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The Hymn to Liberty (Greek: Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν, Ýmnos is tīn Eleftherian) is a poem written by Dionýsios Solomós in 1823 that consists of 158 stanzas and is the longest Hymn in the world, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros. In 1865, the first two stanzas officially became the national anthem of Greece and later also that of the Republic of Cyprus. According to the Constitution of the Quintuplet of Cyprus, the Greek national anthem is used in the presence of the Greek Cypriot president (or other Greek Cypriot), and the Turkish national anthem is used in the presence of the Turkish Cypriot vice-president. Cyprus stopped using the Turkish national anthem, however, when Turkish Cypriots broke away from the Government in 1963. Hymn to Liberty was also the Greek Royal Anthem (since 1864).

The hymn was set to music in 1865 by the Corfiot operatic composer Nikolaos Mantzaros, who composed two choral versions, a long one for the whole poem and a short one for the first two stanzas; the latter is the one adopted as the National Anthem of Greece.

English Translation: I know it's you from the edge of the sword, the terrible one I recognize you from the look which with hardness surveys the land drawn from the bones of the Greeks, the sacred ones and, valiant as first hail, o hail, Liberty!

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  • i dont think our anthem lies about history,but surely yours does.u speak slavic and u are trying to name yourselves macedonians\????? its like trying to name a greek russian.

    Kiro Gligorov 1st President

    "we are not descendants of the ancient Macedonians"

    "We are Macedonians but we are Slav Macedonians. That's who we are!

    We have no connection to Alexander the Greek and his Macedonia.

    Our ancestors came here in the 5th and 6th century (A.D

  • (translation)  I shall always recognize you by the dreadful sword you hold as the Earth with searching vision you survey with spirit bold From the Greeks of old whose dying brought to life and spirit free now with ancient valour rising let us hail you, oh Liberty!

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  • fuck greece

  • greetings from america

  • Regedit used for device land.Frienship cultural.

  • GREETINGS FROM LIECHTENSTEIN

  • Greetings from Czech republic

  • You must watch George, he's great! I bet the Greek-Canadians make some good food, but nothing compares to the food right out of the country ;)

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