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Caledonia is the Latin name given by the Romans to the land in today's Scotland north of their province of Britannia, beyond the frontier of their empire. The etymology of the name is probably from a P-Celtic source. Its modern usage is as a romantic or poetic name for Scotland as a whole, comparable with Hibernia for Ireland and Britannia for the whole of Britain.
The original use of the name, by Tacitus, Ptolemy, Lucan and Pliny the Elder, referred to the area (or parts of the area) later known as Pictavia or Pictland north of Hadrian's Wall in today's Scotland. The name may be related to that of a large central Pictish tribe, the Caledonii, one amongst several in the area and perhaps the dominant tribe, which would explain the binomial Caledonia/Caledonii.
The name of the Caledonians may be found in toponymy, such as Dùn Chailleann, the Scottish Gaelic word for the town of Dunkeld meaning "fort of the Caledonii", and possibly in that of the mountain Sìdh Chailleann, the "fairy hill of the Caledonians".
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Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Nutini's debut album, These Streets (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, Sunny Side Up (2009), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Both albums have been certified quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.
After 5 years, Nutini released his third studio album, Caustic Love, in April 2014. The album received extremely positive reviews from music critics. Caustic Love debuted at number one on the UK Album Charts and was certified platinum by the BPI in June 2014.
In late July 2014, he was referred to by the BBC as "arguably Scotland's biggest musician right now".
Nutini was born in Paisley, Scotland and has a younger sister. His father, Alfredo, is of Italian descent from Barga, Tuscany, and his mother, Linda, is Scottish.
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The changes that have come over me
And these past few days I've been afraid
That I might drift away
I've been telling old stories, singing songs
That make me think about where I've come from
And that's the reason why I seem
So far away today
So let me tell you that I love you
That I think about you all the time
Caledonia, you're calling me
Now I'm going home
And if I shall become a stranger
No, it would make me more than sad
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had
Well I have moved
And I've kept on moving
Proved the points
That I needed proving
I've lost the friends
That I needed losing
Found others on the way
I have kissed the girls
And I've left them sighing
Stolen dreams, yeah, there's no denying
I have travelled hard
Sometimes with conscience flying
Somewhere with the wind
So let me tell you that I love you
That I think about you all the time
Caledonia, you're calling me
Now I'm going home
And if I shall become a stranger
No, it would make me more than sad
Caledonia's been everything I've ever had
Now I'm sitting here
Before the fire
The empty room
A forest choir
The flames have cooled
Don't get any higher
They've withered now
They're gone
And I'm steady thinking
My way is clear
And I know what
I will do tomorrow
The hands have shaken
The kisses flowed
And I will dissappear
So let me tell you that I love you
That I think about you all the time
Caledonia, you're calling me
Now I'm going home
And if I shall become a stranger
No, it would make me more than sad