Editing Flower of Scotland (section)

==Background==
The song was composed in the mid-1960s by [[Roy Williamson]] of the folk group [[the Corries]]. It was first heard publicly in a 1967 BBC television series, where it did not yet include the third 'we can still rise now' verse.<ref>[http://www.corries.com/news.php The Corries website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100829194041/http://www.corries.com/news.php |date=29 August 2010 }} – (visited 28 August 2007)</ref> The words refer to the victory of the [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scots]], led by [[Robert I of Scotland|Robert I]], over [[Edward II]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] at the [[Battle of Bannockburn]] in 1314. Although there is no official [[national anthem of Scotland]], "Flower of Scotland" is one of a number of songs which are used, along with the older "[[Scotland the Brave]]".<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrew Black|title=Will Scotland ever have a national anthem?
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13520689|date=24 May 2011|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

The song was composed and is sung in English, with one Scots word ("Tae" for "To").<ref>The Corries Complete Songbook; 1990, p11.</ref> It has been translated into Scots.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lyricstranslate.com/en/flower-scotland-flouer-o-scotland.html | title=The Corries - Flower of Scotland lyrics + English (Scots) translation }}</ref>