The Flower of Scotland
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.
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See also
- Highland Cathedral - Alternative National Anthem
- List of national anthems
Web links
The Corries - Flower of Scotland on YouTube
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- ↑ BBC message to discuss which song should be played
- ^ Will Scotland ever have a national anthem? BBC News, May 24, 2011