The Flower of Scotland

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Flower of Scotland is a patriotic song from Scotland that is one of the three unofficial national anthems alongside Scotland the Brave and Scots Wha Hae . The actual national anthem of Great Britain - including Scotland - is God Save the Queen . Since Scotland has its own national football and rugby teams, one of the unofficial national anthems is played if they want to use a different anthem than that of the English teams at international games.

The Flower of Scotland was written by Roy Williamson , founder of the folk band The Corries , in the mid-1960s. The song was discovered by Scottish rugby fans and used as a backup anthem for the British Lions tour of South Africa in 1974. For the first time Flower of Scotland on the occasion of the Calcutta Cup in 1990 as identification song for the national rugby teamApproved by the association (SRU) after the players had vigorously demanded not to play the opponent's anthem. Initially, only the first stanza was allowed, due to the success and the great sympathy of the audience, the third stanza was added in the following years. The Flower of Scotland is now used as the official national song . The Scottish Football Association followed the example of the Scottish Rugby Association and made Flower of Scotland the official song in 1997, which is played before international matches.

The song deals with the battle of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce against the English King Edward II , in particular Robert's victory in the Battle of Bannockburn . The term “blossom of Scotland” does not mean the thistle , but the youth of Scotland; in other words, those who fought for Scotland in the prime of their youth (and in some cases also fell for Scotland).

Due to the lyrics, the song, which is very popular in Scotland, is considered anti-English and strongly nationalist, which is why it is used in unionist, i.e. H. pro-British circles is controversial.

text

original German translation
O Flower of Scotland
When will we see
Your like again,
That fought and died for,
Your wee bit Hill and Glen,
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.
O blossom of Scotland,
When will we be back
See your kind
You who fought and died
For your little bit of hill and valley;
And defied
Proud Edward's army
And sent him home
So that he thinks about it.
The Hills are bare now,
And autumn leaves
Lie thick and still,
O'er land that is lost now,
Which those so dearly held,
That stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.
Now the hills are bare
And autumn leaves
Lies heavy and still
Over land that is now lost
Which they loved so much
Who defied
Proud Edward's army
And sent him home
So that he thinks about it.
Those days are past now,
And in the past
They must remain,
But we can still rise now,
To be the nation again,
That stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.
Those days are now past
And past
Do you have to stay
And yet we can rise
To become that nation again
That defied
Proud Edward's army
And sent him home
So that he thinks about it.
O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see
Your like again,
That fought and died for,
Your wee bit Hill and Glen,
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.
Oh blossom of Scotland
When will we be back
See your kind
You who fought and died
For your little bit of hill and valley;
And defied
Proud Edward's army
And sent him home
So that he thinks about it.

See also

Web links

The Corries - Flower of Scotland on YouTube

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  1. ↑ BBC message to discuss which song should be played
  2. ^ Will Scotland ever have a national anthem? BBC News, May 24, 2011