Sgt. MacKenzie

 


I first heard this in the movie We Were Soldiers. Wikipedia says that it was written about Sgt. Charles MacKenzie, who served in the Seaforth Highlanders in WWI. He was killed in combat at the age of 33. It was written in Scots, and here is a standard English translation.

2 comments:

Grim said...

Thank you. While I did not find the translation necessary, it was a wise addition in case there are those among us who are less familiar with Scots.

Tom said...

I needed the translation! I could make out a lot of it, but needed help with a few words.