| Oh friends, not these tones! | 
| Let us raise our voices in more | 
| Pleasing and more joyful sounds! | 
| 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 | 
| Joyously, as his suns speed | 
| Through Heaven’s glorious order | 
| Hasten, Brothers, on your way | 
| Exulting as a knight in victory | 
| 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 |