American reacts to 'Flower of Scotland' the Scottish National Anthem
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I'm french and I'm here to say Flower of Scotland is the best anthem ever, and Scotland is the best country ever, period.
Thank you 🏴🏴
love from Scotland ❤️🏴
Auld Alliance...❤❤❤
I'll still support my french rugby team for the world cup
That's right
The "Flower of Scotland" refers to the Scottish army which defeated the invading English army under Edward ll at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 and sent them back to England to "think again" about trying to conquer Scotland. It was the decisive battle of the wars of independence which ensured that Scotland remained an independent nation until voluntarily uniting with England in 1707. If you think the American Declaration of Independence is something special, you should read the Declaration of Arbroath. It was written in 1320 and is Scotland's assertion of nationhood . It says (translated from Latin).
"As long as 100 of us remain alive, we will never submit to the dominion of England. For it is not for glory, riches or honour that we fight, but for freedom itself which no good man lays down but with his life ."
Sorry,so used to saying Queen.
The Scottish people did not voluntarily unite with England in 1707. Only the rich and nobility did.
@@colinanderson3834 It was voluntary in that the Scottish parliament voted for it, granted that it was not representative of the Scottish people. What I meant to imply was that England did not conquer Scotland but Scotland, for whatever reason, agreed to the union and was not subsumed by armed force or conquest .
@@angelabushby1891 😂
Wee bit hill and glen means small bit of hill and valley, (basically fought and died for the land).
proud to be Scottish 💙 🏴
It would be a little bit offensive when we call Scottish 🏴 people as just British 🇬🇧 people?
me too.
oops I'm Swedish but I am proud of the Scottish, best national anthem and flag along with South Africa
I'm a Yank but proud of my roots! (Everytime I've gone back "home" though, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Invernes, etc., I find a local to guide me around for safety and the best pubs). 🏴🇺🇸🏴
Always.
Am not am rather ashamed to say am Scottish
Nothing better than Flower of Scotland live at the rugby. The passion and emotion of all singing can be heard and seen.
I learned the words more than 50 years ago and still, aged 69, and living far away, hearing this brings a tear to my eye - every time.
I'm with you on this.... Gets me every time. 😢
And this Scot too. Sadly, my parents emigrated to Australia in 1961. I never wanted to leave Scotland as I was happy there. I even married a Scottish girl in Australia hoping against hope that she would want to return but regrettably not so. I have a coaster on my desk that reads: "You can take the boy out of Scotland but you cannot take Scotland out of the boy". At least I got to go hame ostensibly for 3 weeks and came back to Australia 11 months later. yes and I am still married to the same lass. Alba gu bràth!
Roy Williamson of The Corries, wrote the song in 1967. It first appeared (on television in 1967 and on record in 1969 ('The Corries in Concert,' Fontana Records, STL 5484).
@mmcbey1401 I assume your talking about Scotland The Brave i'm 71 this is what i grew up with written 1950 by Glaswegian Cliff Hanley Flower of Scotland written by the Corries first heard 1967.
@@douglastodd1947 No, Flower of Scotland. I was a teenager when it became popular.
Proud to be Scottish ❤
So im northern irish, and am very proud to be northern irish, but we don't exactly have a national anthem but im in Scotland for uni and to see everyone on this county band together and belt their anthem out is amazing, im very proud to be northern irish but im also proud of my Scottish heritage and have adopted this great nation as my second home
United Ireland very soon 🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀
PS ,my family are from Donegal 🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀
We love the Irish 🏴💕
Our heritage comes from Norway and the regional countries and the Irish.
I visit friends in Belfast and Ballymena every year. I see more in common with Ireland and Scotland than I do with Scotland and england. Heritage, countryside, customs, music and so much more. Besides we just can't get a decent pint of Guinness on the mainland, not like in Ireland. Seems to be tainted if it crosses the Irish sea 😁
@@andrewmccann6574 only because the trouble has been exported to Scotland 🤣
The song is about the spirit to resist tyranny. The song never mentions England because King Edward of England was as much a tyrant in England. The song also promotes peaceful resistance. The song talks of the warriors who fought bloody battles to expel invaders but goes on to say " those days are past and in the past they must remain". Violence was the only way in the past but there is a better peaceful way now.
