"Ode to Joy" (German: "An die Freude" [an diː ˈfʁɔʏdə]), is an ode written in the summer of 1785 by German poet, playwright, and historian Friedrich Schiller and published the following year in Thalia. A slightly revised version appeared in 1808, changing two lines of the first and omitting the last stanza. "Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and introduces a few new sections. His tune[1] (but not Schiller's words) was adopted as the Anthem of Europe by the Council of Europe in 1972 and subsequently by the European Union. Disclaimer: All videos are apolitical and this channel is against any form of extremism or hatespeech! ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✠❈ SUPPORT❈ ✠▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ❖ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arminius1871 ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬♬❈ LYRICS❈ ♬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● 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. Wem der große Wurf gelungen Eines Freundes Freund zu sein; Wer ein holdes Weib errungen Mische seinen Jubel ein! Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele Sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund! Und wer's nie gekonnt, der stehle Weinend sich aus diesem Bund! Freude trinken alle Wesen An den Brüsten der Natur; Alle Guten, alle Bösen Folgen ihrer Rosenspur. Küsse gab sie uns und Reben, Einen Freund, geprüft im Tod; Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben und der Cherub steht vor Gott. Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen Durch des Himmels prächt'gen Plan Laufet, Brüder, eure Bahn, Freudig, wie ein Held zum siegen. Seid umschlungen, Millionen! Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt! Brüder, über'm Sternenzelt Muß ein lieber Vater wohnen. Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen? Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt? Such' ihn über'm Sternenzelt! Über Sternen muss er wohnen. #odeandiefreude #odetojoy #beethoven #anthem #europe #europa #germany #song #history #drludwig ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pckLAGL0yjQ

Let's celebrate the German unification that took place exactly 150 years ago, where the first modern German nationstate has been founded! For this great anniversary I made a compilation of the most important Prussian events in history and tried to find some good footage. Please note, that the province of Prussia came to the duchy of Brandenburg only in 1525, but it had such a big impact on the development of the Prussian identity, that I also included the Teutonic knights, whose symbols became part of Prussia. I ended the video with the year 1871 where the foundation happened, but if you like a compilation of the German Empire from 1871 to 1918 you can check out my other video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQZYwL6rKk0 Disclaimer: All videos are apolitical and this channel is against any form of extremism or hatespeech! ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✠❈ SUPPORT ❈✠▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ❖ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arminius1871 ❖ Merch: https://www.elbster.de/2201-dr-ludwig #Reichsgründung #Bismarck #Preußen #Prussia #DeutschesReich #GermanEmpire #Tribute #150JahreVaterland #Jubiläum #anniversary ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxD4SDSyxm4

"Land der Berge, Land am Strome"; Land of mountains, land by the river [Danube]) is the national anthem of Austria. Nineteen days before his death on 5 December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his last complete work, the Freimaurerkantate, K. 623. In parts of the printed edition of this cantata there appeared the song K. 623a "Lasst uns mit geschlungnen Händen" ("Let us with joined hands"). To this melody the Austrian national anthem is sung. Today, Mozart's authorship is regarded as dubious and the song is attributed to Johann Holzer (de) (1753–1818).[1] The lyrics were written by Paula von Preradović, one of the few women to have written lyrics for a national anthem.[2] On 22 October 1946, the song was declared Austria's official national anthem. On 1 January 2012, parts of the lyrics were changed to make the anthem gender-neutral. Before the World War II Anschluss, Austria's anthem was "Sei gesegnet ohne Ende", to the tune of Haydn's "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser", the anthem of imperial Austria since 1797. The Lied der Deutschen uses the same tune, but with different words, and was also the anthem of the Third Reich. To avoid the association, and because singing it was banned for a time after the war, a new anthem was created. Disclaimer: All videos are apolitical and this channel is against any form of extremism or hatespeech! ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✠❈ SUPPORT ❈✠▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ❖ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arminius1871 ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬♬❈ LYRICS ❈♬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● (1) Land der Berge, Land am Strome, Land der Äcker, Land der Dome, Land der Hämmer, zukunftsreich! Heimat bist du großer Söhne, Volk, begnadet für das Schöne, vielgerühmtes Österreich. Vielgerühmtes Österreich. (2) Heiß umfehdet, wild umstritten, liegst dem Erdteil du inmitten einem starken Herzen gleich. Hast seit frühen Ahnentagen hoher Sendung Last getragen, vielgeprüftes Österreich. Vielgeprüftes Österreich. (3) Mutig in die neuen Zeiten, frei und gläubig sieh uns schreiten, arbeitsfroh und hoffnungsreich. Einig laß in Brüderchören, Vaterland, dir Treue schwören, vielgeliebtes Österreich. Vielgeliebtes Österreich. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVA-Nyqguxo

