Small dark bagpipes wrapped with a red ribbon on a wet grey stone slab, with faint mist above.

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Uncle Argyle

They are saying goodbye in their own way. Playing outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes.

— Braveheart · 1995

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker describes a farewell expressed through music, with both the tunes and the instruments forbidden. Saying goodbye in this way also means crossing a boundary imposed on that expression. The repeated word 'outlawed' gives the personal gesture an edge of defiance.

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