300 years of subjegation! Supposedly an equal union! Hahaha. Rabbie said it best;
'We're bought and sold for English gold'-- Such a parcel of rogues in a nation! Farewell to all our Scottish fame, Farewell our ancient glory! ...
“A nation sold for English gold”
This Kingdom sine the line began,
Wi’ Kenneth McAlpin in days of old,
The parcel o’ rogues hae selt us oot,
Yon broon nebbed lowrie, Hamilton,
An’ scabby dug Queensberry tae boot!
By sic traitors wis auld Scotia undone.
But hark tae this brent new “Broon”!
The anglicised get whae seeks tae rule,
Frae Downing Street in Lunnon toon,
“Fend the union!” bleats the fool!
Naw! Fend yer airse, ye blatherskite!
Whae supported the Sassenachs ye sook!
A’ve niver haurd sic rampant shite!
Leal Scots ken whit ye are, a crook!
Sae let us stert a spleet new war,
Fer herts an’ minds o’ every Scot!
An’ gaither Jacobites galore!
Let treachery be not forgot!
Three hunner years sine mongrels selt,
Oor history, oor pride, oor saul!
Tae fill thair greedy money belts,
Let independence be oor goal!
Come Rabbie in oor hour o’ need,
Tae gie us smeddum fur the fecht,
Wi yer stoot hert we shoud succeed,
Rise up frae Gretna tae the lecht!
Brave Scots oor time is close at haund,
Mynd how the Wallace and the Bruce,
Gave bluid an’ life fer this wee land,
Let fecklessness be nae excuse!
Oli 13/01/07
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Written by Phil (6645 comments posted) 13th January 2007 | Poor Gordon B: 'Some play fast and loose with our shared values and threaten the Union.' (or something like that, I heard today) I always thought he was a bit of a tosser anyway. - and clearly doesn't share your values.
Personally, I couldn't care less either way. Nationhood is a state of mind, not a state of government. Independence won't make the Scottish more Scottish or the English more English. (What is it to be English anyway?) I'm sure you disagree, but then if I could afford it, I'd go and live somewhere warmer and drier anyway. (Not the Home Counties by the way.)
Really enjoyed the poem, as much for its controlled anger as anything else. I've even got my Burns colection down off the shelf.
Phil. |
Written by Phil (6645 comments posted) 13th January 2007 | | Ooops, sp: collection. |
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3298 comments posted) 14th January 2007 | Who are we today,then; Rabbie Burns or Willian McGoneggal? Is this serious or a bit of a piss-take. If it's genuine anger it can't be shared by your fellow Scots Every election you have Old man Connery,the Laird of Marbella, exorting you all to vote SNP but you all choose to stick with the union. You let Tony Benn blow all the Scottish oil revenue. It's not us but your fellow Scots you should be ranting at,really
cheers
J
P.S Good poem,though | Hi folks!
Written by Talisker (1321 comments posted) 14th January 2007 | Thanks for taking the effort to read and review this.
I happen to disagree on the importance of national identity and independence, Phil. Ask Gerard, he probably had relatives who gave their lives for it in the Irish war of independence. How many gave their lives in the American war of independence? etc. etc. etc. Clearly many people value a national identity and the right to make their own choices as a nation.
Jane, this is not aimed at you! Its meant to be a rabble rousing cry to the eejit Scots who, through force of habit, continue to vote Unionist Labour (The Tories don't exist up here). SNP are the second largest party and Gordon (Who IS a moron!) has good reason to be concerned!
Oli
| go bhfoire Dia orthu!
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 18th January 2007 | An interesting bit of invective, Oli; and well oiled with the necessary level of gratuitous bile against perfidious Albion. As much as I enjoyed it and agree with the sentiments that under pin it, I would caution you not to rely too heavily on the example of Ireland. [Not in the poem I own ]. I heard Alex Salmon making that analogy the other weekend and I fear Scotland's situation is not at all the same. Leaving aside the merits or otherwise of the Union, Ireland was never fully intigrated into the United Kingdom and had almost a century of prolonged intermittent insurrection to bolster its determination to reject English hegemony. Scotland does not have this kind of residue of antipathy. I fear you may find Scottish resistance is a tad less sunk in bitterness. And consequently more fickle.
But we live in hope and live to be amazed and confounded. After all, whoever would have though Celtic could beat Manchester United!?
Great read.
Slan!
| Alba Go Bragh!
Written by Talisker (1321 comments posted) 18th January 2007 | Dearest confused of Saffron Walden,
I agree that there is not a direct parallel between the anglo-Irish and anglo-Scottish history, however...
I would argue that the truce & treaty signed by the unellected Collins is morally equivalent to the Act of Union signed by the unellected ponces in Edinburgh.
Both agreements were despised by much of the populace, both achieved by subterfuge, and both shall hopefully be reversed before too long.
Manchester United - that bastion of ENGLISH football, has never, and will never, rival the mighty Glasgow Celtic. The fact that so many of you Anglo-Irish toadies support them is shameful treachery.
Oli
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Written by Kathy (220 comments posted) 20th February 2007 | | This is an extremely clever poem! Kathy |
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