Der Fischer (Goethe)
"Der Fischer" is a ballad by Goethe, written in 1779. Goethe's poem describes an exchange between a fisher and a mermaid who accuses him of luring her brood. As revenge, she enchants him with her song and pulls him into the water.
Musical settings
- Alphons Diepenbrock
- Anton Eberl
- Hans Sommer
- Johann Vesque von Püttlingen
- Anselm Hüttenbrenner
- Fanny Mendelssohn
- Franz Schubert
- Hector Berlioz
- Claudio Santoro