Goethe's Erlkönig, read in German and English

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  • Goethe's Erlkönig, read in German and English
    in which I read one of Goethe's famous poems, first in the original German and then in my English translation of it.
    UPDATE:
    I've done another version of this video with a much-revised translation here:
    • Goethe's "Erlkönig"/"E...

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  • @reeceb1259
    @reeceb1259 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely masterful. Your version should honestly become the standard translation from this point on.

  • @blakops000007
    @blakops000007 4 роки тому +2

    Sometimes I try to pronounce German with Enlgish pronunciation to imagine what west germanic would've sounded like back then.

  • @cjcanton9121
    @cjcanton9121 4 роки тому +1

    Sehr gut gemacht but you mispronounce wiegen @ 1:05, sounds like "wegen" the way you said it. Still amazing job.

    • @cjcanton9121
      @cjcanton9121 4 роки тому

      Actually listening to it on .75 speed you got it right