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The Flower Of Scotland
Written by the late Roy MB Williamson
1936-1990, for 'The Corries'
The unofficial national anthem of
Scotland
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.
The Thistle is the Flower of Scotland. Ever
present in fields and pastures throughout Scotland, the thistle has been
an emblem of Scotland for centuries. The first use as a royal symbol was
on silver coins issued by James III in 1470, and the Order of the Thistle
was founded by James VII in 1687. It features in the carvings of castles
and abbeys, walls and gates, and in the elaborately trimmed hedges of
Scottish Renaissance gardens. This one was carefully cultivated at Torosay
Castle and Gardens on the Isle of Mull.
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