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Ode to Joy, also known as Ode an die Freude in German, is a poem written by German poet Schiller in 1785. Beethoven composed music for this purpose, which became the main part of the fourth movement of his ninth symphony, including four independent parts, chorus and orchestra. Ode to Joy is an EU song, which has been written into the EU Constitution.

Schiller's A Dead Man was first written in 1785, and was included in Talia magazine published the following year. This poem is written by the Economic Association. Schiller revised A Dead Froude in 1803, and deleted some words. The lyrics used by Beethoven in the fourth movement of the Ninth Symphony are adapted from Schiller's 1803 version of An die Freude.