{"id":31540,"date":"2019-12-23T21:02:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T21:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cforbesinc.com\/?p=31540"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:53:00","slug":"auld-lang-syne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cforbesinc.com\/?p=31540","title":{"rendered":"Auld Lang Syne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It&#039;s a Wonderful Life - Auld Lang Syne (Colorized) 1946\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K4nJ8AUR-U8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The ending scene from the classic Christmas film &#8220;It&#8217;s A Wonderful Life.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert Burns (1759-1796)  is widely known as the national poet of Scotland. He composed and collected many Scottish poems and folk songs, but almost none more beloved than &#8220;Auld Lang Syne,&#8221; (English &#8221; Old Long Since&#8221;) adapted from a earlier song by James Watson &#8220;Old Long Syne&#8221; (1711). The earlier song was more of a ballad about a love gone cold and possibly sung to a different tune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Scots, English, Welsh, and Irish emerged around the globe in the 18th and 19th centuries, it traveled along, as did the custom of its singing at year&#8217;s end to sing in the new year with fresh grace and hopes for peace and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Auld Lang Syne (English Lyrics)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should&nbsp;old&nbsp;acquaintance be forgot,<br>and never brought to mind?<br>Should&nbsp;old&nbsp;acquaintance be forgot,<br>and&nbsp;old&nbsp;lang syne?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Chorus:<\/strong><br><em>For auld lang syne, my&nbsp;dear,<\/em><br><em>for auld lang syne,<\/em><br><em>we&#8217;ll take a cup of kindness yet,<\/em><br><em>for auld lang syne.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>II<\/strong><br>And surely you&#8217;ll&nbsp;buy&nbsp;your pint&nbsp;cup!<br>and surely I&#8217;ll&nbsp;buy&nbsp;mine!<br>And we&#8217;ll take a cup o&#8217; kindness yet,<br>for auld lang syne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Repeat <em><strong>Chorus<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>III<\/strong><br>We&nbsp;two have&nbsp;run about the&nbsp;slopes,<br>and&nbsp;picked&nbsp;the&nbsp;daisies&nbsp;fine;<br>But we&#8217;ve wandered&nbsp;many&nbsp;a weary&nbsp;foot,<br>since&nbsp;auld lang syne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Repeat <em><strong>Chorus<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IV<\/strong><br>We&nbsp;two have paddled&nbsp;in the&nbsp;stream,<br>from&nbsp;morning sun till dine<sup>\u2020<\/sup>;<br>But seas between us&nbsp;broad have roared<br>since&nbsp;auld lang syne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Repeat <em><strong>Chorus<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>V<\/strong><br>And there&#8217;s a hand my trusty&nbsp;friend!<br>And&nbsp;give me&nbsp;a hand o&#8217; thine!<br>And we&#8217;ll&nbsp;take&nbsp;a right&nbsp;good-will draught,<br>for auld lang syne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Repeat <em><strong>Chorus<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Auld Lang Syne (Scots Pronunciation) Short Ver.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shid ald akwentans bee firgot,<br>an nivir brocht<sup>\u2021<\/sup>&nbsp;ti mynd?<br>Shid ald akwentans bee firgot,<br>an ald lang syn*?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Chorus:<\/strong><br><em>Fir ald lang syn, ma jo,<\/em><br><em>fir ald lang syn,<\/em><br><em>wil tak a cup o kyndnes yet,<\/em><br><em>fir ald lang syn.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WikiPedia | <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auld_Lang_Syne\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auld_Lang_Syne<\/a><\/li><li>WikiPedia | <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Burns\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Burns<\/a><\/li><li>RobertBurns.Org | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertburns.org\/works\/236.shtml\">http:\/\/www.robertburns.org\/works\/236.shtml<\/a><\/li><li>Historic-UK.com | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/HistoryUK\/HistoryofScotland\/Robert-Rabbie-Burns\/\">https:\/\/www.historic-uk.com\/HistoryUK\/HistoryofScotland\/Robert-Rabbie-Burns\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-circle-mask\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/cforbesinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Forbes_Coin_A-1-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"forbes clan crest\" class=\"wp-image-31543\"\/><figcaption>Clan Forbes &#8220;Grace Me Guide&#8221; coin design by C. 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