简要介绍

高地大教堂（Highland Cathedral）是非常受大众欢迎的苏格兰风笛音乐，由德国音乐家乌尔里希罗依弗（Ulrich Roever）和迈克尔考伯（Michael Korb）所作。

目前这首高地大教堂已被提议作为苏格兰的正式国歌，以取代勇敢的苏格兰（Scotland the Brave）以及苏格兰之花（Flower of Scotland）这两首。高地大教堂有英语版及苏格兰盖尔语版歌词，目前有三种不同的歌词版本出现。比诸于其它被提议的苏格兰准国歌选项来说，很多人非常欣赏高地大教堂的音乐内涵，高地大教堂旋律庄严而崇隆，较适合作为一个国家的国歌。

歌词

Land of my fathers, we will always be 父辈之地，吾等永远故土

Faithful and loyal to our own country. 忠实信赖你自己的国家

In times of danger, we will set you free,危难时刻，我们让你获得自由

Lead you to glory and to victory. 带领你走向光荣和胜利

Hail, Caledonia, to our ancient prayer,万岁, 加勒多尼亚,我们古老的祈祷

in this Highland Cathedral, let our standards bear,在这个高地大教堂，我们毕恭毕敬

Joining together with one dream to share,一心同体，一个梦想

God bless the people of this land so fair.愿上帝保佑这平等土地上的人民

Gone is the past, let us start anew,追忆往昔，继往开来

Let this hope of peace always remain,和平的期望永远存在

Spirit of Scotia, be strong and true,苏格兰的精神，奋发图强

then your children will smile again.我们的后代绽开笑颜

Rise Caledonia, let your voices ring崛起的加勒多尼亚，雄音震响

in this Highland Cathedral of our God and King,在这属于上帝和先王的高地大教堂

Whom, joy and liberty, to all, will bring,欢乐自由，所有幸福会到来

Come, let your heart, with love and courage, sing.以满怀爱和信念的心，唱出来

Lonely the exile o'er distant seas,即使在遥远海上孤独流浪，

the home of their birth, gone from their eyes.这生命的故乡，望不到的远方

Bring back their souls o'er the ocean breeze海风会带他们的灵魂归来

to the land where their fathers lie.回到他们先祖所在的地方

Rise Caledonia, let your voices ring崛起的加勒多尼亚，雄音震响

in this Highland Cathedral of our God and King,在这属于上帝和先王的高地大教堂

Whom, joy and liberty, to all, will bring,欢乐自由，所有幸福会到来

Come, let your heart, with love and courage, sing.以满怀爱和信念的心，唱出来