Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9) Sheet Music

Ode To Joy is in fact the essence of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in D Minor, Opus 125. It is also known as the “Choral” Symphony. The theme from Ode To Joy is probably one of the most recognisable pieces of Classical music. Ode To Joy became the official anthem of the European Union in 1985. The text for Ode to Joy is taken from the German poet Friedrich von Schiller’s poem “Ode An Die Freude” which literally translates as ‘Ode To Joy”. Here is the first Stanza:

Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische, dein Heiligtum.
Deine Zauber binden wieder,
Was die Mode streng geteilt,
Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt

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