'The Wee German Lairdie' - Scottish Jacobite Song

'The Wee German Lairdie' is a Scottish Jacobite song that originated during the 18th century, around the time of the 1715 Jacobite uprising. The Jacobite cause was made up from supporters of the exiled Stuart monarchy and opposed the Hanoverian rulers. The song reflects the sentiments of the Jacobite movement and their discontent with the Hanoverian rule.
The 'Wee German,' is a reference to King George I, who was elector of Hanover and criticised by the Jacobite supporters as a foreign ruler. The lyrics of the song express a combination of political discontent, national pride, and a call for loyalty to the exiled Stuarts. Many Jacobite songs, including "The Wee German Lairdie," were often sung in gatherings or in taverns where Jacobites would gather.

[@TheofficialSirenheadr]

The start is pure gold.

[@jacksonscr8]

The instrumental at the start sounds like come out ye black and tans

[@LeChevalierAnglais]

The instrumental is from The German anthem, being a dig at The Hanoverians

[@emilybosserman2042]

Alba gu bràth !!!!!

[@LuccaMorandin]

for true monarchists who hate the Glorious Revolution, these songs are gold!

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

We should've kept James II even if he was Catholic- The House of Stuart atleast is legitimate!

[@LuccaMorandin]

​@@The_Christian_Cavalier Exactly

[@Christ_is_King-]

@@The_Christian_Cavalier We should have kept him because he was catholic

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

@Christ_is_King- I'm more Anglican than anything, but I have no trouble with a Catholic King so long as he's legitimate.

[@olekcholewa8171]

@@The_Christian_CavalierWe should've kept James II especially because he was Catholic.

[@lucario2188]

And they didn't stoped having German has their mother tongue until after world war 1 when they decided to a 180% turn and also changed their surname to windsor. Queen Elizabeth was the first one to have English has her mother tongue.

[@sprout_catt]

I recognize the 1948 Bonnie Prince Charlie film and Outlander from the clips in this video, but not the rest. Could anyone please tell me? It'd be much appreciated!

[@NK-hl8nw]

From what movies is the bacground stuff from

[@sprout_catt]

Two of them are definitely the Bonnie Prince Charlie movie released in 1948 (as an example, you can see clips of it in 0:07 , 0:36 and more) and the series Outlander ( 0:18 , 1:20 ). However I am still on the search for the rest, hope this information can be useful!

[@maximilienrobespierre6276]

What language is this sung in?

[@Imperial_Britannia]

Scots

[@StarsBarsAndCheese]

Scots

[@biffspigler1093]

@@maximilienrobespierre6276 English 😂