1. The lyrics of Ode to Joy are poems written by the German poet Schiller. Beethoven composed the music for it and became the main part of the fourth movement of his Ninth Symphony. It contains four independent parts, Chorus, orchestra. The music (without text) composed by Beethoven has become the anthem of the European Union and the anthem of the European Council.
2. "Ode to Joy", also known as "Ode to Joy" (Ode an die Freude in German), is a poem written by the German poet Schiller in 1785. Beethoven composed it and it became the main part of the fourth movement of his Ninth Symphony, which includes four independent parts, chorus and orchestra. This music (without text) composed by Beethoven has become the anthem of the European Union and the anthem of the Council of Europe. It was also used as the national anthem of Rhodesia from 1974 to 1979, "Lift the Voice of Rhodesia." 》melody.
3. Source of the poem: One day in October 1785, the poet Schiller was invited by a newlywed couple to attend their wedding banquet in the village of Rothwicz on the outskirts of Dresden. At the banquet, the poet was deeply affected by the happiness of the couple, the enthusiasm of friends and the joyful atmosphere of the scene, and wrote this ode. In fact, the poet is not so much writing about joy as he is writing about love. This kind of love transcends time, race, region, national boundaries and is deeply rooted in people's hearts. This poem was later composed to music by the great musician Beethoven, and together with the beautiful melody, it spread throughout the world and echoed in people's hearts for a long time. People say this is a "lyric poem of ideas".