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  • My God, I never heard this song before, it is just beautiful and haunting. If Americans of Italian Ancestry had a vote for a National Anthem of Scotland, this would certainly get my vote.

    Alba gu brath!

  • This is how I always remember this song in its original. Lightly sung, a ballad but with a sense of defiance in it. Thats what gave it its strength. Now when I hear it at Scotland games its a foot stamping chant for people with too much to drink. How sad for what was a great wee song.

  • English and proud, but this is the best national anthem there is!

  • bloody beautytiful makes me proud tae be a scot

  • MUIR Clan till I die

    Durum Pantentia Frango

  • Nice 1 pal,

  • Vive l'Ecosse, les Ecossais et leur musique !

  • scottish till i die

  • great song, what are Ulster Scots then? Irish Scot celts , I'm lost on this one. They all faught against the crown then in this song? I'm very confused. Hope someone can help me out here!

  • @wilsp Ulster Scots were Scottish planters who moved to the North of Ireland, people who live in N.I are sometimes referred to as Ulster Scots and have their own dialect. I doubt if Ulster Scots would ever fight against the crown as they would tend to be more British than any other part of the U.K whic is why Irish nationalists hate Ulster Scots. Scotland actually gets its name from the Irish Scotti tribe who invaded Scotland. We are all Celts at heart.

  • The Corries right?

    Love it!!

  • i love it :)

  • Alba am Byth !

  • Enjoyed very much

  • The best anthem in the world!!!Perfect video!

  • SCOTLAND ALL THE WAY

  • im american but still, beutiful song and God Bless the scotts, the cheerfullest peoples in eurpe!

  • Scotland the country that I am proud to raise up from and to live in xxxx

  • Rather nice. Believe those wishing to change it should think again.

  • to all of us we will be a nation again ...

  • Happy New Year from Scotland ;)

  • i will try not to be rude as you ask!

    i am an englishman living in wales, as national anthems go the welsh have the best (in my opinion), i love flower of scotland from listening to it at the start of rugby games - when you get a crowd singing at murrayfield its so powerful and daunting, how i wish the english could have a war cry like yours

    now to your version - not what i expected but how beautiful just like your pics, lovely.

    also i want to see scots rugby back where it should be. thankyou

  • Do they have flowers in Scotland? I thought it was too cold.

  • @karezza6 aye theres flowers all over Scotland. bluebells, heather, and other wild flowers of the glens and mountains.

  • this is a beautiful song and great pictures to go with it, wounderful!

  • Have a very merry christmas and a happy hogmanay ;)

  • Long live the scottisch, the best folk of europe

    Greetings from Holland!

  • We can still rise now and be the nation again. we can.

  • @SpittingGun and we shall

  • Thank you to a dear friend for this anthem.....Oh, Flower of Scotland....when will we see your like again...that fought and died for your wee bit hill and glen? Beautifully done.

  • You Scots can be so proud! To stood against him. And send him homewards!

    Greetings from Germany to the second home of my heart ;)

  • I must have been the only Englishwoman at Twickenham watching a six Nations England vs Scotland singing Flower of Scotland. I love the words and the melody - it always brings a lump to the throat and tears to the eyes. It is a really great and beautiful National Anthem.

  • As an Englishman the hairs raise on the back of my neck every time i hear this powerful anthem

    Proud then, proud now, proud again

  • It reminds me of back home and apart from that I love that national anthem

  • Because I really like how they sing it... I do not say that I love the song(anthem) cause it is obvious.

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  • I love that this song is pushed to be National Anthem of Scotland: its a bit anti-English and us the English love it for it

  • I love this vid scotland is a beautiful place my nana is from there and she told me what this song was about

  • Soar Alba !!! . Scotland 4 life :) .

  • Am feeling emotional

  • beautiful country scotland

  • Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not a Scot but have the heritage & I love it!!!

  • I like this national anthem it's so peaceful

  • @RFT15ify

    But it's not our anthem.

