THE Commonwealth Games sees athletes from Scotland compete under their own flag rather than part of Team GB.
This means that when the country wins a gold medal it is the Scottish National Anthem – The Flower of Scotland – which is played, not God Save the Queen.
It has been used as the anthem for the Commonwealth Games since 2010 replacing Scotland the Brave.
What are the lyrics to The 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 (against who?),
Proud Edward’s Army,
And sent him homeward,
To 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 (against who?),
Proud Edward’s Army,
And sent him homeward,
To 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 (against who?),
Proud Edward’s Army,
And sent him homeward,
To think again.
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