A new European Hymn: "European Soul" (Translations, Recordings and Performances of the new Europa Hymn)

Email & Contact

akadnews — 2007-11-26T14:18:00Z

Please send an Email to the following Email address to contact the composer or the Band:

A new Hymn for Europe: European Soul

akadnews — 2007-09-23T10:27:00Z

In September 2005, the Song "European Soul" composed by the Austrian Peter Jedlicka won a prize in an art competition organized by the NOE-Kulturforum in Lower Austria, entitled:

"In search of the European Soul"

This song has a good chance to become Europes new Hymn, because it is much easier to sing than Beethoven´s "Ode to joy".

And it has a unique concept to include all languages of the EU Member States: The first verse is always sung in english language, the second verse and the final short verse are sung in the language of the country where it is performed.

On this website we´ll keep you up with news about this composition, give you the chance to download the lyrics and the melody (in MIDI file format), and tell you in which countries, by which artists or choirs the song is performed or recorded.

And you can join in ! If you want to perform this song live - most likely within a Europe-related event - or put it on a record please tell us about it. And if you do not find a language version of your country on this website, please mail if you have a proposal for a translation in your mother tongue.

So let us "share the good things" as is stated it the final lines of the song "European Soul"

The Band WIENERBERG, Vienna Austria

Geld verdienen im Internet

akadnews — 2007-03-21T13:42:00Z

... eine neue Info-Webseite zu diesem Thema, die speziell Jugendlichen und Frauen die Basics des E-Business vermitteln will:

>> HIER

Print: geld-verdienen-im-internet (rtf, 3 KB)

WIENERBERG - a new Band and Art Project

akadnews — 2006-06-13T12:53:00Z

Peter Jedlicka is increasingly collaborating with other artists in the field of music and digital art.

This new community calls itself WIENERBERG.

Just as the song was performed with singer Birgit Obermoser last year, other combinations of musicians will perform the song in the near future.

This website submitted to Diesel New Art Contest

akadnews — 2006-06-13T12:46:00Z

This website has also been submitted to the Diesel New Art Contest 2006.

The aim is not to win another prize for the composition, but for the website as a project to unite European musicians, singers and bands by means of the song "European Soul" sung in all European languages.

Read more on

>> www.diesel-new-art.com

Copyright Notice

akadnews — 2006-03-06T10:33:00Z

Please note:

The composition itself is copyright protected, and you are NOT allowed to perform it without the permission of the composer.

The MIDI file though, which you can download here:

European-Hymn-Peter-Jedlicka (mid, 15 KB)

is published under a Creative Commons license, because it is only one of many possible MIDI arrangements for the song.

What does that mean ?

That means that you are free to use this midi file as long as you:

name the composers name
do not change it in any way
do not use it commercially

It is meant for rehearsals - to have a playback tune to sing along.

Dieser Inhalt ist unter einer Creative Commons-Lizenz lizenziert.

Second Hand Books

akadnews — 2005-12-16T11:07:47Z

Because this is an english homepage, my friend Franz asks me to put a list of second hand books in english language he offers on www.booklooker.de on it.

Don´t know how often he will renew this list. Please mail, if you have difficulty with this german website.

>> second-hand-books (txt, 2 KB)

Swiss Singers show interest

akadnews — 2005-11-08T15:18:31Z

Strange, but true:

Even though Swiss is not member of the European Union so far, some swiss hobby-singers, engaged in the topic of reaching an EU membership for Swizerland, show interest in singing the song - to encourage others for their goals.

WIll they perform it in public ? You will read it here ...

D: Unglaublich, aber wahr: obwohl die Schweiz kein EU Mitglied ist, gehören einige schweizer Hobbysänger zu den ersten, die sich für die Hymne interessieren.

Die offensichtlich musikalischen Mitglieder der Initiative "Schweiz zur EU" möchten den Song auch zur Ermutigung anderer Eidgenoss/inn/en für einen Beitritt der Schweiz singen.

Wenn es dazu eine öffentliche Aufführung gibt, wird es hier zu lesen sein ...

Recordings on CD

akadnews — 2005-10-01T07:56:33Z

The song "European Soul" can be heard on the compilation of the prize winners of the art contest of NOE Kulturforum:

"Auf der Suche nach der Europäischen Seele" ( In Search of the European Soul )

produced in limited edition - maybe still available contacting the NOE Kulturforum

Download or play the MIDI File

akadnews — 2005-09-28T09:51:00Z

Here you can download the MIDI File or listen online, by clicking the following file:

European-Hymn-Peter-Jedlicka (mid, 15 KB)

A MIDI File is a Musical Data Format used by Musical Keyboards ( Synthesizers ) and Soundcards. Windows Media Player will play it but you can also put it on a floppy to insert it in a musical keyboard with a floppy drive.

The sound quality depends on your soundcard or your sound-software ( on older computers it might sound like a computer-game-music ... but on modern computers with wavetable synthesis it should sound great ( Strings, Drums, Piano, Harmonica for the 1st voice, Sax for the 2nd voice ).

This MIDI File ( NOT the composition itself ) is published under a Creative Commons License.

What does that mean ?

