St. Andrew's Day

[katmills2005]

Happy St Andrew's Day!

[McClef]

Thanks for the pic Alex, pity she isn't wearing the scarlet gown though.

As a Divinity student I didn't have one of those, ours were black with a purple St Andrews Cross on the left facing. I still have it and got it out today, still in remarkably good condition seeing as it's 30 years since I graduated!

[McClef]

Before Flower of Scotland this was considered to be the Scottish Anthem:

Hark, when the night is falling
Hear, hear the pipes are calling
Loudly and proudly calling
Down through the Glen.
There where the hills are sleeping
Now feel the blood a-leaping
High as the spirits
Of the old highland men.

Chorus:
Towering in gallant fame
Scotland my mountain hame
High may your proud standards
Gloriously wave!
Land of my high endeavor
Land of the shining river
Land of my heart forever
Scotland the brave!

High in the misty highlands
Out by the purple islands
Brave are the hearts that beat
Beneath Scottish skies
Wild are the winds to meet you
Staunch are the friends that greet you
Kind as the light that shines
From fair maiden's eyes.

Chorus

Far off in sunlit places
Sad are the Scottish faces
Yearning to feel the kiss
Of sweet Scottish rain.
Where tropic skies are beaming,
Love sets the heart a-dreaming,
Longing and dreaming
for the homeland again.

Chorus

It celebrates the land more than dealing with the machinations of an upstart English monarch.