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Each New 12 months’s Eve, many people will come to the realisation that we don’t really know the phrases to “Auld Lang Syne”.
Belting out the tune because the clock strikes midnight is a long-held custom in Scotland and all over the world, however, after confidently singing the primary line, you probably find yourself singing “la laaaa la la la” over the precise phrases.
Given the tune’s recognition, it’s fairly humorous how only a few individuals can really recite the (comparatively brief) anthem.
It derives from a 1788 Scots poem by Robert Burns – however the poet really by no means meant the piece to behave as a farewell to the outdated 12 months.
After writing it, he despatched the poem to the Scots Musical Museum accompanied with a notice that learn: “The next tune, an outdated tune, of the olden instances, and which has by no means been in print, nor even in manuscript till I took it down from an outdated man.”
The phrase “for auld lang syne” primarily means “for (the sake of) outdated instances”, which positions it as an apt tune to sing at a time when individuals replicate on the previous 12 months.
Whereas there are a number of variations of what’s sung on New 12 months’s Eve, beneath is Burns’s authentic Scots verse adopted by a simplified English translation.
Burns’ authentic Scots verse
Ought to auld acquaintance be forgot, and by no means dropped at thoughts? Ought to auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne?
CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my jo,for auld lang syne,we’lltak‘ a cup o’ kindness but,for auld lang syne.
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And certainly ye’ll be your pint-stoup! And certainly I’ll be mine! And we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness but,for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We twa hae run concerning the braes, and pou’d the gowans superb; However we’ve wander’d mony a weary match, sin’ auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We twa hae paidl’d within the burn, frae morning solar until dine; However seas between us braid hae roar’dsin’ auld lang syne.
CHORUS
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere! And gie’s a hand o’ thine! And we’ll tak’ a proper gude-willie waught,for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
English translation
Ought to outdated acquaintance be forgot, and by no means dropped at thoughts? Ought to outdated acquaintance be forgot, and outdated lang syne?
CHORUS:For auld lang syne, my pricey, for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness but, for auld lang syne.
And certainly you’ll purchase your pint cup!and certainly I’ll purchase mine! And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness but, for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We two have run concerning the slopes, and picked the daisies superb; However we’ve wandered many a weary foot, since auld lang syne.
CHORUS
We two have paddled within the stream, from morning solar until dine; However seas between us broad have roaredsince auld lang syne.
CHORUS
And there’s a hand my trusty good friend! And provides me a hand o’ thine! And we’ll take a proper good-will draught, for auld lang syne.
CHORUS
