Barcelona 1992 Opening Ceremony - Entrance of Olympic Flag

The Olympic Flag enters the Stadium of Montjuic in Barcelona during the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Olympic Games. Part of Yannis Ritsos's poem "Romiossini" is heard, composed by Mikis Theodorakis and sung by the mezzo-soprano Agnes Baltsa.

La bandera olímpica entra en el Estadio de Montjuic de Barcelona durante la Ceremonia de Inauguración de los Juegos Olympicos de 1992. Suena una parte del poema "Romiossini" de Yannis Ritsos con la musica de Mikis Theodorakis y cantado por la mezzosoprano Agnes Baltsa.

Η είσοδος της Ολυμπιακής Σημαίας στο Στάδιο Montjuic της Βαρκελώνης κατά τη διάρκεια της Τελετής Έναρξης των Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων του 1992. Ακούγεται μέρος του ποιήματος "Ρωμιοσύνη" του Γιάννη Ρίτσου σε μουσική Μίκη Θεοδωράκη και ερμηνευμένο από την σοπράνο Αγνή Μπάλτσα.

Lyrics:
Me tosa fylla sou gnefi o ilios kalimera
Me tosa flampoura lampi o ouranos
ke touti mes ta sidera ke kini mes to homa.
Sopa opou na'ne tha simanoun i kampanes
Afto to homa ine diko tous ke diko mas
Katou apo to homa, mes ta stavromena heria tous
kratane tis kampanas to skini
prosmenoune tin ora na simanoun tin anastasi
Touto to homa ine diko tous ke diko mas
De mpori kanis na mas to pari.

English translation:
With so many leaves the sun waves you goodmorning
With so many flags the sky glitters
these are behind bars and those under the earth.
Wait, the bells will ring soon
This earth is theirs and ours too
Under the earth in their crossed hands
they hold the bell's rope
waiting for the time to sound the resurrection.
This earth is theirs and ours too
No one can take it from us.

Category:

Sports

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• barcelona
• 1992
• olympic
• games
• opening
• ceremony
• flag
• baltsa
• theodorakis
• ritsos

[chr04]

Queen Sofia honors her home country!

Seriously great segment! A fabulous Agni Baltsa, and a powerful Mikis Theodorakis (who also composed the music when the flag enters the stadium in Athens 2004).

I;m Greek and proud of it!

[redhellgr]

Theodorakis at one of his best moments of his career. Breathtaking performance, excellent..

[Nikechagias]

Απίστευτη ερμηνεία!!!

[kardapanos1]

this song is the ultimate gift that Greece could give to Spain for the games and for all the world could hear it....

[romiosuni1977]

@Guiu65 it is the poem collection "Romiosuni" by left poet Giannis Ritsos. In Greece you can find the omonymous CD (romiosuni) by other voices (George Dalaras, Gregory Bithikotsis the original). I think it is EMI records. I doubt if there is a recording of Baltsa though. Good luck.

[piulibero]

what a poem but what an awfull translation.

[filip13]

Epic entrance. Wish modern Greece was as epic...

[noeeemi]

@xunkx es la televisión catalana.

[xunkx]

porque hablaban en ese idioma q solo se habla ahi me refiero al catalan el español es UNIVERSAL pero los otros idiomas no tenia sentido hacerlo en aquellos.

[ioannisgr]

My god, Agnes looks like an ancient Greek foreteller with all that smoke and the early 90's classic look, like Pythia or something

[Guiu65]

Please, does anyone know if this music sung by Agnes Baltsa has been published?

[romiosuni1977]

who could expect it: the poetry of Ritsos, a hudge Greek communist patriot (Lenin Prize winner) ,in greek, sung by a great Greek singer (Baltsa) and composed - conducted by an even greater Greek (Theodorakis), in the Barcelona opening Ceremony, in front of Reyna Sofia. Ironic pages of history, or simply proof that art and athletics can unite the opposite.