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It was a good weekend for lovers of national anthems. Friday morning I drove to my friend Ryszard's in Hollywood to watch the first match of Euro 2012: Poland vs. Greece. Not for the first time, I wondered if the Polish national anthem is the only one that mentions another country. "March, march, Dabrowski, from Italy to Poland."

I missed the Russian and the Czech anthems in the afternoon, but I got one of them back on Saturday when Maria Sharapova won the French Open and they played her national anthem (one of my favorites).

One of my other favorites - the German national anthem (the melody of which serves as a popular Episcopal hymn) - preceded the Germany-Portugal match later that day.

Yesterday I heard the Italian national anthem (which, as far as I could tell, makes no mention of Poland) and the Spanish national anthem, which none of the Spanish players sang.

This morning I got up at seven to watch the conclusion of the men's final of the French Open, which had been delayed yesterday by rain, and got to hear the Spanish national anthem again. Neither Nadal nor his family and supporters in the stands sang along. I googled and learned that the Marcha Real is one of the few national anthems with no official lyrics.

And it's not over. Later today I'll get God Save the Queen and La Marseillaise when England plays France. Allons Limeys!

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