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I always struggled to detect real joy in that Ode.

The lyrics are all about joy. The first verse translated to English:

Joy, beautiful spark of Divinity [or: of gods],

Daughter of Elysium,

We enter, drunk with fire,

Heavenly one, thy sanctuary!

Thy magic binds again

What custom strictly divided;

All people become brothers,

Where thy gentle wing abides.

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The lyrics are all about joy. The first verse translated to English:

 

 

The political history of Ode to Joy may result in it causing offence to some.

Rise, O voices of Rhodesia,

God may we Thy bounty share.

Give us strength to face all danger,

And where challenge is, to dare.

Guide us, Lord, to wise decision,

Ever of Thy grace aware,

Oh, let our hearts beat bravely always

For this land within Thy care.

 

Rise, O voices of Rhodesia,

Bringing her your proud acclaim,

Grandly echoing through the mountains,

Rolling o'er the far flung plain.

Roaring in the mighty rivers,

Joining in one grand refrain,

Ascending to the sunlit heavens,

Telling of her honoured name.

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