Erlking sand art with subtitles

[@AeneasGemini]

To hell with modern movies and their jump scares, *this* is terrifying

[@ansyona7522]

Right? Sooo creepy... how am I going to sleep now :/

[@anaguillerminafernandez-ca4323]

Yes, is better than Frozen!!!!!! ✊✊✊

[@OGEdger]

@@anaguillerminafernandez-ca4323 ...but Frozen isn't a horror film?

[@pjmonix3037]

I agree

[@uberspessmann9604]

Bruh

[@susiebakai6608]

Everyone’s talking about how creepy it is, but THAT SAND ART IS AMAZING

[@gpisthebest]

sorry to interrupt but what instrument is playing in the background with the vocals? You were the most recent comment I saw.

[@susiebakai6608]

gp isthebest it’s piano!

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

"My son, the Erlking's a wisp of fog." Me: well then if you actually KNEW it was the erlking then your son will still be alive

[@sinpi314]

@@gpisthebest piano

[@chessematics]

@@gpisthebest come on its the piano. The music is by Franz Schubert and actually, this animation is based on the music and not vice Versa.

[@dmitrishostakovich9559]

Damn, the Erlkönig just went from "I got games and Gucci in my place" to Jared Fogle real quickly

[@mairaleikarte43]

Privet, Dima!

[@Lagrimoso]

@Victor Franco it is shostakovich after all

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

What makes you think the Erlkonig’s son wants Gucci?

[@themitochondriaisthepowerh7789]

😂😂😂

[@reallettuceforlunch2192]

@@Lagrimoso it's Schubert I thought

[@phialuvsu]

See kids, "My daughters will dance for you" translates to "These wolves will tear you limb from limb" in elfish.

[@katsura3875]

... As a 10 year old who just happened to stumble upon this video im terrified. I didnt have to specify but lol.

[@vilalazarevik6596]

@@katsura3875 im also ten and my school made me watch it

[@tennagon3822]

@@vilalazarevik6596 why is your school cooler than mine?

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

this thing scarier than horror movie

[@yellowfish555]

I don't like that they put the wolfs there. I like the symbolism of the dancing daughters better.

[@ShaharHarshuv]

This is like... one of the most brilliant songs EVER. it's perfect. I literally cry everytime.

[@thanksforreading33]

Shachar Har-Shuv Why?

[@hammytheweirdo8303]

Same

[@shaunbodnar3246]

Song?

[@iloveyouso1548]

Im really wierd. I cry when i listen songs but usually rock songs lol. Even some metal makes me cry lol somekind of thing screams from my inside. Wut exactly is this

[@Deeznat69]

Pieces.

[@emily7103]

I will never forget my music teacher playing this classical piece for my class in early elementary school. Complete with telling us the backstory behind it. He was absolutely incredible at telling stories and I remember being mesmerized and terrified by both the music and story. One of the earliest things that instilled my love for the horror genre.

[@jm6456]

What is the backstory behind it?

[@sirhorror9940]

@@jm6456 if i rember a boy was very sick and the father was going with him to a farm house and the elf king and quinn where trying to take him and got him

[@sirhorror9940]

same i loved the story

[@ballchopper3000]

@@jm6456 its a poem of Goethe. Its about a father desperateky trying to bring his son home as the child is slowly dying. The Elf king represents death chasing after the boy

[@SrogaPoziomka]

I envy you, our teacher lady was boring and rude af.

[@HaakSO]

how precisely German this poem is it's written by Goethe with music by Schubert dark and gorgeous from beginning to end a ride of anxiety that ends in tragedy it leaves me wanting to ride it again the sand art does the poem justice

[@ideklmao9072]

“In his arms the child.... IS DEAD” Why did my school make me watch this it’s giving me nightmares

[@z.tuv1]

Same! I watched it in my Choir Class today and I'm scared of this! I usually never get scared!

[@kasonbrown6671]

Kawaii Unicorn haha same

[@jennedortmund7510]

It's supposed to give you nightmares xD Tbh - pretty impressive that a piece from 1782 can touch one's emotions that much without any "special effects" and shit like that, innit? :P Both Goethe and Schubert cannot be praised enough for this masterpiece.

[@peterrefermat8999]

same! we watched it in general music in middle school a few years ago and it still haunts me

[@peterrefermat8999]

@@jennedortmund7510 I totally agree! It's incredible when an older piece can evoke emotion and reaction from a modern audience

[@quacker__jack]

This was actually...really amazing. The art direction was good, as well as the transitions, and the art style combined with the grittiness of the sand made it just disturbing enough to haunt my memories. Good work!

[@dondeestaCarter]

Art direction? This is a one-man's job, not a basement filled with korean low-paid animators.

[@flidethechemist]

Jesus, the child's body going limp creeped me tf out.

[@raawesome3851]

​@@dondeestaCarterhuh? Art direction is still the same.

[@dondeestaCarter]

@@raawesome3851 To have an art director you need a team of artists to direct. Unless art direction means something else, I can't believe I have to explain the obvious.

[@kittencatgames6232]

If this is "comedy" then DAMN IS IT SOME DARK HUMOR.

[@shy9929]

Yes..

[@ansyona7522]

German humor is no laughing matter!

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

Schubert must not have been a very good comedian then.

[@azureNotsure]

@@sudanemamimikiki1527 oh so basically edgy kids lol

[@larsg.2492]

Still unsure who claimed it would be comedy...

[@sasquatchproductions9088]

I absolutely adore this. I love the intensity of the song, the gorgeous visuals, all of it. One great moment is when the Erlking actually attacks the child, and we see the only instance of color in the entire animation.

[@weeaboocrane5350]

Beautiful animation. It really does the song and poem justice. Bravo.

[@heartstrings892]

you’re bringing your son home on horseback You: Why am I hearing boss music?

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

Man all these composers really predict the future don't they

[@horseenthusiast1250]

As a musician, this makes me weep tears of joy.

[@jadegarner1731]

Damn....not to trivialize how incredible this music is, but I have the flu, a fever, & my daughter made me watch this...... Redefines traumatic fever nightmares, lol!😍

[@ansyona7522]

Oh shoot! I probably shouldn't hav watched it, cause I'm sick too 😱 Yay for the sleepless nights :]

[@jrodriguezpiano]

And then she realized, she didnt have a daughter

[@PaytenBrock350]

@@jrodriguezpianothat’s too far!😂

[@AndyG94]

German tales are so dark and captivating

[@tttttt2244]

Who was Erlking simself?Oo Was he Elven King? Was he evil or kind?Oo Did he try to save child from the cruel real world of humans?

[@AeneasGemini]

@@tttttt2244 The erlking was not kind, not at all, EDIT depending on how you look at it the song is an allegory warning either of illness or pedophiles, so no, not kind

[@anaguillerminafernandez-ca4323]

@@tttttt2244 I love your comment???

[@ymaysernameuay1113]

@@AeneasGemini or parents neglecting their child and ignoring the signs that their child is not ok.

[@cerebrummaximus3762]

@@ymaysernameuay1113 a few people have commented that. The Father is not neglectful, he cares for his child. I hate when people comment that he is neglectful, he (imo atleast) is not. He tries to calm down his child, and tries to get him home to safety as quickly as possible. The Father is not neglectful.

[@arturoliveiracaracol5857]

Categorized under "Comedy"...?

[@fatloser4303]

pretty sure comedy is the thing it picks if you dont choose a category

[@NoRealName2032]

r/whoooosh

[@potassiumnitrate5817]

Something very wrong considering the lyrics of the song

[@marinameilenstein]

The uploader seems to have a very twisted kind of humor

[@heartstrings892]

To be honest this is the accurate description of comedy in the past

[@whatwouldhappenif9412]

The Erlking (in English) is a symbol for death. The father is trying to race home, because his son is ill

[@tropicaltuberculosis1379]

The way the elf king moves is so smooth, it's quite terrifying. 10/10 I love it

[@Safarali1979]

in childhood in the Soviet Union, this song, like Goethe's work, was in the compulsory school curriculum. she made a frightening impression on me and still scares me

[@badasunicorn6870]

I must say, this expression, both the visual and musical, really expresses the underlying story. I'm impressed

[@trivia3108]

This sand art animation increases spookiness and sadness of the poem. Insultingly underrated!

[@PrismaPog_17]

I love the violent and strong ending to the piece. It symbolizes the bad ending the poem has.

