Anthem of the European Union

[SlyFox70100]

HEIL KAISER DIR!!!

[fapepa]

@Cesc771 Danke für die Antwort, aber die Flagge existiert schon seit 8.Dez.1955. Es gibt zig Legenden, wer sie kreiert haben soll, die wahrscheinlichste ist wohl, das ein Paul M.G. Lévy, ein Belgier jüdischer Abstammung die Vorlage gab. Wenn man berücksichtigt, das der Plan für die EU wie er drastischer nicht werden kann, schon seit 1953 vorliegt und die zukünftige Welthauptstadt auch schon namentlich bezeichnet wird: Jerusalem! kommen mir schon Fragen entgegen einem Zufall auf. Das ist keiner!

[PhiiL1995]

und die sterne haben nichts mit gründer - bzw mitgliedsstaaten zu tun sondern die 12 ist ein symbol für einigkeit oder so ^^

[mawa89g]

@PhiiL1995

Für Vollzähligkeit ;-)

[PhiiL1995]

laut meinem sozialkundelehrer geht es um den text : "alle menschen werden brüder"

das sollte meiner meinung nach auch das ziel der eu sein.

das wir alle "eine familie sein sollten egal ob türke, deutscher oder franzose.

ich denke deshalb dieses lied. :3

[fapepa]

Kurios! 12 Sterne? Wofür? Gründungsländer ja wohl nicht, Mitgliedsstaaten auch nicht. Und dann ein deutsches Lied als Hymne? offensichtlich gibt es keinen einzigen Komponisten, der eine eigenständige Hymne für die EU kreieren konnte oder durfte? wie gesagt, alles kurios und recht merkwürdig!

[Cesc771]

@fapepa: die 12 Sterne stehen für die Gründungsmitglieder der EU...also die 12 Staaten die 1992 den Vertrag von Maastricht unterzeichnet haben. Die Hymne ist nur instrumental der Text wird selten dazu gespielt, ist aber nicht offiziell.

[Synthiotics]

Not the Flemish/Dutch VAN instead of the German VON. Van Beethoven had Flemish ancestry, that's why that is.

[HighnRichChiller]

why 12 stars?

[Simplepros]

@HighnRichChiller 12 countries that originally founded the union.

[HighnRichChiller]

@Simplepros 6 countries founded the union

[Simplepros]

@HighnRichChiller :( poo! maybe there were 12 countries in 2000? i don't know really. i just wanted to find out the music from die hard vendetta.

[Metevo]

@Simplepros 6

[takharov1]

The irony in using Beethoven seems to be lost on most.He detested people who collected power and titles for themselves often in heriditary fashion.

The EU is antidemocratic to the core as people in Greece and Italy will find out. Not forgetting this Hydra like EU project seems intent on bringing Turkey into the EU. Fine to have Turkish marches within the 9th but no to Turkey in the EU. What next ?

[OsnaHerky]

Deutschland war doch für ein geintes Europa.. und was habt ihr gemacht? habt alles kaputt gemacht..^^

[Spazur]

I hope Turkey doesn't join..

[fhatthewuck87]

@uKothos

are you sure that it is the most spoken language? whereever i am, i just meet people who can talk english, and just wish to speak german ;-) but thanks, if you are right, i learned a lot and have to say "thank you ;D"

[rickieboy246]

@fhatthewuck87 well its a german song... thats ( i think) the reason why its in german... everybody learns english in school, but german is the most wide spoken born language with around 80 million people saying it every second of there life ( inside the EU!).

[fhatthewuck87]

@rickieboy246

80 million people are speaking german?

in germany live 82 million people, so there are more people in germany as german speakers in europe :DD... but why is german not the "world-Language" and will be teached in every country if so much people speaking german :/

[rickieboy246]

@fhatthewuck87 well i dind't knew the exact german population. i can;t explain why other ppl dun learn german as a basic school thing like we have for english.

[fhatthewuck87]

@rickieboy246

ok so thanks for the informations, and if i were not from germany i would not learn it, because it is also for me a very difficult language ;D

[RockViennaTV]

EU: Ja !

EU-Politiker: Nein !

Vereinigtes Europa ohne EU-Diktatoren!

[egon467]

european anthem with a german text epic

eu and germany 4 ever

[riccardo96ful]

italy may be powerful as germany!!! but we have 1000 old man in the parliament that earn 20000 € in salary and they don't work...!!!! they are bastards!! we have got politicals mafiosi!!! they're some of a bitch

[christophistoll]

@riccardo96ful

not! :D

but this is not important, only all in all, we become the great state of tomorrow

[ndkblackhawk]

@uKothos

thank you captain obvious.

