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Santa Lucia has been like subject of some traditional Neapolitan songs, among which is the most famous, Santa Lucia (Today, among other things, that song is considered somewhat the unofficial hymn of Sweden!), and Santa Lucia Luntana, a musical symbol of Neapolitans leaving home to emigrate to America.
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