[@Teddy-B3ars]

We got to the romantic era in my music class... This is amazing

[@lucasrizzi2496]

Tresua Bouldin I just finished the romantic era in my class

[@Teddy-B3ars]

@@lucasrizzi2496 cool! I'm assuming you enjoyed it considering you're here

[@tdog7326]

I thought Schubert was mostly classical, no?

[@spirospapadimitriou4830]

@@tdog7326 he was indeed. Goethe was classical as well in poetry this is not romantic by any means. I go to a German school and we do German poetry in depth now and Goethe wrote poems in the Sturm und Drand and the classical period. I also play the piano and I have a degree. Now I am preparing for a diploma and I am learning this piece but the solo version from Liszt

[@gamingblaze3030]

Can we give props because this animation was made with sand!!(⑉⊙ȏ⊙)

[@anaguillerminafernandez-ca4323]

Of course!!! This animation is better than computer animations!!!!!!! Let's make more!!!!

[@Interestinggirl-in2ne]

THESE TRANSITIONS ARE AMAZING, WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THEM???

[@AshrafRezkmusic]

The gifted. As a classical musician/composer. It was the first time to hear it in the series. I like the slow music box version more... Highlights the harmony way better... Worth pondering!

[@abjaaksm]

Beautiful beautiful sand art. I’ve watched many iterations of erlkonig and this is one of my favorites. Well done.

[@jimmyb.1673]

WOW! I HAVE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS WHAT I'M FELLING! IT'S JUST PERFECT!!

[@marcytreesh1168]

watched this video in german class a few years ago & forgot the title of it, finished watching over the garden wall today & it reminded me of this video, then reading about fan theories for otgw I was reminded of the title of the poem. What a weird and coincidental way to find this video again

[@hamiltonfan3252]

I’m learning about the Romantic Period in Music Appreciation and my teacher played this when talking about Franz Schubert. The art and music is haunting yet breathtaking.

[@JeanLucCanas]

Oh wow, my heart is still raising! That was amazing!

[@Wittywisdom184]

This work is horrendously thrilling. Enough to touch the deepest aspects of all senses. Truely amazing !

[@backstrom1747]

The density of art is shooting through the roof on this thing. First a 1st class poem, then a 1st class composition. Add a 1st class recording and then an amazing artwork. My brain can barerly cope with the stream of impressions.

[@gerubach]

Wow. That was truly amazing. Thank you for posting.

[@Lvvcifer]

I watched this for an art assignment, and I gotta say, this is a literal masterpiece.

[@evansercombe]

This captures the mood of the piece perfectly.

[@cadrejeff]

my theory is, that the child was sick, and was being taken to the nearest doctor, and you know those hallucinations you have with fevers? i think that’s what was happening.

[@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333]

Yes and no, its up to the reader what happend.

[@roznoas57]

Woahh! This looks so amazing!

[@parnessianparpio1320]

I love how terrifying this is. I got the chills while watching this.

[@davidbart5141]

This is splendid and thoroughly amazing! Astonishing and beautiful.

[@maxwelledwards1997]

I mean the song is amazing but the sand art is AWESOME!! overall well done though.

[@fanc.5711]

Beautifully done. So sad and deeply moving.

[@Dark89Avenger]

Amazing...creeepy...sad.

[@ChainSmashers]

And powerful and dramatic too.

[@natnccghxfhjfdd]

Absolutely incredible Awesome job

[@russellejhon1996]

the sand animation is just splendid but with the song it's just superb... Subarashii!...

[@JRAndrach]

This was so good!

[@rainchen7846]

Woah Schubert and Goethe can be great horror movie directors!

[@karenlouis2956]

So beautiful!

[@weimao7773]

This is terrifying and suspensful. It keeps me at the edge of my chair but I absoulutely love the artwork. I am also 10 years old and I have to watch this as part of my music history homework. I still can't believe how amazing the animation is.

