An die Freude [poem]

Lyrics written by: Friedrich Schiller
Composition date: 1785
Language: German
Comments: In English: "To Joy". An ode celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind, first published in Schiller's 1786 review "Thalia".
Schiller later made some revisions to the poem, which was re-published posthumously in 1808 including the famous line "Alle Menschen werden Brüder". It is this re-published version that Beethoven set to music.
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An die Freude [poem] written by Friedrich Schiller German 1785
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