We'll still gub them on the pitch, though
It talks about winning a battle against england ( proud Edwards Army) to gain independence. Proud to be scottish🏴🏴🏴
If you want to see a truly amazing rendition of this song then watch the 1990 Grand Slam decider between Scotland and England. The Scottish team didn't just sing along, they absolutely belted it out with passion. England were big favourites to win that match, but the Scots got the victory.
I recall one of the England players talking about it some years later, and saying when he saw the raw emotion of the Scots as they sung the anthem he suddenly realised they had a game on their hand.
I'm English and even I think it's a great anthem👍
Can’t say the same about yours
@@geraredcat correct
It’s great man but it’s better sung at football games
@@robbieadam8667 that's where you are wrong there is more atmosphere st Murrayfield
@@kaidonaldson117 having been to both mate several times I shall respectfully disagree…
That feeling at a Scottish rugby match when thousands sing this. Lump in the throat is an understatement
If you listen closely, between the lines of lyrics, some of the fans will sing after the lyrics "That stood against him" the fans add their own lyrics "against who?" *defiant tone* and then again after then next lyrical line "Proud Edwards (King Edward of England) army" *Bastards* It gives a sense of how we feel about having royal rulers. More passion in this song than meets the eye, sir.
Im a proud Englishman, I’ve served alongside the Scots Guard (I’m 2 PARA), the SG’s are the friendliest, kindest and funny brothers you could be hunkered with but let we tell you, they are hard as nails, they simply will not stop fighting, I know now why WE NEVER tried to take Scotland they are fierce for real!😊
I love they react to things without putting in any effort to find out what it is they are reacting to. English myself but this is one of my favourite anthems and hearing the Scots sing it at murrayfield is something else all together
Hi Ryan, this song was written in the mid 1960s by the late Roy Williamson, who was a member of the popular Scottish folk trio/duo, The Corries, and originally had three verses, of which only two have been adopted as our as yet unofficial national anthem - played at international sporting events where Scotland is one of the teams and preferred by most to the official one, which is God Save the King - and not least because England tend to use it as if it were solely theirs! Here is as performed by The Corries: th-cam.com/video/XiyLuv3GSs4/w-d-xo.html
It refers to the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, when the Scots led by King Robert the Bruce managed to overcome a much larger English army led by King Edward II (of England, as the United Kingdom has only existed since 1707), at the location just south of Stirling. Hence the words, "O Flower of Scotland (meaning the Scots army), when will we see your like again? You fought and died for, our wee bit hill and glen (wee is the Scots word for small, and glen is the word we use in place of valley - in which most of the Scottish Highland People still lived at that time); and stood against them - King Edward's Army, then sent them homeward, to think again (about the wisdom of invading Scotland!) Unfortunately, they didn't do so very well as there were many more battles between England and Scotland over land, territory, religion, kings and politics - which many might say is again going on today, as the UK Government is refusing to allow the devolved Scottish one from holding a referendum on whether the two countries should again become independent of one another - for which the polls tell us there is currently a majority of Scottish people in favour of!
The problem is that the main UK-wide parties are unionist and have lost most of their Scottish supporters over the past few decades, thanks to the emergence of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, whom many of them now vote for instead. Despite having been the third-largest party in the House of Commons for the past decade or so, their members' influence there isn't as great as it should be, largely because the big two keep revising parliamentary seat boundaries within England, giving it more MPs than it used to have, to make up for the seats in Scotland that they've lost; and they refuse to introduce any form of proportional representation as they'd both stand to lose out by doing so! Scotland is also pro-European Union and voted heavily against leaving it in the UK referendum that led to that taking place - and with ever-widening political and cultural differences, the majority of Scots now feel there is a lack of democracy within the UK government, as they (and Welsh, and Northern Irish nationalist) minority parties will always remain that at Westminster, owing to the continued lack of PR.
