Flower Of Scotland
- Première version -
(Roy Williamson - The Corries LTD)
O Flower of Scotland
Will we see your likes 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
Autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that’s been lost now
Which those so dearly held
That stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
O Flower of Scotland
Will we see your likes 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
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Flower Of Scotland
- Version album (1974) -
(Roy Williamson - The Corries LTD)
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
That stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward
Tae think again
Those days are past 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
The hills are bare now
And autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
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
Flower Of Scotland
Composé par Roy Williamson du groupe écossais The Corries en 1968, il fut utilisé pour la première fois par des supporters écossais de l'équipe de rugby des Lions britanniques lors de la tournée en Afrique du Sud (1974). Ensuite, à la demande du XV écossais, Flower Of Scotland fut joué en 1990 pour le dernier match du tournoi des 5 nations, dans une rencontre opposant l’Angleterre à l’Écosse, match gagné par l’Écosse (13 à 7) qui remporta le tournoi.
En 1993, la fédération écossaise de rugby décida que l'air précéderait chaque match de l'Écosse en remplacement du traditionnel... God Save The Queen!
Flower Of Scotland célèbre la victoire des patriotes écossais, la Fleur de l’Écosse, c'est-à-dire les plus braves, contre l'invasion anglaise au cours de la première guerre d’indépendance (1296-1328). Menés par Robert The Bruce, les Écossais renvoyèrent chez elle l'armée du fier Édouard II d'Angleterre - Proud Edward's army dans la chanson, lors de la bataille de Bannockburn (1314). Les deux guerres du XIVème siècle débouchèrent finalement sur près de quatre siècles d'indépendance.
- noté par Éric Mac Lewis sur CelticPipes
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