[@jacquelingtzz]

Original----------------------------------------------------------- Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind; Er hat den Knaben wohl in dem Arm, Er faßt ihn sicher, er hält ihn warm. "Mein Sohn, was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht?" - "Siehst, Vater, du den Erlkönig nicht? Den Erlenkönig mit Kron und Schweif?" - "Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif." "Du liebes Kind, komm, geh mit mir! Gar schöne Spiele spiel' ich mit dir; Manch' bunte Blumen sind an dem Strand, Meine Mutter hat manch gülden Gewand." - "Mein Vater, mein Vater, und hörest du nicht, Was Erlenkönig mir leise verspricht?" - "Sei ruhig, bleibe ruhig, mein Kind; In dürren Blättern säuselt der Wind." - "Willst, feiner Knabe, du mit mir gehn? Meine Töchter sollen dich warten schön; Meine Töchter führen den nächtlichen Reihn, Und wiegen und tanzen und singen dich ein." - "Mein Vater, mein Vater, und siehst du nicht dort Erlkönigs Töchter am düstern Ort?" - "Mein Sohn, mein Sohn, ich seh' es genau: Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau. -" "Ich liebe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt; Und bist du nicht willig, so brauch' ich Gewalt." - "Mein Vater, mein Vater, jetzt faßt er mich an! Erlkönig hat mir ein Leids getan!" - Dem Vater grauset's, er reitet geschwind, Er hält in Armen das ächzende Kind, Erreicht den Hof mit Müh' und Not; In seinen Armen das Kind war tot.

[@arterdrawer9480]

The father's face at the end looks like he's saying " aaaah sh*t, my wife's gonna kill me"

[@liliavanrouge3613]

like son like father

[@pianosbloxworld4460]

Plot twist: he runs to the erlkonig and lets the erlkonig kill him

[@Miostarlet_]

DONT U EVER

[@da96103]

I told you to bring along a bottle of syrup paracetamol ebefore the trip but you wouldn't listen.

[@Seanrod2003]

Prolly one of the coolest and creative videos ive ever seen

[@MushVPeets]

"Be quiet, stay quiet, my child" Well, he got what he asked for... O_o Also, as many said already, what's with the KZbin categorization...

[@lukasbeck4421]

"Be quiet, stay quiet" is a bad translation. "Be calm, stay calm" would be better

[@eggdogiscool]

@@lukasbeck4421 yeah im german and ruhig means calm and not quiet

[@lukasbeck4421]

@@eggdogiscool I'm German as well. "Ruhig" means BOTH "quiet" AND "calm" but it's the context that makes the difference. "To be quiet" means to make no noise by speaking or in a different kind while "to be calm" means to relax. Like "sei leise" and "sei entspannt" don't mean the same thing.

[@nickthehatmansmoviehouse2538]

Beautiful!

[@SarahTare]

This video is amazing! The art, the sound, the piece! Thank you for sharing this amazing video here. I teared up by the ending 🥹 It was so sudden and full of sorrow, I was so scared and sad, even though I knew the ending, but I couldn’t stop my hopes 💔

[@CuddlePossum]

I love this story so much, for the underlying, or maybe overlying? theme that the father is taking his sick child through the woods, and the erlking that the boy sees may not be a malicious spirit but delirium from an illness. But at the same time, it could very much be a spirit and the more the boy pays attention to it the more power it has to tear him away. Either way by the end he's dead, but the story is enchanting.

[@jessgames536]

I miss seeing stuff animated on 1s. beautiful

[@moonyasnow36]

I feel like I need a warm shower and to spend time with my family to recooperate from seeing this because by god it is terrifying

[@DeeSea50]

When he said “ MEIN FATHER MEIN FATHER” I felt that

[@squirrelworks1332]

I swear, the art style and medium makes it even more scary.

[@lilymeichsner1620]

AMAZING SONG!

[@PlaybillsAndPixels]

I remember watching this in my honors English class, and it was one of the only things in that class that did not make me go insane.

[@matteojanik6166]

Great illustration

[@ellyn660]

This is terrifying beautiful

[@argumaninsakalii6050]

That's amazing.

[@carolinaguevara6825]

Que profundo. Que bello.

[@Alpha1918]

this is a masterpiece

[@KitKat_Kamaro521]

Absolutely love when the boy says “Do you not see the erlkoenig?” And he points directly at you.

[@mitchell_5276]

This is great video! Very informative

[@thibomeurkens2296]

Incredible, just incredible

[@penny5235]

I feel like the erkling just wants a friend.

[@lamaess]

Who is watching it in 2020?

