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
The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O’er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
And stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
Those days are passed now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward’s army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
Still one of the most beautiful anthems in the world.
Yarddog,
Oh I am getting goosebumps at reading those lyrics....
My mom grew up with a strong sense of Scottish independence.... so much so, that she considered Scotland an independent nation.
Her dad, my granddaddy, came over in the ‘20’s....
I remember the songs, the stories, the fierce independence...
When she and I went back to the old country, I remember seeing British army guys in a truck going the other way on one of the roads.... the thought crossed my mind... “what are THOSE guys doing HERE?”