Die Lorelei
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Die Lorelei is a famous German Romantic poem by Heinrich Heine that tells of a bewitching siren on the Rhine whose song lures sailors to their doom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Die Lorelei canonical | 1 |
| Lorelei | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Romantic poem
ⓘ
lyric poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
art song
ⓘ
choral work ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German national identity
ⓘ
Rhine Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Heinrich Heine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lorelei legend ⓘ |
| characterType | siren ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | helped popularize the Lorelei legend worldwide ⓘ |
| firstLine | Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
dangerous rocks in the river
ⓘ
enchanted singing woman ⓘ evening on the Rhine ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Lorelei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German folklore
ⓘ
Rhine legends ⓘ |
| inspired |
paintings of the Lorelei rock
ⓘ
tourist interest in the Lorelei rock ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lorelei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
boatman
ⓘ
golden comb ⓘ golden hair ⓘ song ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Friedrich Silcher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other 19th-century composers ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | German literary canon ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A beautiful maiden on the Lorelei rock sings and distracts a boatman, causing his boat to crash and sink. ⓘ |
| setting |
Lorelei rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary analysis
ⓘ
musicological studies ⓘ |
| theme |
death
ⓘ
doom of sailors ⓘ fatal attraction ⓘ nature and the supernatural ⓘ unattainable beauty ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lorelei