[Fischmarkt09]

Wir zahlen den Rettungsschirm und am Schluss zahlt niemand fuer uns :D Scheiss Merkel.

[galerapesada]

@Fischmarkt09 Actually, Germany has made alot of money from the bailouts. At least from Portugal and Ireland. Portugal paid 118 billion for a 78 billion loan. Because not only do bailed out countries pay the "rescue", they pay high interest as well. It's because of uninformed idiots like you that the EU is in shambles. But I agree, Scheiss Merkel.

[Ben13660]

@Fischmarkt09

Ja stimmt, wir sollten nicht bezahlen!!Dann geht der Euro den Bach runter und wir stehen genauso schlecht da.

Mir gefällts auch nicht aber es geht nicht anders!!

[TheKamikazeen]

EU is slavery!

[cyberpolice9000]

It only seems fitting that the EU anthem is a German song. After all, they kinda own Europe (or will own Europe)

[kingdoener11]

Europe 4 Ever!

[fhatthewuck87]

why is the anthem of europe German, but in every european country English gets teached for the kids... i don't understand it, but I am German so i have no problem with it :) maybe we will once be united and can talk, english, german, french, spanish, portuguese, polish or a new language together :)

[TheMosi1992]

@fhatthewuck87 because this song is from beethoven

[Fabianzandt]

@fhatthewuck87 Yes, why not making an european language "Europish" :D?

[nihumgachan]

@fhatthewuck87 It's in Latin. xP But the song was made from the Germans.

[Yvesman02]

@nihumgachan

are you stupid? ;D its german im a german to and I now that this is my language xD

[ofrato1]

@nihumgachan its not latin its german

[AmunExorbis]

Did anyone notice there are just 12 stars here ? How come ? what's the symbolism ?

It's religous I must say, and why.

Jesus had round his table his 12 apostles, 13 including himself.

THAT is why 13 has become the unlucky number.

And I'm not even religious.

So get a grip people...

[Vsmovies100]

@AmunExorbis The flag was decided to be like that when it was created, don't ask me why. They just decided it, it were not supposed to represent all member-states.

[JCK12888]

@Vsmovies100 the twelve stars are just symbolic, because the number twelve stands for perfection

[Egobenesum]

@werfirst111

a state wich don´t respect the christian religion should not be in the EU

[EmmWee2105]

Soooooooooooo schön!!!

[MrPoPoD]

i am listning to this the 5th time in row :D but the 1st time was a other version(20 min)

[werfirst111]

We hope, Turkey will be member soon :)

[Khristophoros1001]

@werfirst111 No we don't!

[werfirst111]

@Khristophoros1001 Jealous!

[Khristophoros1001]

@werfirst111 nope



[KnightMiedo]

@werfirst111 Leechers

[Girrovv]

@werfirst111

NEVER !

I will never see that turkey join to this fucking eu.

[DremordDrale]

@Girrovv But wouldnt it be better for more countries to be allied... >.<

[Flemmi93]

@Girrovv that comment does not match to this Musik at all you comment is just trash in the background of this song! the song is about peace and you use very unpeacefull words

[MrJoseph1966]

@Girrovv Turkey does not need to join the EU...The EU is falling spain,greece and portugal are falling economically and it will take all of the european countries with it.......However Turkey have a great economy and they are enjoying high living standards nowadays

[Adriiano7]

@MrJoseph1966 The EU is still the beste place to live in on this planet! There's a lot of paranoia going right now (especially on youtube), but the EU will survive. It is probably the greatest thing that ever happened in european politics! As for Turkey, their economy may boom right now, but the living standards, especially in rural areas and the east, are nothing compared to these in EU countries!

[Adriiano7]

@MrJoseph1966 Look at the HDI (Human Development Index)! Turkey is currently at 92rd position, behind countries like Ecuador or Ukraine, and certainly behind every EU country.....don't get me wrong, I don't have nothing against Turkey, but to say that they're anywhere near the living standards of EU citizens is just plain wrong.

[zeljkothegreekserb]

Croatia joins in 2013 so why leave the rest of the west balkan wait? Serbia,Montenegro and Fyrom - 2014

[GreatBraker13]

@zeljkothegreekserb I know ... and it is so horrorbil and the ultimate Nightmare 2016 = turkey :(

[TheLi0nnnn]

Let us get through this crisis and make the EU better, ok? Viva Europa!

[Joe7ify]

WE, EUROPENS HAVE MORE REA´SONS TO BE PROUD, THEN AMERICANS!!!

