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| Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían | |
| English: Hymn to Liberty |
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| National Anthem of |  Greece Cyprus |
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| Lyrics | Dionýsios Solomós, 1823 |
| Music | Nikolaos Mantzaros |
| Adopted | 1865 |
The Hymn to Liberty (Greek: Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν Ýmnos eis tīn Eleutherían) is a poem written by Dionýsios Solomós in 1823 that consists of 158 stanzas and is the largest 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 Republic 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.
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English Translations
By Rudyard Kipling (1918)
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External links
- Vocal and instrumental versions in MP3
- The Greek Presidency - The website for the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic has a page about the National Anthem, including an instrumental file..
- Michał Bzinkowski, Eleuthería e Thánatos!, The idea of freedom in modern Greek poetry during the war of independence in 19th century. Dionysios Solomos’ “Hymn to Liberty”
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