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Ludwig Van Beethoven – Ode To Joy lyrics
BARITONE
Oh friends, not these tones!
Let us raise our voices in more
Pleasing and more joyful sounds!

ODE TO JOY (Friedrich Schiller)

BARITONE, QUARTET, AND CHORUS
Joy, beautiful spark of the gods,
Daughter of Elysium,
We enter fire imbibed,
Heavenly, thy sanctuary.

Thy magic reunites those
Whom stern custom has parted;
All men will become brothers
Under thy gentle wing.

May he who has had the fortune
To gain a true friend
And he who has won a noble wife
Join in our jubilation!

Yes, even if he calls but one soul
His own in all the world.
But he who has failed in this
Must steal away alone and in tears.

All the world's creatures
Draw joy from nature's breast;
Both the good and the evil
Follow her rose-strewn path.

She gave us kisses and wine
And a friend loyal unto death;
She gave lust for life to the lowliest,
And the Cherub stands before God.

TENOR SOLO AND CHORUS
Joyously, as his suns speed
Through Heaven's glorious order,
Hasten, Brothers, on your way,
Exulting as a knight in victory.

CHORUS

Joy, beautiful spark of the gods,
Daughter of Elysium,
We enter fire imbibed,
Heavenly, thy sanctuary.

Be embraced, Millions!
This kiss for all the world!
Brothers!, above the starry canopy
A loving father must dwell.

Can you sense the Creator, world?
Seek him above the starry canopy.
Above the stars He must dwell.

Be embraced, Millions!
This kiss for all the world!
Brothers!, above the starry canopy
A loving father must dwell.

Can you sense the Creator, world?
Seek him above the starry canopy.
Above the stars He must dwell.

Joy, beautiful spark of the gods,
Daughter of Elysium,
We enter fire imbibed,
Heavenly, thy sanctuary.

Be embraced, Millions!
This kiss for all the world!
Brothers!, above the starry canopy
A loving father must dwell.

Can you sense the Creator, world?
Seek him above the starry canopy.
Above the stars He must dwell.

Be embraced, Millions!
This kiss for all the world!
Brothers!, above the starry canopy
A loving father must dwell.

Can you sense the Creator, world?
Seek him above the starry canopy.
Above the stars He must dwell.

Joy, daughter of Elysium
Thy magic reunites those
Whom stern custom has parted;
All men will become brothers
Under thy gentle wing.

Be embraced, Millions!
This kiss for all the world!
Brothers!, above the starry canopy
A loving father must dwell.

Joy, beautiful spark of Gods!,
Daughter of Elysium,
Joy, beatiful spark of Gods!.
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    Keith Law 2014-12-25 02:12:29
    By the time that he composed the ninth symphony, Beethoven was completely deaf. Imagine what an ordeal it was for a man who had devoted his life to music to lose his hearing! To me, Ode to Joy is about one man's struggles and ultimate redemption. I consider the ninth symphony Beethoven's gift to humanity. He created this beautiful piece of music for everyone to enjoy, but he was unable to hear it.
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    Unregistered 2012-01-03 05:31:42
    To me it says man has always struggled to find meaning to his life and the worlds. All peoples struggle to find peace and love in this life. The multitudes of all the people that have died and are embraced in gods eternal heaven wait for us to see as we live the true meaning of love but know that if we give honor to all of gods creatures by striving for peace and love and truth, we will be united again in god"s eternal heaven upon our death.
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    Unregistered 2015-06-07 05:49:57
    For me it means, start praising God, feel joy at the beauty of nature, don't lay around overcome with depression, We can still lay around, but remember that this world is so beautiful that there's a lot to give thanks for and it's in praising God that we please Him and find peace.
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    Unregistered 2019-01-04 04:37:29
    The Romantic Movement was a reaction to the overconfidence given by previous thinkers to the power of common reason to satisfy mankind's deepest desires. Romantics went overboard the other way creating passionate odes to concepts like joy, even to a Grecian urn. Whereas the Enlightenment thinkers moved away from Christian theology due to their overweening faith in their brilliance, Romantics went with emotion to wherever it took them. Only in Christ do we find Truth and Life, Wisdom and Passion combined. Beethoven longed for assurance of something more than what his aging body was telling him, and that's because (and we can all sense that) "beyond the canopy" there was eternal bliss, something permanent and satisfying. Christ said in John 14:6, 9; 10:7, "I am the Door" to the Father. Check it out.
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    Rabo Karabekian 2016-02-08 02:45:25
    So, the words: conflations of contradictory fantasies. (gods, starry father, Elysium, embedded in fire, etc.) Little wonder the words are rarely translated when presented in the various countries where this experience is presented.
    Neither Beethoven nor we hear with our ears, but with our minds (mostly our emotions). His emotions clearly are so powerful that together with him, across the planet and the years, no matter our nonsensical assumptions, his being and our being cries out for Joy, beyond comprehension, beyond words, beyond ideas. YAWP!
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    Jen Millen 2020-06-07 06:25:14
    Ode to Joy is very special to my husband and I, as it was our wedding march, from the church, back in Sept '78. I believe it is simply a message of joy and goodwill. It still brings tears to my eyes today. Thankyou abc classic for today's top 100 Beethoven 'hits'.
    Kind regards
    Jenny and Tony
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    PastorEd 2016-04-25 01:29:51
    Schiller was Christian and his lyrics are those of a Christian honoring God's inspiration in Beethoven's music, who was also Christian. It is a celebration of the joy of salvation, with many references to Scripture, which will only be caught by Christians who have chosen to > "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15
    Re: The joy of the Lord, about which these lyrics are written: http://utmost.org/my-joy-your-joy/
    Re: Schiller: http://www.schillerinstitute.org/fid_91-96/931_Schiller_Ode.html
    Re: Beethoven www.beethoven.org.pl/en
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    lovemusicgirl 2015-01-07 23:44:37
    Ode to the joy is a nice long song I like hip hop its like the bets music shake it off blank space I'm all about that base I write songs my self too I'm in the choir at school and at school its like the best thing in my hole antire lifeits so fun to sing it just make me feel some type of way bye see ya later.
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    Unregistered 2012-06-30 13:07:33
    The song tells a story of a man who has almost given up on life, and in his darkest hour looks for one last ray of hope in the world to believe in. He finds it in a woman named bethany, and his life begins to turn around. Then, one day, as he was crossing the street on his way home from work, he is tragically hit by a bus.
    Of course, we can't forget the racist overtones in lines like "hasten, brothers on your way".
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    Unregistered 2012-04-13 00:00:11
    I need ode to joy for my black belt recorder its so hard I wish it was just easy I thought it was easy at first but now no it isn't lol I keep trying and trying ode to joy on my recorder have any of you guys did ode to joy on your recorder? Is it east? Its so hard it just make me scream ugh I'm so mad.
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