who wrote ode to joy
“Ode to Joy” was written by the German poet Friedrich Schiller in 1785, as the poem “An die Freude.”
It later became world‑famous because Ludwig van Beethoven used Schiller’s text in the choral finale of his Ninth Symphony.
“Ode to Joy” was written by the German poet Friedrich Schiller in 1785, as the poem “An die Freude.”
It later became world‑famous because Ludwig van Beethoven used Schiller’s text in the choral finale of his Ninth Symphony.