Κάμποι, βουνά και θάλασσες φέγγουνε μαζί σου σαν ένας λευκοπόρφυρος μέγας ναός.

𝄇 O Ancient Spirit immortal, pure father of the beautiful, the great and the true, Descend, appear, and sparkle over here to the glory of thine own earth and heaven.

At running and at wrestling and at throwing, shine in the momentum of noble contests, and crown with the unfading branch, 𝄆 and make the body worthy and ironlike.

However, in the 2008 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, in Beijing, China, Greek was sung instead of the host country's official language, Mandarin.

Also in the 2016 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, English was sung instead of host country's official language, Brazilian Portuguese.