{"id":222,"date":"2010-07-22T12:25:19","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T12:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.librairc.net\/wordpress\/?p=222"},"modified":"2010-07-22T12:32:50","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T12:32:50","slug":"scotland-the-brave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librairc.net\/scotland\/scotland-the-brave","title":{"rendered":"Scotland the Brave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Scotland the Brave&#8221; (Scottish Gaelic: Alba an Aigh) is a patriotic song and one of the main contenders to be considered as a &#8220;unofficial&#8221; national anthem of Scotland. In June 2006, the song came second to Flower of Scotland in an online poll with more than 10,000 votes to determine the nation&#8217;s favourite unofficial &#8220;anthem&#8221;.The song was used to represent Scotland in the Commonwealth Games until it was replaced by Flower of Scotland from the 2010 games in Delhi onwards.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland the Brave is also the authorised pipe band march of The British Columbia Dragoons of the Canadian Forces and is played during the Pass in Review at Friday parades at The Citadel. In 2006, it was adopted as the regimental quick march of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. In the 1982, 1986, and in the 1990 FIFA World Cup the Scottish national team used it as its anthem prior to using Flower of Scotland.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lyrics<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The tune probably first appeared around the turn of the 20th century, and at that time was sometimes known as Scotland the Brave. However, the lyrics were written around 1950 by the Scottish journalist Cliff Hanley for the singer Robert Wilson in an arrangement by Marion McClurg.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hark when the night is falling<br \/>\nHear! Hear the pipes are calling,<br \/>\nLoudly and proudly calling,<br \/>\nDown thro&#8217; the glen.<br \/>\nThere where the hills are sleeping,<br \/>\nNow feel the blood a-leaping,<br \/>\nHigh as the spirits of the old Highland men.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Towering in gallant fame,<br \/>\nScotland my mountain hame,<br \/>\nHigh may your proud standards gloriously wave,<br \/>\nLand of my high endeavour,<br \/>\nLand of the shining river,<br \/>\nLand of my heart for ever,<br \/>\nScotland the brave.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>High in the misty Highlands,<br \/>\nOut by the purple islands,<br \/>\nBrave are the hearts that beat<br \/>\nBeneath Scottish skies.<br \/>\nWild are the winds to meet you,<br \/>\nStaunch are the friends that greet you,<br \/>\nKind as the love that shines from fair maiden&#8217;s eyes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Towering in gallant fame,<br \/>\nScotland my mountain hame,<br \/>\nHigh may your proud standards gloriously wave,<br \/>\nLand of my high endeavour,<br \/>\nLand of the shining river,<br \/>\nLand of my heart for ever,<br \/>\nScotland the brave.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Far off in sunlit places,<br \/>\nSad are the Scottish faces,<br \/>\nYearning to feel the kiss<br \/>\nOf sweet Scottish rain.<br \/>\nWhere tropic skies are beaming,<br \/>\nLove sets the heart a-dreaming,<br \/>\nLonging and dreaming for the homeland again.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Towering in gallant fame,<br \/>\nScotland my mountain hame,<br \/>\nHigh may your proud standards gloriously wave,<br \/>\nLand of my high endeavour,<br \/>\nLand of the shining river,<br \/>\nLand of my heart for ever,<br \/>\nScotland the brave.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Scotland the Brave&#8221; (Scottish Gaelic: Alba an Aigh) is a patriotic song and one of the main contenders to be considered as a &#8220;unofficial&#8221; national anthem of Scotland. 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