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Hymnus an das Leben

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The Hymn to Life (German: Hymnus an das Leben) is a musical composition for mixed chorus and orchestra by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

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In 1884, Nietzsche wrote to his friend Peter Gast: "This time, 'music' will reach you. I want to have a song made that could also be performed in public in order to seduce people to my philosophy." With this request, Gast reworked Lebensgebetl into Friendship, and orchestrated it.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Ecce Homo, trans. Walter Kaufmann
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