Flower of Scotland

***Flower of Scotland*** () is a Scottish song, used mostly at special occasions and sporting events. Although Scotland has no official national anthem,  _Flower of Scotland_ is one which is used, along with the older _Scots Wha Hae_, _Scotland the Brave_ and _Highland Cathedral_. It was written by Roy Williamson of the folk group The Corries, and presented in 1967, and refers to the victory of the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, over England's Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

### English

1. 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

To think again.

2. 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

To think again.

3. 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

To think again.

4. 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

To think again.

### Scots

1. O Flouer o Scotland,

Whan will we see

Your like again,

That focht and dee'd for,

Your wee bit Hill an Glen,

An stuid agin him,

Prood Edward's Airmy,

An sent him hamewart,

Tae think again.

2. The Hills is bare nou,

An Autumn leafs

Lies thick an still,

Ower land that is lost nou,

That thae sae dearly held,

That stuid agin him,

Prood Edward's Airmy,

An sent him hamewart,

Tae think again.

3. Thir days is past nou,

An in the past

They maun remain,

But we can aye rise nou,

An be the nation again,

That stuid agin him,

Prood Edward's Airmy,

An sent him hamewart,

Tae think again.

4. O Flouer o Scotland,

Whan will we see

Your like again,

That focht an dee'd for,

Your wee bit Hill an Glen,

An stuid agin him,

Prood Edward's Airmy,

An sent him hamewart,

Tae think again.

### Scottish Gaelic

1. O Fhlùir na h-Alba,

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?

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. O Fhlùir na h-Alba,

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?

## Related pages

- Ireland's Call
- La Marseillaise
- Waltzing Matilda

## Other websites

- Flower of Scotland  – The website "Cantaria" has a page dedicated to the song, featuring the lyrics and an MP3 file of the song sung by Wild Mountain Thyme.
- The Flower of Scotland  – The website "Modern History Sourcebook" also has a page on the song, featuring midi files.

## Infobox (song)

- **artist**: The Corries
- **released**: 1965
- **writer**: Roy Williamson
- **composer**: Roy Williamson