National anthem?

Question

What is the longest national anthem in the WORLD?

Answer 1

The Greek Anthem is based on the "Hymn to the Freedom", a large 158 verse poem written by Dionysios Solomos, a distinguished poet from Zakynthos Island. It was inspired by the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Ottoman Empire. During 1828, the eminent musician from Kerkyra Island Nikolaos Mantzaros composed the music for Solomos' hymn. Although King Othon (Otto) decorated both of them for their work (1845 and 1849), he did not replace the Royal Anthem of that time with the Solomos/Mantzaros hymn. The anthem was a musical derivative from the German one, with a text glorifying Othon and his dynasty. After the overthrow of the dynasty, the new King George I and the Greek establishment decided to look for a clearly Greek work, both with respect to the poetry and the music. The "Hymn to the Freedom" was readily there - extremely popular since the Revolution times, often recited or sung during patriotic meetings and celebrations.

The Greek anthem is also used in Cyprus, which has a substantial Greek community.

Answer 2

Ode to Freedom was adopted as the national anthem of Greece in 1864. It's 158 stanzas long.

Answer 3

Greece's ODE TO FREEDOM, written by as a poem by Dionysios Soloms and composed by Nikolaos Mantzaros in 1828.

Answer 4

Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hail at the twilight's last gleaming who's broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there O say does that star spangled banner yet wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave

Answer 5

Greece 158 verses.

The USA when I sing - I am a horrid singer.

Answer 6

Probably the one Tom Cruise would write to himself if he had his own country.

Answer 7

mine