  • its such a beautiful song

  • I'm half Scottish, so proud of that side of my family. I've lived in the south of England all my life but somehow whenever I go to Scotland I feel at home <3

  • this makes me want to go back to Edinburgh- I went there on vacation last February and I LOVED it- my family has Scottish heritage, and even though I'd never been there before it really felt like coming home in a way. (I love the UK, A LOT. :) )

  • I'm a Scottish Lass studying in England at the moment and I can't believe how much I miss Scotland I've not seen proper hills for 3 months now england is so flat. In my experience I have noticed that Scotland seems to be the poudest nation I have been to so far and most other nations seem to generally like the Scots. listning to this song has helped alleviate my homesickness a little whilst I was listning to it I could forget that I wasn't there and recognise the pictures as places I have been.

  • @91VIXEN Just saw your shadow walking down the road, so some part of you is still here. That's good eh? Enjoy your studies and Uni, great years. there's nothing here that can't wait until you come back. When you come back it will be the better for you having been gone (it really does make sense) Go out there and show the world what a great girl Scotland made!

  • I Adore Scotland.

  • come on you scots

  • Full Scottish, And proud.

  • Beautiful sounds. 1/4 scot and proud

  • I'm English but my grandad is Scottish and thanks to him I knew all the words to this off by heart before I knew God save the queen.

  • i come from germany but my heart feels scottish ... really good movie love your anthem

  • From what I've read "Flower of Scottland" isn't actually their national anthem... in fact they don't have any, but it's played as if it were one usually at rugby or soccer games.

  • So nice!

  • Hello From Canada. 1 in 5 have Scottish Heritage here. We share many great values and not to mention 3 of our Prime Ministers have been Scottish including our first Prime Minister from Glasgow Scotland. It's a shame we don't do much trade as nations because we have much in common.

    Scotland to be it's own country!

  • No disrespect to England, but Scotland is Scotland and England is England.

    Two rich cultures and histories.

    A thriving brother is a strong ally!

    Regards from Sweden!

  • I worry about having a song to represent my country that has been hijacked by nationalists as a rallying cry against our good neighbours the English. This is not my national anthem but I think there should be a debate about an anthem. I favour Highland Cathedral. As a modern country I think it's vital that we look to the future and get over what happened at Bannockburn 700 years ago. As a folk song Flower of Scotland is a good wee tune but it should not be promoted as our anthem because we can

  • born Scottish die Scottish! so proud to be from Scotland! :)

  • im welsh and as far as im concerned wales and scotland are brothers. but then again the english deserve some respect. however hard that is for me to say as a welshman ! its only 70 years ago wales,scotland and england were dying by eachother on battlefields all over. we are united however hard it is for some arrogant nationalists to agree with.

  • truly, as a people who come from so many races, nations and cultures, the fact that us scots ever became a country is a miracle. much moreso is the kinship that unites us. and as a scotsman I have to say I love the english. Why? for without the common hatred of the english, we would never have become a nation. so we must not only love thuy neighbor, but also love thy enemy for causing us to become a nation and not remain many groups of warrong peoples. cunts tho they may be we need the english.

  • I would hate to see the day that this beautiful island is divided, God Bless Great Britain, God Bless Scotland, England and Wales.

  • this is my song, I truly feel like I am the flower of Scotland. Been many times and my mom was born and raised in innerleithen and all her family there in the border country. The heather is in my heart forever.

  • Am going home to die. Scotland is my country.

  • Remember the students who returned the Stone of Destiny back to its rightful place.

  • i loved it so much it was the best

  • Best song in the world

    no one betters us scots

  • I am Irish, and I live in Ireland. Last month, my daughter started her University Degree Course in Napier University, Edinburgh. I work in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry, since the 1970s. I have lived in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. "Flower of Scotland" is a Powerful Scot Song

  • Im english and im ashamed that we have a shitty save the fucking waste of space queen song! This is far far better singing about the pride of a nation! not some money wasting instutition!

  • "Be not rude, I will delete those comments." Why does that almost sound like a passage from the bible?

  • SCOTLAND <3

  • Alba gu brath ... my heart lies in this land

  • Beautiful anthem, definitely sent shivers to my spine.

    God bless Scotland, from a Malaysian.

  • Lets sing this tomorrow morning at 8am we need to beat England to qualify for the next round of the world cup!! ill be up watching who else will!!

  • Alba gu brath

  • the best anthem in the world :) greets from Holland

  • scotland ftw

    

  • FREEEEEEEDOM!

  • its true we can still rise now and be the nation again. im a scots man till i die.

