Thanks Werner!!!
Transcription of Spoken Text in Video:
"Rock'n'Roll!
Barry, this is for you...
In this house Freiderich Schiller wrote the Ode to Joy, 250 years ago...
40 years later Franz Schubert set it to music,
and 50 years later came Ludwig van Beethoven's version...
TODAY, 250 years later... check it out!!!"
This blog site is meant to be a repository of information and contributions from the German speaking community of the world to help
my good old friend Chris' school choir with learning the European Anthem!
I inivite all German speaking readers to record a version of "Ode an die Freude" either spoken or sung, video or audio that we can
post a link to on these pages... Send your links or original files to me personally roshtobl AT aol DOT com