What is the longest and shortest national anthem in the world?

The national anthem with the longest lyrics in the world is the Greek national anthem Ode to Freedom.

This national anthem not only has the lyrics of 158, but also sings for 55 minutes from beginning to end.

Ode to Freedom was completed in the19th century, and its lyrics are a narrative about Greek history and mythology. However, the Greek national anthem is really too long. If the whole song is sung in an international competition, the audience and players will definitely be unbearable, so they usually only sing the first two paragraphs of 158 lyrics, and it takes about 1 minute to finish.

The shortest national anthem in the world is the national anthem of Jordan.

It is generally believed that the shortest national anthem in the world is the national anthem of Jordan, and it takes only 30 seconds to sing the whole song.

Experts explained that because Arab countries have no habit of singing the national anthem, the first edition of Jordan's national anthem has only music and no lyrics. Later, after internationalization, the lyrics were slowly added to lengthen the national anthem. At present, in addition to the 30-second version of the national anthem, Jordan also has a 2-minute 5 1 second long version and a 42-second version that is often used in sports events.

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The best national anthem in the world:

1, the most popular national anthem

Whitney Houston's "home of the brave" ranks among the top 40 American pop music charts. The record company also released Whitney's national anthem single tape and MV video tape, which sold unprecedentedly.

2. The most famous national anthem

The French national anthem "La Marseillaise", formerly known as "Rhineland War", is generally regarded as the most famous national anthem in the world.

3. The most "covered" national anthem

It must be God Save the Queen! Countries that use this song as the national anthem or unofficial national anthem include Germany, the United States, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. So far, Switzerland and Liechtenstein still use the tune of God Save the Queen. More than 20 countries in the world also use it as the national anthem or quasi-national anthem.

4. The most solemn and majestic national anthem

March of the Volunteers, the national anthem of China, is solemn, majestic and passionate, with touching content. Compared with the national anthems of other countries in the world, it can be said to be the most solemn and majestic song. It is also the national anthem that most people in the world can sing.

5. The national anthem with the oldest lyrics

From 794 to 1 185, it was a period of peace. At that time, there was a Japanese song called Dai Jun. Later, this song was designated as the national anthem by the Japanese government and became the national anthem with the oldest lyrics.

6. Created the longest national anthem.

The current national anthem of Switzerland was originally written in 184 1. After 140, the federal parliament had to position the Swiss hymn as the official national anthem on April 198 1 day before it was officially accepted. More interestingly, Switzerland finally adopted the two capitals as the national anthem.

7. National anthem that cannot be "sung"

Spain's national anthem is a marching song of the army, with great momentum and lively rhythm, but no lyrics. Later, the lyrics were used several times, but they were not unanimously passed. So Spaniards can only "hum" but not "sing" the national anthem.