"Land of The Rising Sun" (national Anthem of Biafra)
The tune of "Finlandia" was also adopted by Biafra for its national anthem "Land of the Rising Sun" during its attempted secession from Nigeria.
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Fixed on the enormous galaxy,
Deeper and older seemed his eye:
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