Flowers of the Forest was played at my grand uncle's burial in the Somme in 1916. It was played at his brother's funeral, and at my father's memorial a few years ago.. Slainte mhath.
At the funeral of George VI, this was called ‘The Piper’s Lament’ - at junior school, sitting in assembly, as this mighty sound came through on the radio...unforgettable! At the RU-vid Broadcast of the Queen’s funeral, the first thing I searched for were the Pipes & Drums - I wasn’t disappointed! 🙏🏽💔🙏🏻
Flowers Of The Forest was written musically and lyrically to commemorate the Scottish defeat at the Battle Of Flodden in 1513 where the Scottish King James IV was killed as were many of the Scottish nobles. Even though the Scots outnumbered the English armies, poor tactics and leadership resulted in a devastating loss for the Scots. May they all RIP
Poet Jean Elliot wrote lyrics for the ancient tune sometime in about 1757. Her refrain is haunting, “The Flooers of the Forest are a’ wede awa’ “. Translated from the Scots dialect, it means, “The Flowers of the Forest are all wilted away.” (Tue 21 Sept 2021 11h24)
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This piece is almost sacred to Scottish pipers .It comerates the defeat of the Scottish army by the English at the battle of Flodden Field 1513 .This pipers lament is now played during remerance Sunday (Armistice day ) November 11 1918 when fell silent on the shattered battlefields of France and Belgium during ww1. Sadly this to resurrected after ww2 and every conflict since British and commwealth forces have been involved with in last 80 years.
