Land of the Rising Sun (anthem)

"Land of the Rising Sun" was the proclaimed national anthem of the secessionist African state of Biafra, in south-eastern Nigeria. The tune was adopted from Sibelius' "Finlandia". "Land of the Rising Sun" is also a name of Japan, and the Biafran anthem should not be confused with Japan's own national anthem, "Kimigayo".

Lyrics

Land of the rising sun, we love and cherish,
Beloved homeland of our brave heroes;
We must defend our lives or we shall perish,
We shall protect our hearts from all our foes;
But if the price is death for all we hold dear,
Then let us die without a shred of fear.

Hail to Biafra, consecrated nation,
Oh fatherland, this be our solemn pledge:
Defending thee shall be a dedication,
Spilling our blood we’ll count a privilege;
The waving standard which emboldens the free
Shall always be our flag of liberty.

We shall emerge triumphant from this ordeal,
And through the crucible unscathed we’ll pass;
When we are poised the wounds of battle to heal,
We shall remember those who died in mass;
Then shall our trumpets peal the glorious song
Of victory we scored o’er might and wrong.

Oh God, protect us from the hidden pitfall,
Guide all our movements lest we go astray;
Give us the strength to heed the humanist call:
"To give and not to count the cost" each day;
Bless those who rule to serve with resoluteness,
To make this clime a land of righteousness.

All Hail Biafra

              1.

All hail Biafra Land of the rising sun, we love and cherish We have vanquished our enemies, all hail Biafra God Bless Biafra, in Him we trust Shout it sing it, all hail Biafra

                   2.

God bless Biafra We have emerged triumphant, from all our foes Through the crucible unscathed, we passed victorious Our trumpets pealing, the glorious song Play it, sing it, all hail Biafra

               3.

Oh hail Biafra We shall always remember, all that perished, In the struggle for our freedom, all hail our heroes Our prayers shall bemoan, both day and night Say them always, all hail Biafra

                   4.

All Hail Biafra Now our star shines everywhere, we crave humility God guide and protect us all, all hail Your Wisdom Shielding us from fury, unleashed by our enlightenment Biafra, Biafra, shinning forever