LL-L "Anthems" 2009.02.13 (04) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L - 13 February 2009 - Volume 04
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Anthems

Dear Lowlanders,

For a while, there were only *de facto* national anthems of Scotland, *Flower
of Scotland* and *Scotland the Brave *being foremost amongst them.

Lately I've been seing *Flower of Scotland* described as Scotland's national
anthem, though the Wikipedia still labels it as *de facto* along with *Scotland
the Brave*.

Has there been any official decision lately?

I certainly like both songs, though I find *Scotland the Brave* a bit biased
on the Highlands side, and I wonder if the words of *Flower of
Scotland*(which I prefer somewhat) aren't a bit too much in the face
of England
within a UK context.

Scotland the Brave:
http://www.contemplator.com/scotland/scotland.html

Flower of Scotland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPaJhlIIYjM&feature=related

I also realize that so far England has no *de jure* national anthem, the *de
facto* ones being *God Save the Queen/King* (the UK anthem), *Jerusalem*,
and *Land of Hope and Glory*. I suppose the problem here lies in the fact
that these days there is no official, political overall entity called
England.

God Save the Queen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk

Jerusalem:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_pZnHLwRsM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI13MUf7XVY&feature=related

Land of Hope and Glory:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Hope_and_Glory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONWgcvPutE

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA

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