  • Love Scotland, can't stand the anti-English racism that passes for acceptable political discourse some of the time, but Scotland truly is a beautiful land full of cool people

  • @thelastamericandude i honestly cant understand it either i am a scot through and through but i love my english,welsh.irisish fellow country men /woman and always will wether scotland becomes independant or not xx

  • i am from glasgow ive been there all my days. It breaks my heart that our people cannot stand as one because of petty religious divide. we have lost sight of what truly matters, to be a nation again! an share your soul with your own....Alba

  • Is this the original version by the Corries? They were the ones who composed the song, shouldn't they be given a acnowledgement?

  • Is this the original version by the Corries? They were the ones who composed the song, shouldn't they be given a acnowledgement?

  • I want to travel to Scontland. Need sponsors.

  • Beautiful from an english patriot !!!!

  • OMFG THIS I SOOO GOOOD I LOVE SCOTLAND

  • I lost my little flower of Scotland: she was my girl and she died in my arms. I sang this song when she passed away. This was exactly one month ago. Today I play this anthem to remind her. Thank you for the lovely words and music.

  • @rolmda123 It's a beautiful song, sorry to hear about your little flowe.r, you have my deepest sympathy. god rest her soul, and my this song give you peace.

    

  • that's the corries singing isn't it?

  • LIVE SCOTLAND FROM CHILE

  • Scotland out of britain !

  • FREEEEDOOOM!!!!!

  • true scots man always a scots man

  • The best national anthem ever! I'm not Scottish (My gran was) . I learned this in Georges Square in Glasgow in 1997. Each line taught by a different Scot with a sip of their whiskey. The most amazing people. God Bless Scotland!

  • such a beautiful song R.I.P grandpa xoxoxo

  • in loving memory of Jimmy Baird,a great Scotsman and a great friend. 

    God Bless you Jimmy R.I.P. Dave.

  • the flower of scotland were take money form england then get free univesty and we dont have to pay from pescridson we one inpendions but they will cost to much money and we have some one in the uk primister w

  • It's actually : tae think again...not to think again....

  • nekk minute

    

  • Credo che sia il più bel inno esistente!

  • am english but are about to marry a scot and learning the words fast thanks

  • Had a week in Scotland in August this year - just loved the country and their people.

    This is the most beautiful song (anthem) !

    Thumbs UP !!!!!! Regards from Norway !

  • INCREDIBLE!!!! THUMBS UP!!

  • scotland are poor at rugby

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  • Ireland shouts for Scotland. Get out from under the imperialist yoke.

  • @cdke4 Im Irish, but with the way the EU is - its better to be under englands breast. England currently is one of the few nations standing up to the EU and Brussels who have the potential to ruin everything you love about your country. Be it the economy, your neutrality, your identity. The British empire is gone. Its the French-German EU you should be wary of now. Englands probably our best ally now in the world, and theres between 10-15 million of us in the UK, no point hating them now.

  • Independence is a great ideal. Affording an economy is another thing. Though not Irish, Scots or Gaelic at all, I love the culture, the music and your yearning to be free. I know ore about Gaelic history and struggles than just about all of my Anglo-Irish/Scottish friends ( all they know is the alcohol, and not good single malt at that)

  • yet some just want to bitch and gipe because it's in keeping with the thread they're posting in (a pro-scots atheme thread) - and to be honest i respect my northern neighbours, they're damned fine people, but then so are most humans on an individual basis (with a few exceptions, mainly those as stereotype others - which is what i was railing against)! but you want to feel superior to me, fine - go ahead; pick on my linguistic skills, historical knowledge and anything else you want but -

  • and if you read my comment, it was aimed at some non-brit as stereotyped us as "buck-toothed, tea swilling pussies" when we have some damned tough millitary regiments... so (as you put it) please for the love of {deity} learn to accept that some people want to argue against bias (as i am, since americans & most pro-USA people see brits as above stereotype, when we aren't),

  • @mightyteegar Willian the Conquerer, Duek of Normandy (France) who became the King of England by killing Englishmen and taking a throne he had scant claim to by law and blood - did he and the Normans play nice here?! NO, look up a phrase called 'The Harring of the North' - they commited mass-genocide!!! Then lead us to reclaim their hereditairy lands in France, did most people in the English pesseantry want that, NO! did our nobles (the Normans), yes! (Cont)

