Cretan Anthem
1898–1908 national anthem of the Cretan State From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cretan Anthem (Greek: Κρητικός Ύμνος, Kritikos Ymnos) was the national anthem of the Cretan State. It was adopted in 1898 and it was sung to the tune of the Greek national anthem, originally composed by Nikolaos Mantzaros and adopted by Dionysios Davrangas, with new words by the poet Ioannis Polemis, celebrating Crete's bloody struggles for freedom from the Ottoman Empire.
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| English: Cretan Anthem | |
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| Κρητικός Ύμνος | |
National anthem of  Cretan State | |
| Lyrics | Ioannis Polemis |
| Music | Dionysios Davrangas |
| Adopted | 1898 |
| Relinquished | 1908 |
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The anthem never gained much popularity, since the Cretans viewed the Cretan State as a temporary measure; the Greek national anthem was the de facto unofficial anthem, and after Crete unilaterally declared its union with the Kingdom of Greece in 1908 (not formally recognized until 1913, after the Balkan Wars), the Greek national anthem was used officially as well.
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Original Greek Μεσ' το αίμα βουτημένη, |
Transliteration Mes' to aíma voutiméni, |
English translation Drenched in blood |
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