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The Alder Queen

from Hubris by Ravenous

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The song is an alternate take on Der Erlkonig - a poem written by Goethe and later adapted into Opera by Franz Schubert - in which a father rides to get his son medical attention, while the child cries out about supernatural forces trying to claim his life (Der Erklonig - loosely translated to the Elf King or The Alder King). The father continues to console the child, telling them it is simply the child’s imagination seeing these things, but as the child finally cries that he has been captured, the father looks down to find his son has died. The Ravenous rendition features Die Erlkonigin - the Elf/Alder Queen, played by Nina Osegueda of A Sound of Thunder - and follows the trajectory of the original tale with lyrics extracted directly from the original poem from 1782.

lyrics

Who's riding in the dead of night
A father and his frightened child
When moonlight glows and wild wins blow
A tale of woe

Come my son and have no fear
I hold you close, in my embrace
Have no fear my child I'll keep you safe

So ride on

The whispering is getting near
The child hides his face in fear
Out of the mist, what does he see
The Alder Queen

Oh my father, don't you see
The elven queen, with golden claw
Waiting in the mist to do me harm

So ride on

My son, the ancient willows gleam
But the erl queen is just part of your dreams

Come my child and follow me
I'll care for you eternally
Revel with my sons tonight
In my embrace you will reside
Oh sweet lad please come and play
And join my golden cabaret
If my love you still deny
Mark my words you will be mine

Now, riding fast and wild
Holds the groaning child
Withering like leaves blown in the night
Filled with toil and dread
The court steps just ahead
Shuddering the father sees the child in his arms
Was dead

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from Hubris, released October 22, 2021

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