Flower of Scotland

Scottish history lesson of the day: Scotland does not have an official national anthem, but a few that are used. The most common is "Flower of Scotland" and it refers to the victory of the Scots, let by Robert the Bruce, over England’s Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 (stolen from Wiki).


I thought I would share the lyrics with you, along with some pictures I've taken around Aberdeenshire.


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.

0 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.