Die erste Walpurgisnacht is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe telling of efforts by Druids in the Harz Mountains to practice their pagan rituals in the face of new and dominating Christian forces.
It was set to music by the young Lutheran Felix... Wikipedia
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
English: The First Walpurgis Night
Language: German
Movements: 10
Opus: 60
Text: Poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe