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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
