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People at Bonn protesting against Nazi cunts singing Ode to Joy

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait what, I didn't know Ode to joy had lyrics.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ode to Joy is Beethoven's 9th symphony, and has lyrics. The anthem of the EU is the same but without lyrics.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

One step further: it's Schiller's poem. Beethoven turned it into a symphony.