TOUGH I AM GERMAN-AMERICAN.

[ilovelcdc]

@Joe7ify i soooo agree with ya bro!

too bad u got american blood too though...

[Joe7ify]

@ilovelcdc

I even living 12 years in Germany.

And my english isn't the best.

so, could u tell me what "too bad you got american blood too though." means ?

[Vsmovies100]

Hail Europe!

Hail The union!

Hail the United Nation!

[HerrRicola]

so ein glück das die Schweiz net drin ist

[Joe7ify]

@HerrRicola

Warum "So ein Glück" ?

[HerrRicola]

@Joe7ify

es wäre ein riesen Verlust für uns, besonders weil der Euro so stark am sinken ist. Ausserdem wäre unsere Neutralität gegenüber Asien und Amerika gefärdet. Wir sind ja in der Nato und im Schengenraum, das reicht ;)

[schRAUMpresse]

PIG shiddy EU CRAP, oink oink.

[kraudi2fast]

@schRAUMpresse says who ?

[Ixtzalit]

@LeutholdJR i was going to write something different but i accidentally pressed enter. I couldnt delete my comment because i am using an useless stupid ipad, i got mad and didnt want to write a comment again

[LeutholdJR]

@Ixtzalit 1. I agree that the Ipad is useless. 2. My head will be intact, for now ...

[riccardo96ful]

one day the EU will become a real state!!and will be more powerful than U.S.A!!!

greetings from italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Khristophoros1001]

@riccardo96ful EU are already more powerful then the US ;) Haha!

[KnightMiedo]

@riccardo96ful I hopre so. I'm from Holland :P!

But China will be always better :( !

[GreatBraker13]

@riccardo96ful I have think exactly the Same ^^ (but not with the east of europe)

[sten625513]

@riccardo96ful the EU is already stronger. the dutch marines, british navy, french legion, german infantry, italian air fighters etc etc etc. the EU army is already united for a big part. i'm a marine and we work and practice a lot with the germans. there is talk about a military union between BENELUX(belgium netherlands luxembourg) this will only expand.

[88Heimdal]

@riccardo96ful uhm yeah, hate to break it to ya but..... no

[salakast]

@88Heimdal with 500 million people, a slightly higher GDP, a much richer history, theres no way the US could top the EU's power, but it wont matter because they will be 2 loving allies!

[sassitheoriginal]

@riccardo96ful

maybe it will, but only if the pigs ( portugal italia greece and spain) would stop wasting all our money.

[Joe7ify]

@riccardo96ful

The EU is already more powerful and better than the USA

With Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden and other "real" staates, we are being better than the united staates

[christophistoll]

@riccardo96ful

EU is the Power!

greetings from Germany

[wtfman48]

@riccardo96ful one day everybody in the eu will be the same... no culture anymore, rules and laws and no individuals

sick shit dude

[destroyer5140]

@riccardo96ful no way THE EU will ever overthrow the Great nation of United States which other country do you know of in the 1800s that was able to Over throw the Worlds powerful-lest military British America was just starting out not even more them 1.5 million people and we defeated the British army and still managed a great democratic people and 9 11 we learned a lot about it

[az0zaLT]

@destroyer5140 Americans=British some french spanish people and africans the true american are the native americans.

[ViriathusVingathor]

@destroyer5140

The french defeated the british,americans were being crushed everywhere.

[XXLPIakat]

@Ixtzalit the "true" anthem of the European Union, is the instrumental (language neutral) version.

[LeutholdJR]

@Ixtzalit And why would a pole or a french one have been better? And don`t come up with some bullshit that happened about 70 Years ago, or my head will explode in a giant nuclear explosion and create a black hole big enough to swallow the whole know universe.

[ilovelcdc]

@Ixtzalit why should we have choosen something like that?

im proud that europes anthem is the last part of Beethoven´s 9th symphony!

this is the Ode to Joy! ( An die Freude)

[Tonytonyy]

we all know, that in the beginning in the ''New world'' were send only criminals....

[Roberto360100]

Io spero che un giorno l'europa si federerà e si unirà noi siamo italiani,ma siamo anche europei non scordiamocelo mai,anche se tra nazioni europee c'è qualche divergenza il sogno di un'Europa Unita è ancora intatto.

LUNGA VITA ALL'UNIONE EUROPEA,POSSA DURARE PER SEMPRE.

[Luca111100]

@Roberto360100 Ch ebello invetare termini: federerà

[dbzworld]

Another step to the NWO...

