1. A Hymn for Europe
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1A poem by Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805),i the Ode to Joy, associated with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, has become the hymn for Europe after having been sung in concert halls and concentration camps, in Germany and far beyond its borders. A symbol of reconciliation, it bears witness at once to a common classical culture and to the aspiration towards future fraternity. Written in 1785, the text is marked by pietistic vocabulary, but also by its all-embracing enthusiasm.
O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! | Dear friends, do not play such music! |
Freude, schöner Götterfunken | Joy, the gods’ own spark of beauty |
Wem der große Wurf gelungen, | He who casts the die with boldness |
Mische seinen Jubel ein! | To our chorus join his voice. |
Freude trinken alle Wesen | Joy, our Mother Nature’s nectar, |
Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen | Joyful as the starry places |
Seid umschlungen, Millionen! | Let me now embrace you, people, |
2Friedrich Schiller, ‘Ode to Joy’ (1785).
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