I studied Russian and Romance languages in school and had no appreciation for the emphatic first syllables of the German language, before I first sang in Beethoven's 9'th. Though the words to this music are gorgeous, performing this work with a mass of other voices goes beyond words. Luckily for me, the Stanford Summer Chorus* is singing it this summer. Every Tuesday night I can hop on my cruiser bike, pedal on over and become a part of the vocals behind it. No matter what else is going on, once I get there, Alle Menschen once more werden Brüder. And pedaling home through the darkness of a California summer night, I'm just one more daughter outta' Elysium. 
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- Freude, schöner Götterfunken
- Tochter aus Elysium,
- Wir betreten feuertrunken,
- Himmlische, dein Heiligtum!
- Deine Zauber binden wieder
- Was die Mode streng geteilt;
- Alle Menschen werden Brüder,
- Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
- * Peninsula Cantare is my normal chorus
| - Joy, beautiful spark of divinity
- Daughter of Elysium,
- We enter, drunk with fire,
- Into your sanctuary, heavenly daughter!
- Your magic reunites
- What custom strictly divided.
- All men become brothers,
- Where your gentle wing rests.
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