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    What is the meaning of Auld Lang Syne, the song they sing and play on New Year's Eve?

    Question #9181. Asked by Lois. (Dec 28 00 6:28 PM)


    JReid

    		Auld Lang Syne literally means 'old long ago'.

    Dec 28 00, 9:15 PM
    Robert Burns

    		From: http://www.tamoshanter.free-online.co.uk/Auldls.htm

    Auld Lang Syne Translated

    Should old friends be forgotten
    and never remembered
    Should old friends be forgotten
    and the days they shared together

    Chorus
    For days now in the past, my dear
    For days now in the past
    We'll drink a toast of kind remembrance
    For days now in the past

    You can pay for your pint tankard
    and I will pay for mine
    We'll drink a toast of kind remembrance
    For days now in the past

    We two have run about the hillsides
    and pulled wild daisies
    but now we are far apart in distance
    From those days now in the past

    We two have paddled in the stream
    from morning untill noon
    but oceans now lie between us
    since those days now in the past

    So take my hand, my trusty friend
    and give me your hand
    and we will take a hearty drink together
    In memory of those days now in the past




    May 07 01, 11:49 PM

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