They had the 'once in a lifetime' referendum. The people voted NO. End of story. You can't keep voting until you get the answer you want. That's not how it works. Scotland voted to stay as a part of the UK. The UK as a whole voted to leave the EU. That's how democracy works.
@@babybear9443 That is true, but the government of rhe day promised that we would remain in the EU and didn't need to vote to leave the UK in order to remain in the EU... Ten minutes later, they changed their minds! Hence we should also have the opportunity to change our minds!
You were doing so well with this until you made up the stuff about a second referendum. We voted to stay in the union and at no time did many Scots think EU was a consideration of that vote because we don't care. We voted to stay and that's the end of it. And the other thing you've made up here is that apart from two SNP funded polls, all of the rest show us Scottish people wanting to stay in the Union. SNP's illegal attempts to circumvent the law of the nation have failed and will continue to do so, until they stop this nonsense, when voted out at the next election.
Well,. that was a very mature answer - openly attempting to assassinate the character of a complete stranger who doesn't happen to share your views, on a public internet forum. You must feel very proud of yourself right now.
As part of the "democratic " EU membership states are allowed to have a referendum to leave anytime.. Scotland is supposed to be in a partnership of equals "United Kingdom ".. but Scotland is not allowed referendum without a majority in Westminster.. where's the democracy there?.. 🙄
The battle they are singing about was in 1314, the Edward is Edward II King of England. We have had numerous battles on these fair Isles. I thought you knew we all hate each other, be it Country or County, lol. Replicated in our sports teams.
Unless, of course when one or more of our countries is threatened, then it's all together and woe for the enemy.
@@Thurgosh_OGvery true lol
To be honest, Edward II was a total wimp and one of the most pathetic English kings ever, but it was nevertheless a terrific victory for the Scots.
Unfortunately you missed the extra words, unfortunate passing and talking, it's short. When we sing fought ageist him- we shout AGENST WHO, then after proud Edwards army - we shout BASTARD. Yep it's Scottish we had to get some swearing in.
I think the bagpipes honestly make it sound way more of a powerful tune. It's loud, it's proud, and they're a forced to be reckoned with. I love it.
Proud of my country? I cry when I hear this song
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Mate I've been to Murryfield several times, hearing it in person doesn't come close to hearing it on tv / youtube. Just hearing those bag pipes raises the hairs on the back of my neck. Alba gu brath!!
P.S I recommend Scottish History Tours TH-cam channel for learning about Scottish history. Bruce is awesome!
Bruce is on tour the now. Can't wait to see him at Motherwell civic centre
“Scotland History Tours” , The man’s Pride and Passion for his country comes through in his vids and makes the learning part Amazing to listen too!
One thing that I think passed you by was between verses, the band stops and the 2nd (actually the 3rd) verse is sung a cappella. As many times as I have heard it, it still sends shivers through me.
You are nuts. Flower of Scotland is the biggest pile of outdated mature I've had the misfortune of hearing.
@@willewinky Oh willy, did the adults let you have keyboard time again? You had to go and spoil it didn't you?
"wee bit hill and glen" - a little parts of hills and glen (valleys)
Robert I (Robert the Bruce) is my 22nd great-grandfather, and the name has came down each generation, which is how I'm named Robert. I'm not Scottish, but I live in Newcastle upon Tyne, which isn't that far from Scotland really. I'm off to Edinburgh in 2 weeks and that only takes an hour or so on the train
Do t worry Robert the Bruce owned land Derbyshire.
I'm a direct decent of Anias Ogg who was Roberts right hand man and I'm as Scottish as a square sausage blood and bone.
I'm Irish. An the flower of Scotland has to be the best anthem
No opera singer, just passion
En tant que francais, j'ai envie de dire que l'hymne écossais est le plus beau du monde et qu'à chaque match de l'Ecosse je me précipite vers ma télé pour écouter... ❤
We in the UK are fairly laid back about not needing an “official” national anthem, and not needing a law to say what it is. Scotland sports teams have used various different songs as national anthems at the Commonwealth Games, and rugby and football international matches. They sometimes use “Scotland the Brave” or “ Highland Cathedral” but “ Flower of Scotland” is by far the most common.
