Auld lang Syne
Was written by a Scottish poet called Robert Burns who came from Ayrshire. He was a bit of a ladies man. There was two different verisons if you can understand them in the Scottish dialect.
Robert Burns
(1759-1796)
Auld Lang Syne (written in 1788, first published in 1796)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, Old And never brought to min'? Brought to mind Should auld aqcuaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne? Of long ago (literally: old long gone) Chorus For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes, We two have run about the slopes And pu'd the gowans fine, And pulled the daisies fine But we've wandered mony a weary foot, Many Sin' auld lang syne. Since long ago We twa hae paidled i' the burn, We two have paddled in the stream From morning sun till dine, Until noon (dinner) But seas between us braid hae roared Broad have roared Sin' auld lang syne And there's a hand, my trusty fiere, Friend And gie's a hand o' thine; Give us a hand of thine And we'll tak a right gude-willie waught, A very hearty drink For auld lang syne And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp, You'll pay for your pint cup And surely I'll be mine; And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne.
Burns once declared the following version to be the best.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld aqcuaintance be forgot, And days o' lang syne? For auld lang syne, my jo, Sweetheart For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp And surely I'll be mine, And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes, And pou'd the gowans fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary fit, Many a weary foot Sin' auld lang syne. We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn Frae morning sun till dine; From morning sun until noon (dinner) But seas between us braid hae roar'd Broad have roared Sin' auld lang syne And there's a hand, my trusty fiere, And gie's a hand o' thine; And we'll tak a right gude-willie waught, Drink of good will For auld lang syne R o bert Burns - Auld Lang Syne on this site it gives you a bit of the History if anyone is interested.
He also wrote some very romantic songs like my love is like a red red rose that's newly spring in June, it seemed to work on the ladies.
He was an Ayrshire lad and wrote poems and songs about Ayr '' the brig of Ayr''. He also wrote the poem Tam o' shanter which is about the auld kirk of Ayr and all the ghosties. Its still there today as is his house in Aloway.
A few lines he wrote one poem. '' For all that and all that a man's a man for all that. one day the world over shall brothers be for all that. Ayr was the town known for honest men and bonnie lassies.Here ends the history lesson hope someone finds it interesting