Comments on: O Freunde, nicht dieser Töne! http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2005/05/29/o-freunde-nicht-dieser-tone/ EUlogical reflections Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:57:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: eulogist http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2005/05/29/o-freunde-nicht-dieser-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-6465 eulogist Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:37:59 +0000 http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2005/05/29/o-freunde-nicht-dieser-tone/#comment-6465 All the German quotes are appropriate lines (at least I thought they were) from the Ode to Joy that serves as the EU's "national anthem". It is part of the last movement of Beethoven's ninth symphony, which I admit to playing numerous times last summer as part of my coming to terms with the outcome of the referendums ;-). The text of the Ode was based on a poem ("An die Freude", i.e. To Joy) by 18th century German poet Heinrich Schiller. You can find the German text and the English translation of Beethoven's Ode in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_%28Beethoven%29" rel="nofollow">this Wikipedia article</a>. The title of my post means "Oh friends, not these tones!". All the German quotes are appropriate lines (at least I thought they were) from the Ode to Joy that serves as the EU’s “national anthem”. It is part of the last movement of Beethoven’s ninth symphony, which I admit to playing numerous times last summer as part of my coming to terms with the outcome of the referendums ;-). The text of the Ode was based on a poem (“An die Freude”, i.e. To Joy) by 18th century German poet Heinrich Schiller.

You can find the German text and the English translation of Beethoven’s Ode in this Wikipedia article. The title of my post means “Oh friends, not these tones!”.

]]> By: shana http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2005/05/29/o-freunde-nicht-dieser-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-6459 shana Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:35:51 +0000 http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2005/05/29/o-freunde-nicht-dieser-tone/#comment-6459 hi, what's the meaning of the german quote posted here/? hi,
what’s the meaning of the german quote posted here/?

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]]> By: European Democracy » Finance in perspective http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2005/05/29/o-freunde-nicht-dieser-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-2348 European Democracy » Finance in perspective Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:37:08 +0000 http://www.european-democracy.org/archives/2005/05/29/o-freunde-nicht-dieser-tone/#comment-2348 [...] each nation looking after its national interest is that we do the exact opposite. I have said it before, and I say it again here: what Europe really ne [...] [...] each nation looking after its national interest is that we do the exact opposite. I have said it before, and I say it again here: what Europe really ne [...]

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