I'm fascinated about Highland Cathedral. I love it but the tune was written by a couple of Germans in 1982 so hardly traditional. 🙂
Welsh National Anthem just before Wales beat England 30 -3"
It is 10 louder and not laid back at all:)
Glen = Narrow Valley
Strath = Wide Valley
Loch = Lake
Ben = Mountain
Brae = Mountain side/Hill slope
Graigy = Rock face
If you go to Scotland, you will see these words everywhere in place names.
It means your land ,your country .
A wee country of 5 mil and yet many millions around the world sing it... We must be sick at tunes.. even new years has a scots song ❤ just pure blessed with musicality 😂❤
Being Scottish I love that you can make out the crowd shouting the usual 'w*nker!' after the 'Edwards Army' line haha
My husband is Turkish and lived in Germany, Italy and England before coming to Scotland, he says he’s never felt so welcome as an immigrant but even after 12 years he still struggles with the Doric dialect despite being fluent in 5 languages 😂
Ryan if you fancy doing another Scottish song watch Runrig , Loch Lomond live at Balloch , it’ll get your feet tapping for sure
And the six nations will be opening 4th February 2023, the championship has run every year since 1883, but only included the home nations of England, Wales ,Scotland and ireland. France was added in around 1910 and Italy about 2000.
Welsh national anthem sung at a rugby match, sung with passion too.
Are you advising Ryan to look for a video on that? As this was a Scotland vs England match.
Flower of Scotland is a dirge.......Lousy meter . I remember Land of My Fathers at Cardiff Arms Park......THAT was emotional. I am a Scot.
@@neilaitken334 Oh right, glad you enjoyed it.
@@Thurgosh_OG yes to ask him, not for the reason you mentioned, I just like to listen to the Welsh national anthem too, I like it when it's sung at a rugby match by Welsh supporters & wanted to see what Ryan thought nothing more. Plus why shouldn't he listen, we are a part of Britain & he reacts to British stuff.
flower of scotland better
Tradition of the anthem when they say "That stood against him" the crowd shouts "against who?" then "Proud Edward's Army" the crowd shouts "B#stards" then "and sent him homeward" the crowd shouts "F##k Off"... It's the only anthem where you can curse. Proud to be a Scot!
Hi! I love watching the VI nations because of the national anthems.
If you never watched it, watch the Welsh national anthem during VI nations (and of course La Marseillaise)
Comedy gold at the end there....keep up the good work!
Love this anthem so moving.
You can listen to the Hot Chilli Pipers' version. There is the whole lyric, there.
I'll be following you throughout your evolution on youtube..i really like you . Thanks for this.. av probably already spam commented lol cant help it..its cool to see folk enjoy my culture.. ❤ thanks
Deffo 400 hundred thousand people ❤😂
The acapella is so special... Am biased obviously cause am scottish but the acapella is eunique and its important..in that moment its not just a national anthem..its an anthem... For everyone. It's a rallying call for us all to be better. Past is the past... Future generations can use the past to be better.. its an important message.. truly
There’s no official national anthem because technically it would the the British national anthem of good save the king, hence why as you say this song was recent as 1960s. Scotland much like Wales prefers its own identity whereas England continue to sing the British national anthem
Proud to be Scottish
A glen is a valley framed by gentle hills on each side.
In that part of the world it inevitably has a "brook" - small stream running through it.
This is a shortened version of the anthem, used for sporting occasions.
The last battle in the movie "Braveheart".
To add the little shouts that isn't covered by the lyrics:
"...stood against him"
"Against who!?"
"Proud Edwards Army"...
"W*nkers!!"
😊
It's got another verse and chorus in between. You should get the full version and listen to it. Google The Corries Flower of Scotland make sure its with lyrics (Scottish words we don''t say sent them 'homewards to think again' - we sing "and sent them hamewords tae think again"
Final verse,
Those hills are bare now, and autumn leaves lie thick lie thick and still, for land that is lost now, but oh so dearly held, and stood against him.....AGAINST WHO? Proud Edwards Army and sent him hamewards tae think again.
