Beethoven's last words
It is said that the great musician Beethoven, moments before he died, opened his eyes, looked at those around him, and said his last words: “Come on, brothers, applaud, the farce is over.”
Beethoven, despite his extraordinary genius and the great success he achieved with his immortal symphonies, did not hear any of them at all. He gradually lost his hearing, only to lose it completely when his feet touched the thresholds of fame. In addition, he suffered from diseases of various kinds: cirrhosis, liver, jaundice, anemia, atherosclerosis, and many other diseases. .
At one of the official parties, he refused to bow to the princes when they asked him. He replied, saying: Princes can have children, but Beethoven will not repeat them. Although there was excessive arrogance in this statement, you will find something to support it. When the French forces occupied Austria, Beethoven began to appear every morning from the balcony of his house to play his country’s national anthem in defiance. Shouting to the French army, when Napoleon learned of the matter, he appointed a squad of cavalry to guard the musician’s house every morning so as not to disturb him while he was playing.
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