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A painting of two young men holding hands on a windswept green hillside, surrounded by a crowd of people. Warships are in the misty sea and crumbling ruins are on the land as golden light swirls across a sunrise sky.

A painting of two young men holding hands on a windswept green hillside, surrounded by a crowd of people. Warships are in the misty sea and crumbling ruins are on the land as golden light swirls across a sunrise sky.

A stark, windswept Scottish hillside under a clearing storm. In the distance, the fading, dark silhouettes of military warships (referencing the Holy Loch protests) and crumbling imperial monuments sink into the mist. A diverse gathering of working-class people from all backgrounds stand together on a vibrant, green hillside. At the center, a young Scottish man ("bonnie callant") in worker's clothes and a young Black man from South Africa ("the black boy frae yont Nyanga") join hands, jointly casting aside a broken military rifle and a shattered gallows. The "great wind" mentioned in the song is visualized as a swirling, golden light sweeping across the canvas, blowing away grey war-clouds to reveal a bright, warm sunrise. See more