  • @mightyteegar Willian the Conquerer, Duek of Normandy (France) who became the King of England by killing Englishmen and taking a throne he had scant claim to by law and blood - did he and the Normans play nice here?! NO, look up a phrase called 'The Harring of the North' - they commited mass-genocide!!! Then lead us to reclaim their hereditairy lands in France, did most people in the English pesseantry want that, NO! did our nobles (the Normans), yes! (Cont)

  • @mightyteegar ok, so sorry to have to use net-speak - but ever heard of a character limit, no?! well, try saying that much 140 letters ... secondly, does the year 1066 mean anything to you? well, i come from hastings (in sussex) ... the french invaded there in that year and took the ENLGISH throne (univited) and the english invaded france barely 100 years later to take back lands that belonged to the desendents of the french duke william (known as the conquerer) ... (cont )

  • As an American of Irish decent (who enjoys Highland Games a little more than he should) I must say that even I get a tear in my eye when I listen to this song. Gaels should always stand together!

  • Am an American of Scottish decent. From the McDonald clan.

  • every morning i wake up i thank the good lord that im scottish! does this song no joost make ye proud te be a scot?? ;)) x

  • Beautiful Anthem, Scottish fans are so passionate so sing this song, Respect from England.

  • liberty for Sotland!!!!!!!

    i'm from Switzerland our fathers reached what the strong scotish men don't had our liberty. BUT go on young People of Scotland never give up!!

    If you need me i'm on your side!

    Albainn gu bràth

  • @trevasinclair123 What ignorant hatred and vitriol. We are Britons all - Scots, English, Welsh, Indians, Blacks, etc.

  • Love this song, great stuff !

  • @trevasinclair123 u scots are doomed after u follow your socialistic path to self implosions! Good luck with ur own army and air force and navy and immigration and customs and currency and embassys etc.

  • @ukipwarrior I don't care if we scots are doomed

    I was born a scot

    I was bred a scot

    I will die a scot

  • PROUD TO BE SCOTTISH !

  • @1234567vinnie What a stupid, ignorant thing to say.

  • @Tarantio1983 we needed scots, taffs & paddies to bulster ourarmies, but you needed us to pay your way 'cus we had the major traiding ports to europe and if you wanna walk from british trade centres (london, dover and livwerpool + every english city and port) - then feel free, but remember that the SNP pays for your free schools and health care with money that comes mainly from the english tax system ( most of which is gained in coporrate tax from the city of london) !

  • @trevasinclair123 america would have scotlands side!

  • Let's show the real support for Scottish Independence here. THUMBS UP if you want SCOTLAND to become an INDEPENDENT country !

  • @glasgow1234

    I want Scotland to be independent, I'm only half Scottish, the other half is English (with a bit of Irish thrown in) but I love Scotland as much as William Wallace him self, and I would love for Scotland to be independent, what England did to Scotland, Wales and Ireland was unjustified, and I would not be surprised if sed nations never forgive England, and I would not blame them.

  • @glasgow1234 im English and i thumbed up... lol fook off

  • @glasgow1234 I want independence!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE SCOTLAND AND WOULD DIE FOR IT

  • @glasgow1234 It is actually sad that England won't let you go. It is a totally different nation. Greetings from Slovenia.

  • @trevasinclair123 Americans love the Scots, especially after they let al-Mehrahi go

  • i don`t believe that scotland become a independent state and i`m against a splitting of the magnificent united kingdom!

  • @trevasinclair123 Eh! Who says we can't we 'cand' fight. That's stereotypying - bad move! We can find and we can spell!!!

    Fantastic nationalistic song though, and I'm jealous that we don't have one as gorgeous ourselves!! Peace man, ya cunt!!!!

  • @Vicki1783 You lot can spell ? lol check out Tarantio1983's comments :)

  • Am nae fur Independence let Englandshire dee the hard wurk. :D x

  • @trevasinclair123

    And France<3 x

  • scotland!!

  • Scots - Awesome People, Awesome Country. And Im not even Scottish =)

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  • am aw fur independence fk the english

  • Scotland has such a rich history that places like America lack. Our ancestors were not quick to give up, right stubborn they were. Scotland is its own country, ask any Scot if they are British and they'll be quick to reply, "No, I'm Scottish and proud of it." Our national identity is important since most of us can trace our roots back centuries and have our own Clan tartan. Although I find the entire English and Scotland animosity outdated in this day and age.

