Tuesday 10 January 2012

Hail, Liberty! Hail!


On top of the Hill of Strani
A woman wields her sword.
She's a freedom-loving islander
Leading men, who fight with words.


The Hill of Strani, Zakynthos, where Solomos wrote The Hymn to Liberty (which became the Greek National Anthem, in the setting by Nikolaos Mantzaros)

From Kipling's translation:

We knew thee of old,
Oh, divinely restored,
By the light 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!


But: 


NO ENTRY AFTER SUNSET!
IT'S FORBIDDEN!

  

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