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What are the lyrics for Flower of Scotland and is it the Scotland national anthem?

SCOTLAND's footballers could be heading to Qatar later this year while the national rugby team will also be in action at World Cup.

And Flower of Scotland will ring out every time our players in both sports line up ahead of the big matches.

Scotland's footballers line up for the national anthem
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Scotland's footballers line up for the national anthemCredit: Kenneth Ramsay
Scotland's rugby players sing the national anthem
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Scotland's rugby players sing the national anthemCredit: PA

What are the words to Flower of Scotland?

O Flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again?
That fought and died for
Your wee bit Hill and Glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward tae think again

The Hills are bare now
And Autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
That stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward tae think again

Those days are past now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward tae think again

The Hills are bare now
And Autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
That though so dearly held

O Flower of Scotland
When will we see your like again?
That fought and died for
Your wee bit Hill and Glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward tae think again

Is Flower of Scotland the Scottish national anthem?

Flower of Scotland is the de facto national anthem of Scotland although there is no official national anthem.

It is sung at all events in which the country is represented including international football and rugby matches and the Commonwealth Games.

What other Scottish national anthems have there been?

Scotland the Brave was previously used as the national anthem of Scotland.

In 2010 it was replaced at the Commonwealth Games by Flower of Scotland.

What anthem is played when a Scottish athlete wins an Olympic gold medal?

As Scotland is part of the United Kingdom the British national anthem God Save The Queen is played at the Olympic Games whenever Team GB wins a gold medal.


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