In spring of 2010, Google announced a request for information (RFI) from communities interesting in having Google install a fiber to the home (FTTH) network there -- residents would be offered Internet access over the fiber optic network (FON) at competitive prices. A nationwide competition unfolded with communities trying to outdo each other. A Google Anthem (GA) was written and created for Ann Arbor (A2).

Regretably, the text below, which is simply a new, more accurate translation (NMAT) of Schiller's "Ode to Joy," was not used by Ann Arbor for its Fiber Anthem (FA).

NODE TO JOY

Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium
Fiber surely, Google's funky, download now made easier

Wir betreten feuertrunken himmlische dein Heiligtum
We'll be trading urban [trans. note: possibly 'drunken'] fairies, in for holy optic towers

Deine Zauber binden wieder, was die Mode streng geteilt
You're the Fiber binding, winding, what the modems strongly tore

Alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
All the mentions will be broader, when you search on Google's World

Seid umschlungen, Millionen! Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt!
Sung it song-like, millions sing now, this will kiss the world wide web.

Brüder, überm Sternenzelt muß ein lieber Vater wohnen.
Broadly, sternly, ever mustard, is a lovely Fiber well.