Be Happy!
The European Anthem - German lyrics:An die Freude
Friedrich Schiller (1785)
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.
It's a very familiar tune. English translation:
Joy, beautiful spark of God,
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.
