Auld Lang Syne
by - Robert Burns
(An 18 th Century Scottish Poet)
So , here it is Decem ber 24 th and I
have hardly anything for the January
Bulletin. I start thinking about the
New Year and starting off fresh etc.
I ask Donnie about this song “ Auld
Lang Syne ” and just w hat does it
m ean. W ell, we couldn ’t even com e
up with the correct title or spelling.
And since we like to learn som ething
new everyday we thought this would
be a good thing to check into. So,
here we go...
-Chorus-
For auld syne, m y dear,
(Old long ago)
For auld lang syne,
W e ’ ll take a cup o ’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to m in ’? (W hat
does that m ean?)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o ’ land syne?
W e twa hae run about the braes,
(hillsides)
And pou ’d the gowans fine;
(pulled/daisies)
AAA a a a *
But w e ’ve w ander’d m ony a weary
foot (m any),
Sin auld lang syne.
W e twa hae paidl ’t i’ the burn,
(waded/stream )
Frae m orning sun till dine,
(noon/dinner-tim e)
But seas-between us braid hae
roar ’d (broad)
Sin auld lang syne.
And there ’s a hand, m y trusty fiere
(friend),
And gie ’s (give us) a hand o ’ thine,
And w e ’ll tak a right guid willie-
w aught, (goodw ill drink)
For auld lang syne.
And surely ye ’ll be your ping-stowp,
(pay for)
And surely I ’ll by m ine;
and w e ’ll tak a cup o ’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
(O ld long ago)
(M y Interpatation)
It sounds to m e like a long tim e ago
som e good friends took kindly to
each other and didn ’t w ant to forget
one another. So, they got together
and ran around the hillsides pulling
up daisies ( I thought this was
som ething you did after you left this
w orld) for m any hours.
Then they paddled in their boats
dow n the stream and w aded a little
too.( M ust have been sum m er tim e).
They did this until noon or dinner
tim e.(M ust have gotten hungry from
all that running about the hillsides).
Then they all got together and had a
goodw ill drink (I ’ m sure it w as
som ething like soda, since they had
to row their boats hom e).
And, they all paid for their ow n so
not to be a burden on their friend
and carry no ill feelings for a long
tim e.
(It ’s nice to finally understand w hat
this song m eans after singing it all
these years....N ow, how do you
pronounce the title again?)
'Sr>rk
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