What does Auld Lang Syne mean – and what are the lyrics? – World News

#With most of the country practically in lockdown, #New #Year’s #Eve celebrations are going to be quiet this year.

#Pubs and restaurants are closed, indoor gatherings are banned, and firework displays will not go ahead as normal.

#But that doesn’t mean people won’t be celebrating the end of 2020, and looking cautiously forward to whatever 2021 may bring.

#Households and support bubbles can crack the champagne, count down the hours to midnight, and kiss when the hour strikes 12.

#And we can expect to hear choruses of #Robert #Burns’ famous farewell, #Auld #Lang #Syne.

A nostalgic song about friends reminiscing on the past and looking forward to the future, #Auld #Lang #Syne is traditionally sung at midnight to see out the old year, and welcome in the new one.

#Here’s how it started, what it means, and the lyrics for you to sing along.

#What does #Auld #Lang #Syne mean?

#Auld #Lang #Syne translates as “old long since”, “old times” or “days gone by”. #It’s a folk song by #Robert #Burns (who said he “took it down from an old man” who he heard singing it), that is traditionally used as a farewell in #Scotland.

#It is sung at #Hogmanay and #Burns #Night, and at the end of weddings, funerals and ceilidhs.

#Auld #Lang #Syne quickly became a #New #Year’s #Eve tradition across the #British #Isles, and around the world.

#What are the lyrics to #Auld #Lang #Syne?

#If you want to sing along to #Auld #Lang #Syne on #New #Year’s #Eve this year, the lyrics are as follows:

#Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

and never brought to mind?

#Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

and days of auld lang syne?

CHORUS:

#For auld lang syne, my jo,

for auld long sight,

we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,

for auld long sight.

#And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup!

and surely I’ll be mine!

#And we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,

for auld long sight.

CHORUS

#We twa hae run about the braes,

and pou’d the gowans fine;

#But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,

sin ‘auld lang syne.

CHORUS

#We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,

frae morning sun till dine;

#But seas between us braid hae roar’d

sin ‘auld lang syne.

CHORUS

#And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere!

and gie’s a hand o’ thine!

#And we’ll tak’ a right gude-willie waught,

for auld long sight.

CHORUS

#What are the lyrics in #English?

#Auld #Lang #Syne translated into #English goes like this:

#Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and never brought to mind?

#Should old acquaintance be forgot,

and days of long ago?

CHORUS:

#For days of long ago, my dear,

for days of long ago,

we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,

for days of long ago.

#And surely you’ll buy your pint cup!

and surely I’ll buy mine!

#And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,

for days of long ago.

CHORUS

#We two have run about the slopes,

and picked the daisies fine;

#But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,

since days of long ago.

CHORUS

#We two have paddled in the stream,

from morning sun till dine;

#But seas between us broad have roared

since days of long ago.

CHORUS

#And there’s a hand my trusty friend!

#And give me a hand o’ thine!

#And we’ll take a right good-will draught,

for days of long ago.

CHORUS