Ode to Joy - other lyrics

Subject: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: Susan of DT
Date: 22 Mar 17 - 10:44 PM

When I was in elementary school (Brooklyn, 1950s) we sang a set of words to Ode to Joy that do not seem to be anywhere on Google. I remember the first two lines:

Ode to joy from Heaven descending
Hail joy all you here below...

Does anyone know the rest or where it came from? Yes, I know there are several sets of words sung to Ode to Joy, notably Jabowocky and parodies thereof.

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: BobL
Date: 23 Mar 17 - 04:33 AM

Jabberwocky? That would be an awkward fit - different metre (8:8:8:6 iambic versus 8:7:8:7 trochaic).

BTW only poets measure metres in feet.

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 23 Mar 17 - 04:56 AM

Hymn set to Ode To Joy This thread may prove a good starting point.

Cheers
Nigel

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: Susan of DT
Date: 23 Mar 17 - 07:30 AM

BobL - Jabberwocky sings to beautifully to Ode to Joy. Just stretch a couple of syllables. I was trying to find you one on youtube, but there are a number of tunes people sang it to and I did not see how to limit the search to that tune. (jabberwocky ode to joy got all ode to joys with any words and ode to joy jabberwocky got all jabbowockys at any tune).

Nigel - thanx, but I did not see this set of words. Our chorus is singing the common Joyful, Joyful words, which is what got me started thinking about this.

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: clueless don
Date: 23 Mar 17 - 08:34 AM

Skivee and his pal Jody once put together some entertaining lyrics set to Ode to Joy.

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: Howard Jones
Date: 23 Mar 17 - 10:24 AM

The party piece of the squire of a morris side I was once involved was to sing the label off a Guinness bottle:

Brewed by Arthur Guinness Son & Company, Park Royal Ltd
Extra Stout Guinness
Registered Trademark Arthur Guinness
Bottled by John Courage Ltd, London SE1
Minimum contents 9 fluid ounces
Brewed in London, England.

He was also fond of pointing out that by the time the Thames reaches London it has passed through at least 9 human bodies, before arriving at Watney's brewery.

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: Susan of DT
Date: 23 Mar 17 - 12:24 PM

A little more dredged up from 60 years ago:

   Ode to joy from Heaven descending
   Hail joy all you here below...
   ...
second part of melody:
   ...
   ... united
   Here we meet on common ground
   ...

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 24 Mar 17 - 05:10 AM

When I was a student, the Oxford University Morris Men used to sing the Guinness label, but bottled by Allied Breweries, UK Ltd, Burton-on-Trent. Minimum contents 9 and 2/3 fluid ounces...

Kitty

Subject: RE: Ode to Joy - other lyrics
From: Mark Ross
Date: 24 Mar 17 - 09:50 AM

There is also HYMN TO NATIONS, recorded by Pete Seeger, aka, BROTHER SING YOUR COUNTRY'S ANTHEM.

Mark Ross