Lyrics

Auld Lang Syne

Robert Burns
EnglishFolk1788

Burns’s Scots song remembers friendship across distance and time. Five stanzas and the refrain are presented; each translation follows the meaning rather than the tune.

Lyrics

Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min’? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days o’ lang syne? 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, And pu’d the gowans fine, But we’ve wander’d mony a weary foot Sin auld lang syne. We twa hae paidl’t i’ the burn, From mornin sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar’d Sin auld lang syne. And here’s a hand, my trusty fiere, And gie’s a hand o’ thine; And we’ll tak a right guid willie-waught, 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.

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