The Monk of Salzburg is one of the leading artists and poets of the period following the Golden era of Minnesang during the reign of the Hohenstaufen dynasty around 1150-1300. He was part of the entourage of Pilgrim II. von Puchheim (~1330 to 1396), the Archbishop of Salzburg. That also is the only hint we have when it comes to his biographical data. Pilgrim was a very influential person, even for an Archbishop; he was a diplomat and a friend of the arts, greatly increasing Salzburg's fame as a hub for arts of all kinds. Not much is known about the Monk these days, not even his first name, although some sources say his name was Hermann while others say it was Hans or Johann. In the past, some scholars assumed multiple people wrote under this alias, some also believed the Monk to be Archbishop Pilgrim himself. In fact, he seemingly admits to it in one piece, but other evidence points against this being true, leading most experts to reject this theory. He probably was a Benedictine monk, maybe a Dominican monk - but some scholars disagree with both of these theories. As you can see, he remains a very mysterious figure, which is a bit surprising giving that his works were covered in over 100 manuscripts, making him the arguably most popular poet of the Late Middle Age, ahead of greats like Oswald von Wolkenstein. The most important manuscript covering him is the Mondsee-Vienna Manuscript, named after the Mondsee Abbey in Austria. Interestingly, the Monk wrote not only clerical pieces, but also worldly ones: It's more or less 50/50 (~110 songs in total), which probably is surprising for a man of faith. In fact, the very nature of his worldly songs might have been quite outrageous at the time, as adherence to the monks' oath of rejecting worldly pleasures was not only expected, but the absolute social norm. Most of the Monk's love songs seem to be inspired by the classic greats of Minnesang tradition, like Walther von der Vogelweide or Heinrich von Morungen, when it comes to content and themes. But he probably was the first German artist to use complex polyphony, thereby bringing plenty of fresh wind into the genre. The Monk was active in the earliest period of Early Modern High German, a language development stage lasting from 1350 to 1650. This worldly song might be his most well-known: "The night horn", a horn that is blown at the beginning of night. Personally, I find it to be one of the best medieval pieces ever written. There are two other "horn"-themed songs written by the monk: The Taghorn (day horn) and the Kuhhorn (cow horn). Disclaimer: All videos are apolitical and this channel is against any form of extremism or hatespeech! ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬✠❈ SUPPORT ❈✠▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● ❖ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/arminius1871 ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬♬❈ LYRICS ❈♬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Zart libste frau in liber acht Wünsch mir ain liblich frölich nacht Wann so mein hercz dein trëu betracht Das freüet all mein kraft und macht Auf stäten syn so ich nu pin dahin Ellend und ain und nymand main Zu trösten mich wenn dich Mit senen ich den slaf bekrenk Daz ich dy nacht gar vil an dich gedenk Süzz trëum dy machent mich so gail Daz ich mir wünsch das hail Daz ich slaffen solt an straffen In sölcher liber sach an end Dich lät nicht ain meins herczen gir Dar umb so wünsch ich me wenn zwir Daz dir sol traumen auch von mir Wy ich gar frölich sey bey dir Und doch in gut nach deinem mut Behut an hercz gesmukt und schon gedrukt In ärmlin weiz mit fleiz Und daz du mynnikliche dirn In süzzen slaf dy herczen libsten pirn Umbvingest nach dem willen mein Als ich da selb solt sein In den sachen sold entwachen Mein hercz sold frölich sein behend Enczuket wird ich oft so hart Daz ich wën an der selben vart Ich seh dich libstez frëulin zart Vor mir gepildet schon von art Gar weiblich stan daz ich denn han Den wan ym sey also und pin gar fro In herczen grund zu stund So mir entwischet dein figur Das wirdt dem armen herczen vil ze sur Ez mant mich an dy libsten zeit Y herter ez ym leit Wann dein belangen hat gevangen Mich bis du tröstest mein ellend ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhOvUcZA5JA