Sunday 15 June 2008

The True Song of Scotland?!

The two most popular Scottish songs you'd most likely hear at sport ceremonies and other local or international events to represent the national anthem of Scotland; are "Flower of Scotland" and "Scotland the Brave", a new version of which can be found here. Although there are so many other patriotic Scottish songs; like "Loch Lomond" for example, but the media apparently, tries to cut down on the ultra patriotic ones, especially these songs that convey direct hatred towards English monarchy, with stories of historical bloodshed and fighting, which are more likely to be pro-referendum chants. The trend is to popularize Scottish songs that call attention to Scottish natural beauty; like glens, lochs and rivers, and to overlook the real patriotic tunes of the Scottish highlands and glens.
Although the finale verses of the English or British national anthem (also overlooked by the media) speak proudly about the English attempts at suppressing the Scottish rebellion in:

“Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!”

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