Baritone
O friends, not these sounds!
Rather let us
sing more pleasing songs,
full of joy.
Baritone and Chorus
Joy, brilliant spark of the gods,
daughter of Elysium,
drunk with fire, we enter,
Divinity, your sacred shrine.
Your magic again unites
all that custom harshly tore apart;
all men become brothers
beneath your gentle hovering wing.
Quartet and Chorus
Whoever has won in that great gamble
of being friend to a friend,
whoever has won a gracious wife,
let him join in our rejoicing!
Yes, even if there is only one other soul
he can call his own on the whole earth!
And he who never accomplished this,
let him steal away weeping from this company!
All creatures drink of joy
at Nature’s breast,
All men, good and evil,
follow her rose-strewn path.
Kisses she gave us and vines,
a friend, faithful to death;
desire was even given to the worm,
and the cherub stands before God!
Tenor and Chrous
Joyously, just as His suns fly
through the splendid arena of heaven,
run, brothers, your course
gladly, like a hero to victory.
Chorus
Joy, brilliant spark of the gods,
daughter of Elysium,
drunk with fire, we enter,
Divinity, your sacred shrine.
Your magic again unites
all that custom harshly tore apart;
all men become brothers
beneath your gentle hovering wing.
Be embraced, ye millions!
This kiss is for the entire world!
Brothers, above the canopy of stars
surely a loving Father dwells.
Do you bow down, ye millions?
Do you sense the Creator, World?
Seek Him above the canopy of stars!
Above the stars must He dwell.
Joy, brilliant spark of the gods,
daughter of Elysium,
drunk with fire, we enter,
Divinity, your sacred shrine.
Be embraced, ye millions!
This kiss is for the entire world!
Do you bow down, ye millions?
Do you sense the Creator, World?
Seek Him above the canopy of stars!
Brothers! Brothers!
Above the canopy of stars
surely a loving Father dwells.
Quartet and Chorus
Joy, daughter of Elysium,
Your magic again unites
all that custom harshly tore apart;
all men become brothers
beneath your gentle hovering wing.
Be embraced, ye millions!
This kiss is for the entire world!
Brothers, above the canopy of stars
surely a loving Father dwells.
Joy, brilliant spark of the gods,
daughter of Elysium!