MEMORIES FROM SMYRNI

THE HELLENIC NATIONAL ANTHEM
Translation in English by Rudyard Kipling (1918), an English Poet (1865-1939) who won the Nobel Prize in 1907


We knew thee of old
Oh, divinely restored,
By the lights of thine eyes
And the light of thy Sword

From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!

Long time didst thou dwell
Mid the peoples that mourn,
Awaiting some voice
That should bid thee return.

Ah, slow broke that day
And no man dared call,
For the shadow of tyranny
Lay over all:

And we saw thee sad-eyed,
The tears on thy cheeks
While thy raiment was dyed
In the blood of the Greeks.

Yet, behold now thy sons
With impetuous breath
Go forth to the fight
Seeking Freedom or Death.

From the graves of our slain
Shall thy valour prevail
As we greet thee again-
Hail, Liberty! Hail!



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THE HELLENIC NATIONAL ANTHEM
in modern English
I shall always recognise you
By the dreadful sword you hold,
As the earth, with searching vision,
You survey, with spirit bold.
'Twas the Greeks of old whose dying
Brought to birth our spirit free.
Now, with ancient valour rising,
Let us hail you, Oh Liberty!
Now, with ancient valour rising,
Let us hail you, Liberty,
Now, with ancient valour rising,
Let us hail you, Liberty!
(repeated three times)




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THE HELLENIC NATIONAL ANTHEM
in Latin transliteration


(Lyrics composed by Nikolaos Mantzaros on 1857)

Se gnoriso apo tin kopsi,
Tou spathiou tin tromeri,
Se gnoriso apo tin opsi,
Pou me via metra tin yi.
Ap' ta kokala vialmeni,
Ton Ellinon ta iera,
Ke san prota andriomeni,
Haire, o haire, Eleftheria!
(repeat previous two lines three times)





These are some sites which are closely connected with the subject of the Hellenism in Minor Asia:


http://smyrnialbum.s5.com/
http://members.aol.com/peramos/per12.html , Peramos of Kyzikos - Chapter 12
http://imia.cc.duth.gr/turkey/gree.e.html , The Greek Holocaust of Thrace, Minor Asia and Pontos
http://www.hellas.org/asia_minor/
http://www.katsanevas.gr/articles/article15.html (in Greek language only)
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/ , The Hellenic genocide, quotes from historical documents and related photos.
http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/13/en/index.html ,from Foundation of the Hellenic World.( http://www.fhw.gr)