[@nataliemcneeley9489]

Here! watched it for treble choir class and now I'm in love with it.

[@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333]

Ich

[@moriko07]

I have to study this work for German literature. As I watch it I bless the birth of J.R.R. Tolkien.

[@nickrm5627]

this was really cool

[@SuzeteGarcia51]

Stupenda!!!

[@julkasteven8198]

Spooky terrifing dark, but still worth listening and watching

[@agmaiocplayer5]

This is absolutely epic

[@Dr_Doctor_Lee]

this is wonderfull...

[@redfishplayz4476]

Very good Video! Subtitels (Even if i am german, its still cool to See, that there is some english sub) Schuberts Music The Poem And a Sand Film!

[@meimao2923]

God i love this.

[@Anonymous-zs5wo]

This song is a game changer in music class had the entire class engaged

[@jonathaneun7444]

Chills... Literal Chills...

[@slaybabyj]

Ok... now I am aware that he might come for me now....

[@kimoralee9581]

I get goosebumps

[@sofiabosco7892]

This is creepy And awesome I like it

[@miki1221.]

everyone saying it's creepy while I'm crying because that's sad

[@the_jingo]

I never think that classic music can be this good

[@epicman1470]

The Jingo it is the romantic era boi

[@kiggerst]

Classic music is always good

[@trevorkimh2699]

It romantic funny

[@laura-hr2rj]

Impressive really

[@mascotwithadinosaur9353]

Holy shit, the animation and the music!

[@theesinsofourpaast]

this was buried in the depths of my freshman brain and 5 years later it popped up in my head and i cOULDNT find it but it just came up on my recomended so thanks fbi man

[@dcs2390]

My music teacher played this song when i was in elementary school i finally found it after years of searching ,looking back at i don't understand why he played it, but i been so eager to find it

[@SasukeUchiha-vj5yl]

I’m here because I watched the gifted

[@lucaschagas5287]

Me too

[@luvrix]

Samee

[@AeneasGemini]

I mean when you know the story it really doesn't fit with the show's plot, so far no kiddies getting stolen and raped in The Gifted, but still cool piece

[@coral_870]

AeneasGemini actually it does, technically, the music follows by how Lauren and a Andy have this dark powers from their family and it carries on , the parents of Andy and Lauren are warning them of their powers and if they keep on with their dark powers the parents are scared it could leave them to destroying themselves . Another theory is that when the dad explained about how the song is about an evil force that evil force can symbolize the powers that Andy and Lauren possess and that they are mutants and in the song the father ignores the child, what the child thought he felt or saw was make believe and the father didn’t believe him until he died . And if Lauren and Andy parents fail to ignore the “dark force” of their powers it can destroy them leading them to their death. Lauren realizes the song activates her powers stronger ,a connection between her great grandmother , that’s how she learned about her new ability to control her powers like a disc. Or another theory is that the great grandparents were murders and so they knew of the “dark path” of their powers , now from the letter of Anderas is convincing the family members to possess that powerful power that Andy and Lauren have , the great grandparents were dark powerful mutants , now the parents know that what Lauren and Andy possess is dark and they don’t want them to end up hurt or killed. That’s all of my theories that can connect to the song . It’s all symbolic .

[@AeneasGemini]

@@coral_870 Well listen, I'm sure you can stretch the symbolism to fit the show if you like. But the fact is that the original story is an obvious allegory for pedophilia, and that just doesn't work. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they included it (it led me to discover this piece!), but if you sand off the edges of a square peg to fit a round hole is it still the same square peg?

[@yirenchen6384]

why under comedy?

[@gorillabelle841]

This is scary but I like the music

[@Vanlifeson]

Poison is poured into every heart. Will we not die? Every effort will not be able to save our innocence. To filter out fear daily, with selfless humility, is a way to keep the Erlking away. Love will always defy our empire of dirt.

[@seabearteddy1439]

erlking's daughter is furry...? ( ͡°

[@anaguillerminafernandez-ca4323]

¿¿¿¿¿?????

[@jrodriguezpiano]

LMAO

[@PhrenicDemand]

wow this is badass

[@qalaphyll]

indeed

[@EMbrokehp]

A work of art

[@ayrosazer5350]

nice one