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<div>"'''A Scottish Soldier'''" is a song written by [[Andy Stewart (musician)|Andy Stewart]] using the tune of "The Green Hills of Tyrol", which was transcribed by John MacLeod during the [[Crimean War]] from "La Tua Danza Sì Leggiera", a chorus part in the third act of [[Gioachino Rossini]]'s 1829 opera ''[[William Tell (opera)| Guglielmo Tell]]'' (William Tell).<ref name="Brown">{{cite book|title=From Tartan to Tartanry: Scottish Culture, History and Myth|first=Ian|last=Brown|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=2010|pages=48–49|isbn=9780748638772 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkqlBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA48|accessdate=2016-06-27}}</ref> The song is about a dying Scottish soldier, wishing to return to the hills of his homeland rather than die in the [[county of Tyrol|Tyrol]]. The song was one of two US chart entries by Andy Stewart. "A Scottish Soldier" reached no. 1 in Canada (3 weeks),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/61-02-13-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - February 13, 1961}}</ref> Australia, and New Zealand. It spent 36 weeks in the UK Singles Chart in 1961.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Scottish Soldier|url=http://www.andystewart.info/soldier/index.shtml|work=Andy Stewart: An Illustrated Record|accessdate=2014-05-09}}</ref> English singer David Whitfield covered the song.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140512231657/https://kilby.sac.on.ca/ActivitiesClubs/cadets/Piping/GreenHillsofTyrol.htm About the song]<br />
* [http://www.andystewart.info/soldier/index.shtml Andy Stewart Page]<br />
* [http://ericdentinger.com/green-hills-of-tyrol.html Sheet music of "The Green Hills of Tyrol"]<br />
*{{YouTube|RCtzAkwX894|"The Green Hills of Tyrol"}}<br />
*{{YouTube|SCSB_BiNSZo|"A Scottish Soldier"}}<br />
*{{YouTube|nzIqfny6HhA|"La Tua Danza Sì Leggiera"}}<br />
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[[Category:Scottish songs]]<br />
[[Category:Scottish folk songs]]<br />
[[Category:Scottish patriotic songs]]<br />
[[Category:Songs about the military]]<br />
[[Category:Songs about soldiers]]<br />
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