
3
z
b ff kkkkkkk
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kkkkkkkkkkkk kz kkkkkkkkkkkk
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f NP k
accel.
ks
134

a f k n k j kz j n k
grau - sets, er rei - tet ge - schwind, Er
shudd - 'ring; gives spur to his steed, Holds

ff
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

a kkkkkkkkkkkk k k k k k k kk kk kk kk kk kk kkkkkkkkkkkk
kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkk k k k k k kkkkkkkkkkkk
3 cresc. 3
z z
b ff kkkkkkk kkkkkkk
3 3 3 3 3 3
kz kkkkkkk k k k k k kz
kkkkkkk k k k k k
137
f j NO k k k j kz k
af j n t
hält in Ar - men das äch - zen - de
fast his dar - ling and groans in his
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

f f kkkkkkkkkkkk 3 3
kkkkkkkkkkkk e kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk kkk
a kkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkkk
z
3 O
b ff k k k k k k k k k k k k kkkkkkk
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
kz k k k k k k k k k k k k
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f j l k
af m m n
Kind, Er-
need, He
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Editorial assistance: André Van Ryckeghem