That means that you are free to use this midi file as long as you:

name the composers name
do not change it in any way
do not use it commercially

It is meant for rehearsals - to have a playback tune to sing along.

Dieser Inhalt ist unter einer Creative Commons-Lizenz lizenziert.

Melody - as a MIDI File or on notation text sheet

akadnews — 2005-09-28T09:37:00Z

You can either listen to the Melody using the Midifile to click or to download ( to play it you need Windows Mediaplayer or any other MIDI Playing Program - and many Music-Keyboards with floppy disks can play it if you download it on a floppy first ).

MIDI File: European-Hymn-Peter-Jedlicka (mid, 15 KB)

Or you can read the notes in a simplified notation on the printable Text Sheet in RTF or PDF Format:

RTF (opens with Word, Write or Open Office):
european-hymn-lyrics-rtf (rtf, 6 KB)

PDF (needs the free Acrobat Reader Software)
european_hymn_lyrics_pdf (pdf, 8 KB)

On these sheets only the english verse is written - you must fill in the verses in the chosen other language separately.

Europäische Hymne - deutscher Text

akadnews — 2005-09-27T06:32:00Z

Hier ist die deutsche zweite Strophe und und End-Strophe, die als Duett gesungen werden kann (Autor Peter Jedlicka):

( nach der englischen Strophe, Melodie A+B )

( Melodie A )
Ich seh´die Berge, ich seh´die Flüsse
Ich seh´die Häuser drüben stehn
Seh´keine Zäune, seh keine Grenzen
Spür´eine Sehnsucht hinzugehn

( Melodie B )
Ich seh´die Menschen, hör´sie lachen
Kann ihre Sprache nicht verstehn
Doch die Gesichter sehn vertraut aus
Sodass ich ihre Hände nehm

( Solo - oder gesummte Strophe bei Chören,
danach englische Kurz-Schlussstrophe )

( Melodie B )
O ja ich glaube wir sind alle
In einem großen Ziel vereint
Gutes zu teilen, Schweres zu meistern
Das wird Europas Seele sein.

Wenn Sie diesen Text in eine andere EU-Sprache übersetzen können, die hier noch nicht zu finden ist, schreiben Sie bitte ein mail ( es soll sich reimen und es soll singbar sein ... ).

Lyrics

akadnews — 2005-09-26T11:43:00Z

As was mentioned on the main page, the concept of this Hymn is, that the first verse ( containing Melody A and B ) - and half of the final verse ( Melody B ) - is sung in english language, the second verse and the other half of the final verse is sung in the language of the country where it is performed.

So here are the english verses by Peter Jedlicka. You can listen to the Melody using the provided MIDI File .

( Melody Part A )
I see the hills, I see a river,
I see the houses way down low
I see no borders, I see no frontiers
I feel a spirit that will grow

( Melody Part B )
I see the people, hear them laughing
Speaking words I don´t understand
But when I see their smiling faces
I know that I can take their hands.

( Second Verse - second language - melody parts A+B,
so far available in German ( Original Version )

2x Melody Part A:
HUMMING of the Melody (for choirs + second voice )
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO (for bands )

Final Verse:
( Melody B )
Cause I believe, that we can reach you
And that we have a common goal
To share the good things, and help through hard times
And build that European Soul

( Final Verse - second language - Melody B )

If you are able to translate these verses into another language of the european union you do not yet find on this homepage, please write an email ! ( it should "rhyme" and it should be singable ! ).

Download or print the lyrics:

in .rtf Format: european-hymn-lyrics-rtf (rtf, 6 KB)
in PDF Format: european_hymn_lyrics_pdf (pdf, 8 KB)

Partnersites

akadnews — 2005-09-26T07:36:39Z

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Eine neue Europahymne: European Soul

akadnews — 2005-09-23T10:43:00Z

Am 22.9.2005 gewann die Komposition "European Soul" des Österreichers Peter Jedlicka einen Preis bei einem Kunstwettbewerb des NÖ-Kulturforums zum Thema "Auf der Suche nach der europäischen Seele".

Dieser Song hat durchaus das Zeug dazu, zu einer neuen Europa Hymne zu werden, da er leichter ( z.B. auch für Schulchöre ) zu singen ist als Beethoven´s "Ode an die Freude", und ein einzigartiges Konzept zur Einbeziehung aller europäischen Sprachen hat:

Jeweils die erste Strophe des Songs soll in Englisch gesungen werden, die zweite Strophe und die kurze Endstrophe jedoch in der Sprache jenes Landes, in dem es aufgeführt / aufgenommen wird.

Das heißt auch: mitmachen erwünscht !

Derzeit gibt es nur die englisch-deutsche Originalversion von Peter Jedliczka, Übersetzungen in andere Sprachen werden noch gesucht ! Und ebenso soll der Song möglichst viel von Chören und SängerInnen in ganz Europa gesungen werden !

Diese Homepage soll über diesen EU weiten kreativen Prozess berichten, ebenso wie über Konzerte und CDs bei denen "European Soul" zur Aufführung oder zur Aufnahme gelangt.

Falls Sie daran Interesse haben, nehmen Sie einfach Kontakt per mail auf !