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
- Sinfonie Nr. 9 in D-Moll, IV. Satz written by Ludwig van Beethoven German February 1824
  - Čas je nám jen půjčený written by Pavel Vrba Czech 1999
  - Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee written by Henry van Dyke English 1907
    - Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful) written by Phil Wickham English November 16, 2018
  - Number Nine written by Van Dyke Parks English January 1966
  - Emerald City written by Kim Fowley, Keith Potger English November 1967
  - A Song of Joy written by Ross Parker, Waldo de los Ríos English March 1970
  - Words written by Nicky Graham, Tony Hiller English 1984
  - Ilon laulu written by Pertti Reponen Finnish 1970
  - L'hymne à la joie written by Stéphane Venne French 1970
  - Syng, barnahjörð written by Jóhann Hannesson Icelandic
  - Himno a la alegría written by Orbe Spanish 1969
    - Song of Joy written by Lilibert German 1974
  - Night at the Opera written by Walter Murphy 1978
  - Difficult to Cure written by Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, Don Airey February 9, 1981
  - Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt written by Carlos Bica June 23, 2023

Versions

Sinfonie Nr. 9 in D-Moll, IV. Satz written by Ludwig van Beethoven German

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
IX. Symphonie (Ludwig van Beethoven)	Neues Symphonie-Orchester	1923	First recording in 1923 First release
Number Nine	Van Dyke Parks	January 1966	Medley
Song of Joy	The Gunter Kallmann Choir	1970	Unverified
Nr. 9	Otto & Bärnelli	1981
Song of Joy	VSOP	1992
Ode to Joy	Mercury	2006	Live
Ode an die Freude	Jazzkantine mit Nils Landgren, Michel Begeame	2012
Beethoven's Ode to Joy	Katherine Jenkins featuring David Garrett	November 17, 2014
Ode an die Freude	Die Grenzgänger	August 11, 2017

Sinfonie Nr. 9 in D-Moll, IV. Satz written by Ludwig van Beethoven instrumental

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	Chorale from Beethoven's 9th Symphony	Pete Seeger	October 1955
i	Emerald City	Lord Sitar	June 1968
i	Beethoven: Symphony #9	Kasenetz-Katz Orchestral Cirkus	1969
i	Song of Joy	Werner Müller and His Orchestra	1971	Unverified
i	A Song of Joy	Manuel and The Music of the Mountains (Geoff Love)	1971	Unverified
i	4è mouvement de la 9ème Symphonie de Beethoven	Raymond Lefèvre et son grand orchestre	1972
i	A Clockwork Orange: Ode To Joy From Symphony No. 9	John Scott and His Orchestra	1973	Unverified
i	Ode to Joy (Fjärde satsen ur Beethovens nionde symfoni)	Drifters [SE]	1975
i	Song of Joy	Günter Noris	1977
i	Song of Joy	New Zealand Army Band	1978
i	Ode to Joy	The Lowland Pipers	1979	Unverified
i	Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee	Dino [US2]	1979
i	Ode to Joy	The Lowland Pipers	1979
i	A Song of Joy (Ode an die Freude)	Orchester Anthony Ventura	1980
i	Beethoven's 9th: Ode to Joy	Warren Lubich	1980
i	Ode to Joy / Angels We Have Heard on High	Ed Sweeney	1982	Medley
i	Ode to Joy	Janita Baker	1982
i	Europe Anthem after Ode to Joy from the 4th met pf 9th Symphony op.125 Chroal	American Brass Band	1989
i	Ode to Joy	Sally Harmon	1991
i	Ode to Joy	Craig Duncan and The Smoky Mountain Band	1995
i	Ode to Joy	Peter Pupping	1995	Acoustic
i	Joy to the World / Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Steve Hall [US2], David Patt, Ellie Choate	1995	Medley
i	The European Anthem (From the Last Movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony)	The London Theatre Orchestra	1995
i	Ode to Joy	Blowing Free	1996
i	Ode to Joy	Di Scherling	1996
i	Beethoven's 9th	The Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band	1997
i	Ode an die Freude	Bonfire	August 30, 1999
i	Joyful, Joyful (interlude)	Charles David Smart	1999
i	Medley: Ode to Joy - Angels We Have Heard on High - Silent Night	Stephan Mikés	1999	Medley
i	Joyful Joyful	Brooks Williams	January 25, 2000
i	Ode to Joy (An die Freude)	The Rhine Area Pipes & Drums	February 9, 2000
i	A Last Illusion	Trans-Siberian Orchestra	April 11, 2000	Medley
i	Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Ric Flauding	October 2001
i	Ode to Joy	Michael Allen Harrison	July 2, 2002
i	Hymne à la Joie	Francis Lockwood (Francis Lockwood)	2002	Unverified
i	Ode to Joy	Trace Bundy	2003
i	Ode to Joy	Neal Ewers	2003
i	Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee	Jim Martinez	2004
i	Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee	Joe Jewell	2004
i	Joyful, Joyful	Rick Gallagher	2005
i	Ode to Joy	Nancy Bierma Trio	May 2007
i	Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - Ode to Joy	Aaron Meyer	2009	Medley
i	Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, Ode to Joy	Paul and Brenda Neal	2010
i	Ode to Joy (Joyful, Joyful)	Matt Lemmler's New Orleans Jazz Revival Band	2012
i	Ode an die Freude	Eklipse	2013
i	Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Dave & Marlene Colburn	September 1, 2014
i	Ode to Joy	Baby Blanket Music	September 2014
i	A Joyful Reprise	Rend Collective	November 17, 2014
i	Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Chris Howell	December 12, 2014	Acoustic
i	Ode to Joy	Guitar Dreamers	September 11, 2015	Acoustic
i	A Christmas Celebration in Brass	The Prairie Brass Band	November 7, 2015	Medley
i	Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Shane Philen	November 24, 2015
i	Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee	Jonathan Roth	December 18, 2015
i	Ode to Joy / Joy to the World	Sheldon Pickering	2015	Medley
i	Ode à la Joie – Europe	Noël Akchoté	April 11, 2016
i	O Christmas Tree - Ode to Joy	Janice Faber	2016	Medley
i	Ode to Joy	Jeff Wahl	July 20, 2017
i	Joy to the World	Christine Brown	November 9, 2017	Medley
i	Up on the Housetop / Ode to Joy	Laura Sullivan	October 2, 2018	Medley
i	Ode to Joy	Jacob Koller	October 3, 2018	Unverified
i	Ode to Joy	Damon Buxton	November 13, 2018
i	Jazzy Joy	Shelley Otis	December 5, 2018
i	Ode to Joy	C.J. Boyd	December 10, 2018	Charity
i	Ode to Joy	Dan Blanchard	2018
i	A Christmas Mosaic	Patrick Trudell	2018	Medley
i	Ode to Joy	Jan Thompson-Hillier	April 2019
i	Ode to Joy	DeafboyOne	January 28, 2020	Unverified
i	Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": Ode to Joy	Stringspace	February 17, 2020
i	Ode to Joy	Open Blue Sky	March 27, 2020
i	Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee	Kendra Logozar	June 18, 2021
i	Ode to Joy	Pam Turner	August 16, 2021
i	Ode to Joy	The Piano Guys	October 29, 2021
i	Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee / Joy to the World	Jeff Kinder	November 5, 2021	Medley
i	Ode to Joy	Sandrah Araja	August 23, 2022

