1. Robert Burns 2016-1-311

2. Scots, Wha Hae Scots wha hae wi2 Wallace3 bled, Scots, wham4 Bruce5 has aften6 led, Welcome to your gory bed7 Or to victorie8! Now's the day, and now's the hour: See the front o'battle lour9, See approach proud Edward's power10 — Chains and slaverie! Wha will be a traitor, knave Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave?11 Let him turn, and flee! 2. wi': with 3. Wallace: Sir William Wallace (c.1272 ～ 1305), a Scottish patriot, who defeated the English army sent by King Edward I, but later was defeated, captured and was finally executed in 1305 4. wham: whom 5. Bruce: Robert Bruce(1274 ～ 1329), the national hero of Scotland, who had led the Scottish army and defeated the English army at Bannockburn in 1314 6. aften: often 7. gory bed: bloody bed 8. victorie: victory 9. the front o' battle lour: the front of the army looks dark and threatening. 10. Edward's power: the army of King Edward II 11. Wha sae base as a slave: Who is so base as to be a slave. 2016-1-312

3. Scots, Wha Hae Wha for Scotland's King and Law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand or freeman fa'12 Let him follow me13! By Oppression's woes and pains, By your sons in servile chains14, We will drain our dearest veins15 But they shall be free! Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe16! Liberty's in every blow!17 Let us do, or die! 12. fa': fall 13. Let him follow me: This call is supposedly addressed by Robert Bruce to his followers. 14. By Oppressions's woe and pains,/By your sons in servile chains: We swear by the miseries and sufferings of the oppressed and by your sons who are fettered in chains like slaves. 15. We will drain our dearest vein: We will shed our blood to the last drop. 16. Tyrants fall in every foe: We will kill a tyrant in every enemy we kill. 17. Liberty's in every blow: We will win more liberty in every effort to fight against the tyrant. 2016-1-313

4. Scots, Wha Hae  This poem belongs to the patriotic circle of Burns's poems. In it the poet calls the Scottish people to follow the examples set by Wallace and Bruce and revolt against the English invasion and oppression to gain freedom and liberty, even at the cost of their lives. He also warns the Scottish people that if they don't fight a brave battle against the invaders immediately, they and their offspring will be fettered slaves forever. Scots, wha hae: Scots, who have 2016-1-314