the Skye Boat Song
/ðə ˌskaɪ ˈbəʊt sɒŋ/
/ðə ˌskaɪ ˈbəʊt sɔːŋ/
- a popular Scottish song about how Flora Macdonald helped Bonny Prince Charlie escape to Skye. The sad, slow music is sometimes used to represent Scotland in films and television programmes. Many people in Britain know the first verse: “Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing;Onward, the sailors cry:Carry the lad that's born to be kingOver the sea to Skye.”
一首流行的苏格兰歌曲，讲述弗洛拉·麦克唐纳如何帮助漂亮的查理王子逃到斯凯岛。悲伤、缓慢的音乐有时在电影和电视节目中用来代表苏格兰。许多英国人都知道第一节诗句：“速度，邦尼船，像展翅欲飞的鸟儿；前进，水手们喊着：带着生来就是国王的小伙子越过大海到达斯凯岛。”