[lit-ideas] An die Freude

  • From: cblists@xxxxxxxx
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  • Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:09:03 +0100


On 25-Feb-09, at 10:46 AM, cblists@xxxxxxxx wrote:

How about that over 200 year-old scrap of poetry 'An die Freude'- not wholly unknown in the English world I think, after being set to a catchy tune ...

The original text with parallel English translation is to be found at

http://www.raptusassociation.org/ode1785.html

The 'hit' version (again with parallel English/German text) is found in section '3.4.1 Vocal parts' of

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_(Beethoven)

Chris Bruce
umschlungen mit Götterfunken, in
Kiel, Germany
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