Vilia
nature_spirit forest operetta single tradition · 1
Vilia is described as "the witch of the wood", a fairy being who causes a hunter to fall in love with her and then vanishes. A hunter pines for her.
When
- First attested
- 1905 CE
- Attested period
- 1905 – 1905
- Historical notes
- Appears in the 1905 operetta The Merry Widow.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- wilis
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In "The Vilia Song" (German: Das Vilja-Lied), from the 1905 operetta The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) by Franz Lehár, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein (and translated by Adrian Ross), a hunter pines for Vilia, "the witch of the wood", a fairy being who causes him to fall in love with her and then vanishes.”
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