An die Freude (later 1808 published version, the famous one)
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"Ode to Joy" (German: "An die Freude" [an diː ˈfʁɔʏdə]) is an ode written in the summer of 1785 by the German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller. It was published the following year in the German magazine Thalia. In 1808, a slightly revised version changed two lines of the first stanza and omitted the last stanza.
"Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and it introduces a few new sections. Beethoven's melody, but not Schiller's text, was adopted as the "Anthem of Europe" by the Council of Europe in 1972 and later by the European Union. Rhodesia's national anthem from 1974 until 1979, "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia", also used Beethoven's melody.
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This, 1808 posthumously published version, is missing the last stanza from the early version and has a different ending of the first stanza:
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
Was die Mode streng getheilt,
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.Last modified: 2022-04-03 (revision #89376)
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schiller's Gedichte (Reclam Leipzig hc) | Hardcover | ? | 1903 |
| Lyrik der Goethezeit (Schulausgabe) | Paperback | ? | 1947 |
| Überm Strom der Zeit: Gedichte für das 7. - 10. Schuljahr | Hardcover | ? | 1951 |
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