"Yer wee bit hill and glen" is like a metaphor for freedom. Our hills (Bens/Glens(Ben Nevis/Glen Nevis(Ancient Scottish/Gaelic)/Mountains) and Glens (Valleys/Low Lands between the Glens/Bens/Mountains) i.e. fought and died for our land/mountains/valleys or the freedom of aforementioned hills and glens.
Will you PLEASE stop,pausing these videos all the time,just starting to enjoy it,and bingo,you do it again!
Makes me cry every time 💛💛😂
We the Welsh + Scottish sent the English packing 🤣
This is a lovely anthem, and so are the Irish ones. The Welsh hammer their one out really powerfully too.
"Your wee bit hill and glen" this translates best as "your little patch of hill and valley". It refers to the fact that the people were fighting to protect their home and get rid of a foreign aggressor. Between 1296 and 1385, England invaded Scotland 16 times, trying to conquer it. This period is known as the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Hi Ryan happy new year to you and thankyou for playing my countries national anthem Flower of Scotland. The battle was against king Edwards army in 1314 called Bannockburn with Robert the Bruce leading the Scottish armies to victory over king Edward’s english army after William Wallace was killed by the english. Wee bit hill and glen just means valleys. Scotlands national flower is the thistle. Our national anthem always gives me goosebumps and I was singing along as you were watching the video. Take care and I’ll catch you on the next one. 😘🏴🇺🇸
Might be being biased but it’s the best national anthem for an crowd ever!
"That stood against him - England"
"Proud Edwards Army"
*distant* "BASTARDS"
"And sent him homeward"
I once went to an R.E.M concert. They were performing at Stirling Castle. Michael Stipe started singing 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' and in response the entire crowd, without missing a beat, burst into 'Flower of Scotland' 🤣. Well, Stirling Castle was the reason the Battle of Bannockburn happened in the first place, so it made some sort of sense🤣I don't know what R.E.M made of it though. I think it's a sort of pavlovian response - get more than fifty Scots gathered together, 'Flower of Scotland's' gonnae be sung.
Every reactor reacts to this btw.. and as much as ots epic... As a scot myself I'd love to see someone react to the entire anthem... Its actually very beautiful and reflective... ❤
They fought and died for their wee bit of Hill and Glen, that's what Scottish land is like, lots of hills and a glen is another word for Valley usually with some water like a river.
Proud to be 🏴 ashamed of our government 😤
The wee bit hill and Glen is a what we had back during the wars, hills were hills and Glenn's were simply just pieces of grassland with dips in them that would hinder English troops.
Every part of scotland is one of those bar mountain land back then.
The song refers to the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 When Scotland defeated The English Army under Edward II. Sent them home to think again
Sent him homeward-> sent him packing ,sent him a clear message
Honestly, as a german, I almost feel better singing this anthem than our own. (Also some people don't know this: NEVER sing the first two parts of the german anthem)
I was lucky enough to live in Germany for a few years in mannhiem then the westerwald I'd give anything to be back in the westerwald
I honestly thought Germans didn't sing any of their national anthem. Since parts of the anthem are ignored has there ever been discussion about writing a new anthem or rewriting the first two parts?
@@Notherenotever Not that I've ever heard of but there might have been. The issue with the First two parts is, that one of them talks about the Geography of the German Kaiserreich, which is just no longer up-to-date and the other one is too easily missunderstood as Germany is better than anything Else (it actually says Germany should be our highest goal, which is perfectly reasonable in the historical context). The third part is the one you're allowed to sing and there's really nothing wrong with it, although Most people think it doesn't Sound as good as for example the DDR's hymn (which is a whole other Story). As for not singing at all, that's not actually true. German's just have ridiculously Low national pride and there really aren't too many opportunities to sing where it doesn't feel weird. Again, whole other Story.
Our wee bit hill and glen. Is put simply our small bit of Scottish hills and glen is valleys.
