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"Highland Laddie", also known as "Hielan' Laddie", is the name of a Scottish popular folk tune "If thou'lt play me fair play",〔1. Smith, Alexander, p. 264〕 but as with many old melodies various sets of words can be sung to it, of which Robert Burns's poem "Highland Laddie" is probably the best known. Highland Regiments raised in the 18th and early 19th centuries employed many unique symbols to differentiate themselves from other regiments and enlisted distinctive music to announce their arrival, but as a result of the Cardwell Reforms of 1881, all British Army Highland Regiments were required to use "Highland Laddie" as their regimental march. Over time, many of these regiments had managed to return to their pre-Cardwell marches when, in March 2006, the establishment of the Royal Regiment of Scotland saw the disappearance of all Scotland's historic infantry regiments and their distinctions, including music, and the adoption of a new regimental march, "Scotland the Brave". "If thou'lt play me fair play" has been reworked several times since Burns set down his words, Donkey Riding being one variant. ==Regiments== "Highland Laddie" continues to be the regimental march of a number of Commonwealth regiments with Scottish affiliations. Some of these regiments include: United Kingdom * The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards * The Scots Guards * The London Scottish * The Tyneside Scottish Canada * 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (Lanark and Renfrew Scottish), RCA * The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada * The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada * The Cape Breton Highlanders formerly 2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders * The Essex and Kent Scottish * 48th Highlanders of Canada * The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment * The Calgary Highlanders Australia *16th Battalion (The Cameron Highlanders of Western Australia) *41st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (The Byron Regiment) *The Adelaide University Regiment New Zealand *1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish) "'India"' *1st Battalion 9th Gorkha Rifles 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Highland Laddie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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