Latin Translation Exercise: Erlkönig by J.W. von Goethe

A classic German poem, rendered into an ancient tongue

I was frankly surprised to find that this has never been translated into Latin before. Knowing the whole history of Weimar classicism, I figured there would have been enough of an interest in both Goethe and ancient languages over the last 2 centuries for someone to take a stab at this. I picked up a full 6-volume set of everything Goethe wrote a few mo…