Scotland The Brave Bagpipes Lyrics
Scotland The Brave Bagpipes Lyrics
Hark, when the night is fallingHear, hear the pipes are callingLoudly and proudly calling down through the glenThere where the hills are sleepingnow feel the blood a leapinghigh as the spirits of the old highland men
(Chorus)Towering in gallant fameScotland my mountain hameHigh may your proud standards gloriously wave
Land o’ the high endeavourLand o’ the shining riverland o’ my heart foreverScotland the brave
High in the Misty highlands,out by the purple islandsbrave are the hearts that beat beneath Scottish skieswild are the winds to meet youstaunch are the friends that greet youkind as the love that shines from fair maidens eyes.
Scotland The Brave Historical Facts
“Scotland the Brave” (Scottish Gaelic: Alba an Aigh) is a Scottish patriotic song.
It was one of the several songs considered an unofficial national anthem of Scotland.
Scotland the Brave bagpipes lyrics is also the authorized 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 and Virginia Military Institute.
In 2006, it was adopted as the regimental quick march of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. In 1982, 1986, and in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the Scottish national team used it as its anthem prior to using “Flower of Scotland”.
Scotland the Brave is a popular song for pipe bands to play in American parades.
In June 2006, the song came in second in an online poll with more than 10,000 votes to determine the nation’s favorite unofficial anthem, losing only to Flower of Scotland.
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.
The Dropkick Murphys song “Cadence to Arms” off their debut album Do or Die is a reworking of Scotland the Brave’s melody.
The song was among the entrance songs for professional wrestler Roddy Piper during his time in the WWF.
Dorothy the Dinosaur dances to this song in the Wiggles’ 1997 videotape: “Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas”.
A comic version by The Corries mixes humorous and topical lyrics.