I am Scottish and I love my wee country and the bagpipes our national anthem ❤
@@FirstLast-ye8nf I am a Christian just out of church if you don’t mind I will pray for you ❤️
Our we bit hill and glen. Is Scotland bro. For a small country, the only country in the known world at the time who defeated the Romans the Vikings, the English, and anyone else that got in our away. It’s an ancient land with a long history and we are proud of it. We’re a very patriotic people. Because we live in the best country on earth. You and every other person in the world have DNA. Scottish people don’t have DNA. We have legendary. Because every Scots person is born a legend…🤣🤷🏻♂️🏴
The actual song has more verses. written by my old art teacher, now gone, Roy Williamson and adopted as the National Anthem. The Corries were a fantastic duo of Scottish folk songs and worth listening to. One of their funniest songs th-cam.com/video/NZwGk5xmlq0/w-d-xo.html
Some call it..the sweatest rebel song...
They sing about Scotland standing against and defeating King Edward II of England and his army at the battle of Bannockburn and WON their freedom from England.
My ancestral blood starts pumping when i here this!!
🏴Free Scotland🏴
The crowd sing " english " just before the lyrics proud Edwards army , its not on the subtitles as its an added lyric , just to make it clear to outsiders lol
When rugby teams sing anthems its always the best!
@@Marcelfritzwalter7Karl American football teams sing anthems? No one outside of America really watches that shit
@Marcel Fritz walter uk indian rugby? Also the fact we know how to tackle without giving someone a bloody concussion doesn't make it less of a contact sport.
@@Marcelfritzwalter7Karl UK Indian rugby 🤣😂🤣 what a nob.
That is one beautiful anthem! I love it
Glen is what you would normally refer to as a valley
My mum was Scottish, love the flag and the pipes! Small hill and the valley! Wow, don't think mum saw these big braw lads singing it! 👍 Edward II, King of England! 😫😡 Robert the Bruce of Scotland!🏆🏴👍😁👏🥃
Obviously mums Scottish heritage has a great influence over you Jennifer, wise mum, she wanted you to know exactly where part of the blood that runs through your veins comes from 👍👍 🏴🏴
@@lydiahendron3239 Absolutely, Scots are Scots forever, and even our Border Collie dogs were called laddie & lassie! Porridge every morning, tartan skirts, every Scottish festival! The Clans, the history, the traitors, the pride! My best genes, 50%! 🫂😍🏴
@@jenniferharrison8915
Border collie dogs, Laddie an Lassie !!!! I luv it ❤️🤣🤣
If it’s in yi it never goes away no matter where you go in the world Jennifer ❤️
So sorry for your loss, your mum must have been an exceptional lady !!!!
@@lydiahendron3239 Thank you, huge loss, my best friend! 😪 It's true, even in Australia, there is always a Scot nearby with a strong brogue! I've just booked tickets to the next Highland Games in April, for all my niece's too, it's tartans, kilts, pipes and badges, and more family research time again! 🤗🏴👍
@@jenniferharrison8915
Sounds brilliant !!!!
there’s nothing like getting your tartan glad rags on to get you in the mood, so you guys enjoy yourselves, hope there’s a stall where you can get your haggis, tatties an neeps 🤣🤣
As a Scotsman our wee bit hill and Glen. To me it means we will fight the English for our we bit of land been it hill or glen ❤💪
Ryan Wuzer Scotland the Brave is Scotland's National Anthem , Flower of Scotland First heard in 1967 .
No it's not.😂
THIS IS 10 TIMES LOUDER..I have just played it. Very emotional;l.
"Welsh National Anthem just before Wales beat England 30 - 3"
ENJOY!
"Wee bit hill and glen" 'glen' is the Scottish word for valley, so, fighting for and dying for 'wee' or little, bits of every hill and valley.
Chills
if you listen closely the scottish people sing...
"proud edwards armyyyyyyyy, WANKERS!! and send him homewards to think again"
They actually say BASTARDS!
The end of this video sent me 😂😂😂
Ben Nevis is the hill, tallest mountain in the UK, and glen are the terrain, valleys etc.
The name of that foe starts with a big fat ‘E’!
getting robbed of a sneeze is worse than being stabbed lol
Wee means little. And The Foe that the Scots fought were the English which was King Edwards army.