[MWcrazyhorse]

@dbzworld dude this isn't the bible belt aka trailer park white trash america. You won't find many friends here. Go gobble up some more conspiracy theories, put down your crack pipe and go to bed.

[Ilidanoo]

Fuck Europe. Burn it into the Ground !!!

[Calthrasful]

@Ilidanoo

and where did you come from?

[AVA4USAISRAEL]

G-d bless Europe!!!!

[AmuroRei89]

In this day we need to discovery again the ideal of Europe!

I'm italian and I saw that the politics of my countruy are.....un branco di dementi!

I'm Sorry De Gasperi! I'm Very very Sorry!

[BigDan0619993]

The EU now sucks! I wish there would be an Union between the 5 strongest economical countries, then there wouldn't be the fucking south of Europe who costs the other countries a lot of money!

[Inadvertens]

@BigDan0619993 Long live the EU, building a society consiting of ALL of Europe and not just a society for the rich countries to marvel in their own greatness.

[HunterofDolts]

@Inadvertens The funny thing is that this "DixieRulez" self-defeating dumbass is an Italo-New Yorker troll clumsily pretending to be a "redneck". If the retrarded things he claims were true, that would mean that the E.U. only benefits his poor, mafia-ridden browner Italian peepz.

[DixieRulez]

@BigDan0619993

Yes the E.U only benefits poor brown folks like Spaniards who like to siesta all day instead of working .

[BigDan0619993]

@DixieRulez true!

[ScotsIrishReb]

@BigDan0619993

Yes i agree with DixieRulez also!

[DixieRulez]

@BigDan0619993

Thanks Buddy!

[ABZVCDUT]

@BigDan0619993 Which countries would be the five economically strongest if you don't include Italy and Spain?

[ilias2oo6]

@ABZVCDUT italy and spain are part of the PIGS of europe aka (P)ortugal (I)taly (G)reece (S)pain

those countries are pigs third world shit countries,we the germans give you pigs hundred of billion of dollars to help your economy without germany europe will have a economic crash!

[FedoReds88]

Europe Rule!... Unite we can control the world and reduce USA and China to their submissive role!!

[cerunno]

Evviva l'Unione Europea :D

[TheMrDavignon]

I think, turky shouldn't be allowed to enter the EU until there is demokracy and Equality between men and women in the country.

[DixieRulez]

@TheMrDavignon

Hey if you guys allowed the Moorish/Gypsy Spaniards to join your European union you are gonna have to eventually allow the Turks to as well equality or not!

[HunterofDolts]

@TheMrDavignon The funny thing is that this "DixieRulez" self-defeating dumbass is an Italo-New Yorker troll clumsily pretending to be a "redneck". If the retrarded things he claims were true, that would mean that by accepting Italians in the European Union you would also have to accept not just Turks, but also their Palestinian, Jewish, Moorish, Syrian, etc. cousins as well. Italians are in fact Europe's closest genetic match to such people as Jews.

[ThePedroton]

Die musiken von Beethoven ist Super.

[WayneCafe228]

我感受到了~~~~和平!自由! 邁向進步的未來!!!

[Angelinterista]

Long live European Union!!!! Noi europei siamo così diversi ma allo stesso tempo così simili!!!!

[GreyFox90100]

Long live freedom! Long live European Union!

[moschiglione]

The European Union is the best thing that all european countries have done togheter in history, and I'm proud to be part of it

Greetings from Italy :)

[1909alex]

istd as wirklich die Hymne der EU?

[TheMrDavignon]

@1909alex

Ja, ist es.

[1909alex]

@TheMrDavignon Dann zeigt das umso mehr die Dominanz Deutschlands in der EU.

[ilovelcdc]

@1909alex Ja^^

Das ist die Europa hymne XD

An die freude^^

[1909alex]

@ilovelcdc Was willst du von mir? Zwischen EU und Europa ist ein Unterschied und das Lied heisst nich " An die Freude" sondern Freude schöner Götterfunke.

[LeutholdJR]

@1909alex Blödsinn, es heißt "An die Freude" (manchmal Synonym "Ode an die Freude") , Text von Friedrich Schiller.

[ThugCologne]

YEAH... EUROPE!

[PKJohansson]

Fuck the european dictatorship. :)

[Skyifictionable]

@PKJohansson Fuck you. :)

[PKJohansson]

@Skyifictionable thanks (:

[Skyifictionable]

@PKJohansson Anytime, my fellow European. (:

[PKJohansson]

@Skyifictionable Heil Van Rompuy!

