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Key facts
- Also known as
- Ολυμπιακός Ύμνος ( Greek ) , Hymne Olympique ( French )
- Lyrics
- Kostis Palamas
- Music
- Spyridon Samaras , 1896
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- national anthem
- Composer
- Spyridon Samaras
- Tonality
- F major
- Lyrics by
- Kostis Palamas
- Image
- Olympic rings without rims.svg
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- publication date
- 1896-00-00
- copyright status
- public domain
- language of work or name
- Greek
- title
- Olympic Hymn
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Encyclopedic overview
The Olympic Hymn (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Ύμνος, pronounced [oli(m)bi̯aˈkos ˈimnos]), also known as the Olympic Anthem, is a choral cantata by opera composer Spyridon Samaras (1861–1917), with Demotic Greek lyrics by Greek poet Kostis Palamas. Both poet and composer were the choice of the Greek Demetrius Vikelas, who was the first President of the International Olympic Committee.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Olympic Hymn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.