Here are the English lyrics to all five verses of Burns’s “Auld Lang Syne.” FIRST VERSE: Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot ...

If you sang “Auld Lang Syne” on New Year’s Eve, you were speaking Scots. The lyricist? Poet Robert (aka Rabbie) Burns.

Before Burns officially published his version, there were multiple broadsheets titled Auld Lang Syne, Old Long Syne, or some variation. One of the earliest surviving broadsheets of the song is ...

An assembly to mark Burns Night (25 January), a night commonly celebrated in Scotland and beyond – where friends and family ...

It derives from a 1788 Scots poem by Robert Burns – but the poet actually ... until I took it down from an old man.” The phrase “for auld lang syne” essentially means “for (the sake ...

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's, people around the world sing it in unison. Here's what to know about "Auld ...

the song goes. “Should old acquaintance be forgot in the days of auld lang syne?” “Auld Lang Syne” is a Scottish song written by poet Robert Burns. The reason it may be so hard to ...

Scottish poet Robert Burns first wrote “Auld Lang Syne” in 1788 and sent it to the ... “Auld” is a Scottish way of saying “old,” he said, noting that the song's English translation ...

So he traveled the country and collected old Scots poetry and songs, including "Auld Lang Syne." Corrine Bowen, of Bonhams auctioneers views the Robert Burns manuscript and lyrics to Auld Lang ...

Scottish poet Robert Burns first wrote “Auld Lang Syne ... According to Alexander, “Auld Lang Syne” is pronounced “Old Lang Zyne.” “Auld” is a Scottish way of saying “old ...