[Skyifictionable]

@PKJohansson Not following with you there. :)

[SmokinWeed4Live]

ooh nice .....makes me proud to live in the EU .....we actualy have more freedome then the U.S.A in this day's

[xXGumbaXx]

this Music plays when Chuck Norris get up :D

[firmajoba]

Long live Europe, down with EUdSSR ! 

[xXGumbaXx]

@firmajoba you mean UdSSR or am I wrong @__@ ????

[petreio95]

Europa Caput Mundi

[1MagicAndMayhem1]

Sounds best in German

[Chiron84]

The german vocal version is way better than the purely instrumental version.... but it's still the perfect choice for an european anthem. Just listening to it gives me goose bumps... one of the best pieces of music ever written!

[erbosslibrico]

Lunga vita all'europa , possa non cadere MAI !!!!

[Williamtom2]

I'm English -- I can deal with it being German Lyrics :) That makes the song! But I would like something British to be put forward in the EU .... Oh I know English is the major language used -- Score. Germany, have your anthem we have a LANGUAGE TO BET YOU! It's Brotherly Competition people -- like a good superstate should have :)

[iloveyou4everandmore]

@Williamtom2 beat*

[Urbandubdie]

@Williamtom2

well we are paying nearly everything so the anthem should stay german =)

[Chiron84]

@Williamtom2 Not that I don't see the advantages of diversity, but there's a german saying: "Wer zahlt, schafft an". Google says it translates to "Who pays the piper calls". Accidentally, the translation fits perfectly :D

[B4stiB]

the anthem is without the lyrics. in this case it would "prefer" the german language. anyway, i LOVE this masterpiece. greetings from germany!

[derluftman2]

Die schöne alte Deutsche musik, wunderschön:)

[DollySwamm]

Ludwig van Bethoven= German

Text= German Text

GERMANY! (I'am from Germany xD)

[Pumpkinstubbz420]

u guys lost ur soverngty this is part of the new world order fuck the government

[ThorBeliskner]

Mhh... The real anthem of the European Union normaly is played without choir.

[TheMrDavignon]

@ThorBeliskner

Cry, little boy, cry.

[Theoneandonly551234a]

nice song, nice EU :)

[cowboy5258]

how can sing it

[kuschelgiirl]

@Nihoify haha^^ da hast du recht!

[MrXenophilius]

eines der schönsten lieder die es gibt

[AussieLover9]

Support with all my heart E.U!!! long life!!!!!

[AKturkishwestLA]

Turkey will joins in EU

Türkei wird in den EU beitretten :)

[TheMorrison1988]

viva l'europa , a dispetto di ogni giudizio siamo il popolo piu bello del mondo gli europei .

[nomangodoytokay]

:

European Union = America = Western/Christian-Zionist Old & New World Order,

plus Friends/Partners Russia & China & iran.

DESTROY THE SYSTEM

[djdarkez]

I'm so happy to see that so many Europeans believe in all this and if you do you probably shiver while hearing this anthem. I hope that one day the European Federal Republic will be born! "In varietate concordia"= "Unity in diversity"

[matthoenn]

Wrong language. It should be in Latin.

[Theoneandonly551234a]

@matthoenn I like it...I´m german :P long live EU

[EarlyRave84]

@matthoenn

No. The original is in German ;)

[matthoenn]

@EarlyRave84 I know, but German is not the main language of Europe. Latin suits Europe the most, and there is a Latin version.

[EarlyRave84]

@matthoenn

German is the most spoken language in europe. Latin is dying! Only a few people use that language.

[matthoenn]

@EarlyRave84 Does not matter. Latin is the proper language of Europe, doesn't matter which is spoken the most.

[EarlyRave84]

@matthoenn

Ok you're right. But i like also the german version of this masterpiece :)

[aengelmax]

@EarlyRave84 Nobody speak ancient latin, today. Neo-latin languages are the most spoken in west-europe (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy) and in the rest of the World (America and Africa). ;)

English is the commercial most spoken.

And this is the True Anthem of the European Union, for sure.

[ilprincipemiskin]

No UE - yes Europe of peoples!

[Blechbert]

Thousands of years war an bloodshed-

finally Peace in Europe!

God bless us all - anyhow we call him!!!

[SoldatSteiner]

ich weine immer

[Mardil9]

the anthem is german, because the original text was writen by Friedrich Schiller, there is also a english version(ode to joy) but the original anthem is german

proud to be European

[IIXXIIXX]

@Mardil9 correction, the lyrics are form Shiller poem. the music is from Beethoven, who addopted it for his symphony #9.