flower of scotland

• iskocya'nin gayriresmi, de facto milli marsi. aslinda bir mars degil the corries adli iskoc folk grubunun 1967 yilina ait bir sarkisidir. gunumuzde uluslararasi karsilasmalarda iskocya milli marsi olarak soylenmektedir.
  birlesik krallik'in bir parcasi olarak^* god save the queen'i resmi mars olarak kabul eden iskocya'nin ozellikle spor karsilasmalarinda milliyetci iskoclarca bu marsin cok yogun bir sekilde protesto edilmesi nedeniyle 30 sene kadar once oncelikle rugby milli maclarinda bu sarki mars olarak kullanilmaya baslanmistir. sarkida bannockburn savasinda iskoclarin ingilizlere karsi kazandigi zaferden bahsedilmektedir. bilhassa ingilizlerle olan karsilasmalarda flower of scotland daha da buyuk onem kazanmakda ve marsin "proud edward's army" dizesi, those english bastards^* seklinde soylenmektedir. iskoclarin god save the queen'e karsi olan antipatisinin en onemli nedeni de gunumuzdeki versiyonundan cikartilmakla birlikte eski sozlerinde ingilizlere karsi ayaklanan iskoclara yonelik olumsuz dizelerdir.
  
  (bkz: scotland the brave)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj5flbepko8
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybxfzot6vhq
  
  o flower of scotland,
  when will we see,
  yer like again,
  that fought and died for,
  yer 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.
  
  o flower of scotland,
  when will we see
  yer like again,
  that fought and died for,
  yer wee bit hill and glen,
  and stood against him,
  proud edward's army,
  and sent him homeward,
  tae think again.