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『勇敢なるスコットランド』


１、Hark when the night is fallin
Hear! Hear the pipes are calling,
Loudly and proudly calling,
Down thro’ the glen.
There where the hills are sleeping,
Now feel the blood a-leaping,
High as the spirits
of the old Highland men.


Towering in gallant fame,
Scotland my mountain hame,
High may your proud standards
gloriously wave,
Land of my high endeavour,
Land of the shining river,
Land of my heart for ever,
Scotland the brave.


２、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 love that shines
from fair maidens’ eyes.

Towering in gallant fame,
Scotland my mountain hame,
High may your proud standards
gloriously wave,
Land of my high endeavour,
Land of the shining river,
Land of my heart for ever,
Scotland the brave.


３、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.

Towering in gallant fame,
Scotland my mountain hame,
High may your proud standards
gloriously wave,
Land of my high endeavour,
Land of the shining river,
Land of my heart for ever,
Scotland the brave.


実に愛国心たっぷりの歌ですね。
祖国への想いと土地に対する執着心を感じます。
これまでに戦争のなかった時代が存在しないように、
自国を愛さない人というのもそもそもいなかったのでしょう。
家族を愛するのと同じように、御先祖様を尊ぶのと同じように、
国家を思いっきり愛してみると不思議な香りが蘇ってきます。

これぞこの世の七不思議！！！
裕美・ルミィヤンツェヴァ