| Oh friends, not these tones!
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| Let us raise our voices in more
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| Pleasing and more joyful sounds!
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| Joy, beautiful spark of the gods
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| Daughter of Elysium
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| We enter fire imbibed
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| Heavenly, thy sanctuary
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| Thy magic reunites those
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| Whom stern custom has parted;
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| All men will become brothers
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| Under thy gentle wing
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| May he who has had the fortune
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| To gain a true friend
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| And he who has won a noble wife
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| Join in our jubilation!
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| Yes, even if he calls but one soul
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| His own in all the world
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| But he who has failed in this
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| Must steal away alone and in tears
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| All the world’s creatures
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| Draw joy from nature’s breast;
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| Both the good and the evil
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| Follow her rose-strewn path
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| She gave us kisses and wine
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| And a friend loyal unto death;
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| She gave lust for life to the lowliest
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| And the Cherub stands before God
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| Joyously, as his suns speed
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| Through Heaven’s glorious order
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| Hasten, Brothers, on your way
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| Exulting as a knight in victory
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| Joy, beautiful spark of the gods
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| Daughter of Elysium
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| We enter fire imbibed
|
| Heavenly, thy sanctuary
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| Be embraced, Millions!
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| This kiss for all the world!
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| Brothers!, above the starry canopy
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| A loving father must dwell
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| Can you sense the Creator, world?
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| Seek him above the starry canopy
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| Above the stars He must dwell
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| 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!
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| Daughter of Elysium |