O! Listen to a jubilant song,
The joy of our spirit is uncaged,
My soul it darts like lightning!
Listen to a jubilant song,
For we sing to the joys of youth,
And the joy of a glad light-beaming day.

Listen to a jubilant song,
For we sing to the joy of life, and youth,
And the joy of a glad light-beaming day.
O! Our spirit sings a jubilant song
That is to life full of music,
of concord, of harmony.

We sing prophetic joys of lofty ideals.
We sing a universal love
Awaking in the hearts of men.

O! To have life, a poem of new joys,
To shout, to dance, exult, and leap.
O! to realize space and flying clouds, the sun and moon,
O! to be rulers of life,
O! to be rulers of destiny.

O! Listen to a song, a jubilant song.
Listen to our song, the joy of our spirit is uncaged.
We dance, exult,
We shout and leap.
O! Listen to our song.