HECTOR THE HERO
(Thomas McWilliamin)
(recorded by North Sea Gas)


O wail for the mighty in battle
loud lift ye the coronach strain
for Hector the Hero of deathless fame
will never come back again

Lament him, ye mountains of Ross-Shire
your tears be the dew and the rain
ye forests and straths, let the sobbing winds
unburden your grief and pain

Lament him ye warm-hearted clansmen
and mourn for a kinsman so true
the pride of the highlands the valiant MacDonald
will never come back to you

Lament him ye sons of old Scotia
Ye kinsman on many a shore
a patriot warrior fearless of foe
has fallen to rise no more
has fallen to rise no more

O wail for the mighty in battle
loud lift ye the coronach strain
for Hector the Hero of deathless fame
will never come back again

O cherish his triumph and glory
on Omdurman´s death-stricken plain
his glance like the eagle his heart like the lion
his laurel the nation´s gain

O rest thee brave heart in thy slumber
forgotten shall ne'er be thy name
the love and the mercy of heaven be thine
our love thou must ever claim

to us thou art Hector the hero
the chivalrous dauntless and true
the hills and the glens and the hearts of a nation
Re-echo the wail for you

Lament him ye sons of old Scotia
Ye kinsman on many a shore
a patriot warrior fearless of foe
has fallen to rise no more
has fallen to rise no more

Lament him ye sons of old Scotia
Ye kinsman on many a shore
a patriot warrior fearless of foe
has fallen to rise no more
has fallen to rise no more

O wail for the mighty in battle
loud lift ye the coronach strain
for Hector the Hero of deathless fame
will never come back again

Source: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/North-Sea-Gas/Hector-the-Hero (corrected, but I'm not sure of many places)

Here's the North Sea Gas recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpX4ehBRH0A


Here's an instrumental version at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW7W0vfCFQk