My brother PJ (it's his birthday today, by the way) made me discover years ago Der Erlkönig, a poem by Goethe based on the Erlking legend/character. Which was adapted into a Lied by Schubert. It is a terrifying poem, which story is actually a perfect supernatural story, with unheimlich, where you do not know whether the supernatural evil exists or if it can be rationalised. PJ recently showed me an animated version of the poem/Lied made by Ben Zelkowicz. I have decided to upload this short movie on Vraie Fiction for this year's Halloween countdown. There will be more songs and videos in the upcoming month. You can find a translation here, but you do not need to know German to appreciate the music or the story, especially with such nightmarish images.I wish I knew enough German and was a skilled enough baritone to sing this.
J'allais le poster sur mon blogue le soir de l'Halloween l'an dernier mais un problème d'égouts dans le coin a coupé l'eau pendant 36 heures. Mettons que le "pas d'eau" m'a distrait. Je vais essayer de faire un billet pour l'Halloween cette année, avec ce que je voulais y mettre l'an dernier: des idées de costumes qu'on ne voit pas assez (ou même pas du tout).
ReplyDeleteTu peux le poster aussi tu sais. Il faut que tu fasses un billet sur l'Halloween.
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