fahrquad Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 10,000 Japanese singing in German. I know it is Beethoven and I appreciate that, but the last time the Japanese and Germans got together things did not go well. https://youtu.be/xBlQZyTF_LY?t=491 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrquad Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 It is still one of Beethoven's greatest and most inspirational works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigD Posted October 30, 2016 Report Share Posted October 30, 2016 Plus the song’s about all men becoming brothers and giving the whole world a sensuous kiss, which is kinda the opposite of scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrquad Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Plus the song’s about all men becoming brothers and giving the whole world a sensuous kiss, which is kinda the opposite of scary. I dunno, I find the idea of men giving their brothers a sensuous kiss a little creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKrettin Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 I dunno, I find the idea of men giving their brothers a sensuous kiss a little creepy. That's a serious distortion of what Schiller wrote. He talks of nature giving us kisses and wine, and specifically mentions "Whoever has found a beloved wife". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrquad Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Schiller obviously meant kisses in the metaphoric sense, but I was having a little fun with CraigD's post in #3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigD Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 There are kisses 2 places in the poem, (English translation) “She gave us kisses and the fruit of the vine” around the middle, and “You millions, I embrace you / This kiss is for all the world!” The first kisses are clearly nice fruity one from mother nature to us, but I’m not sure who’s giving the whole world that last one. Could be an implied human narrator, or it could be God – I think I’ll leave this one for an expert. :) Either way, it’s pretty warm and fuzzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrquad Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) Sleep now (or whenever you can)(if you are an insomniac like me). https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=arMu4f8rnBk#t=11 Edited January 2, 2017 by fahrquad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahrquad Posted January 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Been one for at least the last 50 years, to the best of my recollection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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