  • great song! i love the bagpipes version

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  • @trevasinclair123 Well sed my Scot friend !!!:D

  • I am Scottish, of Scottish parents. Was born in the highlands but raised in England from the age of 4. You can take the boy out of Scotland, but you cannot take Scotland out of the boy.

  • can I point out that Scotland has no nation anthem its just this is the most popular song to become Scotlands national anthem. We England wrongly said no not allowing u to have this fantasit song as ur national anthem (well i say 'we' i mean our fucking british parliment)

  • some1 should make this 10 hours edition, this is just so gorgeous

  • So proud to be a Scot, independence is the only route to a better future, thanx for putting this on, watched it in Greece and showed friends here, they cant believe there would be any referendum result other than a resounding YES!!!

  • Long Live Scotland! Someday I'll visit the land of my ancestors.

  • i wanna go home i hate england it aint the same as home

  • @trevasinclair123

    shut the fuck up. im half scottish half english. why can't we all get on? oh and p.s. i did stand up for scotland when i was at school in england, and i would've done the same if i went to school in scotland about the english too.

  • im from the highlands an it is a beutiful place scotland is famed for its mountains and glens it should also be famed for tv(John Logie Beard) the telephone(Alexander Graham Bell) and most of all golf i never hear on tv any thing about scotland inventing

    the game just about how tiger woods is the bes and thats a load of rubish

    thums up if u agree

  • Although Im English, I am not proud of what happened all those centurys ago but what is done is done. but you can change your future. I so wish i was Scottish! 

  • God save Scotland

  • @IndependenceForGB

    Scotland's last "unofficial" anthem was "Scotland the Brave" which was a bit rubbish.

    The people chose this song - that's as official as you can get.

  • come on the scots

  • scotland is the best i would live and die for it

  • 33 Englishmen disliked this.

  • I am from holland, but i've always dreamed of going to scotland, to live there.

    cause the government of holland are just a bunch of wankers.

    SCOTLAND!

  • Still, yet immensely powerful... Love this anthem, though I'm neither Scottish, English, or UK'an ;)

    I would love to be in a pub in Glasgow, seeing Scotland beat England in a soccer match, and listen to the people sing this...

  • SCOTLAND XD

  • i love bagpipes

  • I prefer "Scotland the brave"

  • the song is very good, I love it....

    But I want to now why are scotish people are singing on english, why dont you sing in scotish, and I want to now why are you toking english and not scotish????

  • Love Scotland. Beautiful country with friendly people.

  • What was the fate of William Wallace:)

  • if it wasnt for my granperents moving thie would be my antherm (i dont care it always will be) love this song proud to be from the isle of skye

  • if it wasnt for my granperents moving thie would be my antherm (i dont care it always will be) love this song proud to be from the isle of skye

  • respect to celtic brothers

  • One of the best rendition of this  song I have heard. A proud Irish man.

  • The best national anthem ever, even thou i'm swedish.

  • I'm scottish and seven generations before me too. I was never there but i feel my scottish blood everytime. I'm really proud to be a part of it! As i met my father the first time 3 years ago, (i was 27 years old) and he told me, that he is scottish, so I want go to this wonderful country with him to visit our family there. This is my plan. Today I heared this song the first time and learned it to play on my guitar. WE CAN STILL RISE NOW, AND BE THE NATION AGAIN!!!

    (sorry my english :-) )

  • schottland und irland sind länder in denen man magie lebt,ich wünschte ich wäre schotte oder ire...leider bin ich nur deutscher ;-) aber trozdfem WUNDERVOLLES LIED!!!

  • scotland the brave thats what i say bon and i SHALL die in elgin highlands SCOTLAND FOR LIFE

  • My father is Scottish, shame I was born overseas. This is a very moving Anthem, and the history behind it speaks for generations. I have learned more about Scottish history in the last two years than in my whole 48 years. And now I an blessed enough to marry a Scottish lass. SCOTLAND 4EVER!

  • im proud to be a SCOTTISH AND I WAS BORN IN SCOTLAND N I WILL DIE IN SCOTLAND .

    SCOTLAND 4 LIFE

  • My grandfather was from Scotland, I hope to visit Pollock one day and see what he saw!