Čas je nám jen půjčený written by Pavel Vrba Czech

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Čas je nám jen půjčený	Jožka Černý - Orchestr Golden Strings řídí Vladimír Popelka	1999	First release

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee written by Henry van Dyke English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	2nd Chapter of Acts	1986
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Debby Boone	1989
Joyful, Joyful	The St. Francis Choir featuring Lauryn Hill, Ryan Toby, Devin Kamin and Ron Johnson	1993
Angels We Have Heard on High / Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Phillips, Craig & Dean	1996	Medley
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	The Imperials [US2]	1998
Joyful, Joyful	The Stanford Fleet Street Singers	1998	A cappella
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	The John Tesh Project	September 26, 2000
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Margaret W. Davis	2001
Joyful, Joyful	Tall Jazz with Marilyn Keller	2004
Go, Tell It on the Mountain	BarlowGirl	September 23, 2008	Medley
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	PureNRG	September 23, 2008
Joyful Joyful	Rock Choir	July 5, 2010
Joyful, Joyful	Australian Girls Choir	September 21, 2010
Joyful Joyful	Vocal Works Gospel Choir	November 2010
Joyful Joyful	Jami Smith	October 15, 2011
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Collin Raye	October 24, 2011
Angels We Have Heard on High / Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Christafari feat. Makamae Auwae	October 8, 2013	Medley
Joyful, Joyful	Shawn Stockman feat. Ten	December 23, 2013	Live A cappella Version from TV talent show
Christmas Medley	Vanessa Campagna	2013	Medley
Sister Act Medley	Noteworthy [BYU]	April 12, 2014	Medley A cappella
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Rejoice Rejoice)	Rend Collective feat. Urban Rescue	November 17, 2014
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Justin McRoberts	November 17, 2015
Joyful, Joyful	Marisha Wallace	October 26, 2017
Joyful Joyful (Ode to Joy)	Charlie Hines	December 1, 2018
Joyful, Joyful	Pentatonix feat. Jazmine Sullivan	October 25, 2019
Joy to the World	Calee Reed	November 1, 2019	Medley
Joyful, Joyful	The McCrary Sisters featuring Pastor Shirley Caesar	2019
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee	Carrie Underwood	September 25, 2020
Joy to the World / Joyful, Joyful	Tori Kelly	October 30, 2020	Mash-up
Joyful Joyful	Jvck James	November 1, 2022
Joyful Joyful	Adétóún	November 22, 2022
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee	JJ Heller	April 14, 2023
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee	Elevation Worship feat. Isaiah Templeton	October 27, 2023
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee	Andrew Osenga	November 1, 2024

Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful) written by Phil Wickham English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful)	Shane & Shane feat. Phil Wickham	November 16, 2018	First release Mash-up
Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful)	Phil Wickham	October 4, 2019	Mash-up
Joy to the World (Joyful, Joyful)	Phil Wickham feat. Jordan Feliz, Bryan & Katie Torwalt, Maverick City Music & the Bonner Family	December 3, 2021	Live

Number Nine written by Van Dyke Parks English

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Number Nine	Van Dyke Parks	January 1966	First release Medley

Emerald City written by Kim Fowley, Keith Potger English

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Emerald City	The Seekers	November 1967	First release
		Emerald City	Mirusia	January 25, 2019

A Song of Joy written by Waldo de los Ríos, Ross Parker English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
A Song of Joy	Miguel Rios	March 1970	First recording in December 1969 First release Hit song
A Song of Joy	The Sandpipers	July 1970	Unverified
A Song of Joy	Johnny Mathis	August 19, 1970
A Song of Joy	Bobby Sherman	1970	Unverified
Song of Joy	Jerry Vale	1971
A Song of Joy	Rouvaun	1971
Song of Joy	The Class Menagerie Singers	1971
A song of joy -- Ruby tuesday	Frank Valdor	1972	Unverified
Song Of Joy	Lee Towers	1978	Unverified
Song of Joy	Julio Iglesias with The London Symphony Orchestra and The Ambrosian Singers (Julio Iglesias, The London Symphony Orchestra, The Ambrosian Singers)	May 24, 1994	Unverified

Words written by Nicky Graham, Tony Hiller English

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Words	Andy Williams with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	1984	First release

Ilon laulu written by Pertti Reponen Finnish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Ilon laulu	Kirka	1970	First recording on August 19, 1970 First release
		Ilon laulu	Ilkka Hämäläinen	1979

L'hymne à la joie written by Stéphane Venne French

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		L'hymne à la joie	Isabelle Pierre	1970	First release

Syng, barnahjörð written by Jóhann Hannesson Icelandic

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Syng, barnahjörð	Gradualekór Langholtskirkju	1996

Himno a la alegría written by Orbe Spanish

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Himno a la alegría	Miguel Rios	1969	First release
Himno a la alegría	Carmela y Rafael con la orq. de Nacho Rosales y la Rondalla Mexicana del Chato Franco	1971
Himno de alegría	Chucho Avellanet	1973
Himno a la alegría	José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"	1983
Himno a la alegría	Ana Belén - Miguel Ríos - Víctor Manuel - Joan Manuel Serrat	1996	Live
Himno a la alegría	El Consorcio	2000
Himno a la alegría	Raphael con Miguel Ríos	2008	Live
Himno a la alegría	Aitana, Alejandro Sanz, Alejandro Lerner, Alessia Cara, Álex Ubago, Ana Mena, Andrés Calamaro, Andrés Dvicio, Antonio José, Antonio Orozco, Brian May, Camilo, Carlos Rivera, David Bisbal, Draco Rosa, Dulce Pontes, Fher Olvera, India Martínez, Joy Huerta, Juanes, Lali Espósito, Laura Pausini, Leire Martínez, Macaco, Malú, Manolo García, Manuel Carrasco, Mau y Ricky, Melendi, Miguel Ríos, Mikel Izal, Nathy Peluso, Pablo Alborán, Pablo López, Rosario, Rozalén, Sebastián Yatra & Vanesa Martín (Aitana Ocaña, Alejandro Sanz, Antonio José [ES], Antonio Orozco, Pablo López, Alejandro Lerner, Alessia Cara, Álex Ubago, Andrés Calamaro, Brian May [GB], Camilo, Carlos Rivera, David Bisbal, Draco Rosa, Dulce Pontes, Fher Olvera, India Martínez, Joy Huerta, Juanes, Lali Espósito, Laura Pausini, Leire, Macaco, Malú, Manolo García, Manuel Carrasco, Mau y Ricky, Melendi, Miguel Ríos, Mikel Izal, Nathy Peluso, Pablo Alborán, Rosario Flores, Rozalén, Sebastián Yatra, Vanesa Martín)	April 15, 2021	Unverified

Song of Joy written by Lilibert German

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Song of Joy	Roy Black und die Fischer-Chöre	1974	First release

Night at the Opera written by Walter Murphy instrumental

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	Night at the Opera	Walter Murphy	1978	First release

Difficult to Cure written by Don Airey, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover instrumental

	Title	Performer	Release date	Info
i	Difficult to Cure	Rainbow [GB]	February 9, 1981	First release
i	Difficult to Cure	Katsumi Kobayashi and His Band	1981
i	Difficult to Cure	Deep Purple	1991	Live
i	Dead Man's Surf (Difficult to Cure)	El Supernaut	2011