Scots are the proudest people in the World . We are second to none.
‘Wee bit hill and glen’ is basically your land. So they were fighting for their own land.
This was funny with the almost sneeze, and then the "lights" going out. That aside. I loved the anthem. Thanks for sharing.
Flower of Scotland is the adopted anthem the actual anthem is Highland Cathedral.
No it's not.😂
Watch the film Braveheart, that is the period they are singing about. There would be no Scotland if that didn't happen.
I guess the “wee bit hill and glen” is a comment on the (relatively large) areas of land that were robbed from the indigenous peoples
Scotland is a nation on its own right.
As an US-American you probably understand why the Scots did not wanted to be ruled by England.
Your war against Georg III. was the same like their war against Edward II. - but finally they lost later.
But there is a still growing wish in Scotland to leave Britain - especially after "Brexit".
I am German, living in a region that had to change nationality often due to history - I understand them.
BTW my village has been Viking, Pirate Harbour, Frisian, Danish, British and now is German.
th-cam.com/video/R9IKGm9I_UQ/w-d-xo.html
Who lost later?
2 points here.
1) Scotland, in fact won the rule of both Scotland and England with the crowing of James 6th of Scotland/1st of England, so Scotland won in the end.
2) The majority of Scots still wish to stay in the Union (as they did during the referendum) and this had been reinforced by seeing how the EU has treated us since the Brexit vote. Scotland's dwindling SNP party is still trying for another independence vote but they have no chance and the majority of polls confirm this.
@@Thurgosh_OG Point 2 is utter tosh.
@@Thurgosh_OG majority of Scots voted yes! They scared the Europeans (that won't work next time....for some reason) and the majority of English that live in Scotland voted no!
I wonder what the result would have been if Europeans were allowed to vote in the Brexit referendum.
There is no official national anthem of Scotland because they are still part of the UK, which means their national anthem officially is God Save the King. But most Scotsmen I have spoken to does not recognize that as their national. That makes this song even more powerful than it already is.
Well here's a Scot, who hates this song, proud to be Scottish AND British.
@@robert3715 it’s by far a more popular song among Scot’s than “God Save the King”. I guarantee you wouldn’t get this kind of crowd participation for GSTK if that was sung instead at Murrayfield or Hampden (particularly among younger Scot’s many of whom simply don’t feel British and only feel Scottish)
@@KWSpence your comment " but EVERY Scotsman I have spoken to does not recognise that ( gstk ) as their national.
I am simply pointing out that you no longer can say that because I disagree...
@@robert3715 in your family tree there would have been members of your own bloodline who gave their lives in warfare with the sole purpose of making sure the future generations never uttered the statement you just did.
@@-BUILT_LIKE_A_BAG_OF_MILK You're talking absolute nonsense..This song was written in the 1960s, and the fact I hate this jingoistic drivel has absolutely nothing to to with my ancestors
The flower of Scotland is the Thistle,
As a proud Scot, I think the national anthem should be changed to Loch Lomond. Bragging about beating the English when they now rule us is a tad outdated.
Hence the lines “ those days are past now “ and “ in the past they must remain “, but calling “ to be a nation again “ is perfectly legitimate and getting ever closer with the corrupt cabal in Westminster proving their incompetence on a daily basis.
@@dennism5731 Those days were supposed to be forgotten when a Scottish king became the king of Britain. Most English people don’t even know that fact. I live in England and the further south you go, the more they look down on us Scots and seem to think England has a god given right to rule Scotland. Just ignorant idiots most of them. Where I live the people are great and agree southerners are elitist clowns.
@@Solid_Snoop so where do we draw the border then 😁
@@dennism5731 I’d say draw the line from Wrexham to Grimsby (plus include Wales our Celtic cousins). Everyone wins really. Westminster doesn’t have to deal with red walls and we don’t need to deal with Westminster 🤣
@@dennism5731Looking at your reply, which was written before the Motorhome fiasco, no auditors in place, resignations and arrests, the SNP is hardly snow white..
Flower of scotland is more a rebel song than an anthem... But it is our anthem