I think a contender for the anthem could be "Hearts of Olden Glory" There's thunder clouds Round the hometown bay As I walk out In the rain Through the sepia showers And the photoflood days I caught a fleeting glimpse Of life And though the water's Black as night The colours of Scotland Leave you young inside There must be a place Under the sun Where hearts of olden glory Grow young There's a vision Coming soon Through the faith That cleans your wound Hearts of olden glory Will be renewed Down the glens Where the headlands stand I feel a healing Through this land A cross for a people Like wind through your hands There must be a place Under the sun Where hearts of olden glory Grow young Runrig, especially the siblings Calum and Rory MacDonald who wrote the bulk of the group's materil are great ambassadors to Scotland and especially the Gaidhlig language. This song could be sung in both Gaidhlig and in English as the Scottish national anthem. I don't think the lyrics are strictly political, as lyrics such as Flower of Scotland would be.
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