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
And stood
against him
Proud Edward's army
And sent him
homeward
Tae think again
*****
The words and tune were written
by Roy Williamson from the Corries. Please click here to visit
the Corries website.
The lyrics in Scottish Gaelic are as follows:
O Fhlùir na h-Albann,
cuin a chì
sinn
an seòrsa laoich
a sheas gu bàs 'son
am bileag
feòir is fraoich,
a sheas an aghaidh
feachd uailleil
Iomhair
's a ruaig e dhachaidh
air chaochladh
smaoin?
****
Na cnuic tha lomnochd
's tha
duilleach Foghair
mar bhrat air làr,
am fearann
caillte
dan tug na seòid ud gràdh,
a sheas an
aghaidh
feachd uailleil Iomhair
's a ruaig e
dhachaigh
air chaochladh smaoin.
****
Tha 'n eachdraidh dùinte
ach air
dìochuimhne
chan fheum i bhith,
is faodaidh sinn
èirigh
gu bhith nar Rìoghachd a-rìs
a sheas an
aghaidh
feachd uailleil Iomhair
's a ruaig e
dhachaidh
air chaochladh smaoin.
**********
These were translated by John Angus Macleod.
Members who have sound on their computers or devices
will hear the tune for Flower of Scotland played by a Pipe
Band.
Scotland
of course forms part of the United Kingdom and the official
National Anthem for the whole of the UK (Great Britain and
Northern Ireland) is "God Save the Queen". However on some
sporting and other occasions "The Flower of Scotland" is sung
as an unofficial Anthem for Scotland.