(Ode an die Freude) The Irony

The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" is the last complete symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is probably better known as the European Union anthem the 'Ode to Joy' When Beethoven began work on the symphony, he was completely deaf.



Now we hear the Schiller notes (play on words)

"Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in any truth that is taught in life."

Article 9 of the EU Reform Treaty

The Union's institutions (read government) shall be:
– the European Parliament,
– the European Council,
– the Council,
– the European Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"),
– the Court of Justice of the European Union,
– the European Central Bank,
– the Court of Auditors.

Sure plays a mean pinball

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