Auld Lang Syne Poem by Robert Burns

Auld Lang Syne

Rating: 3.2


Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!

Chorus - For auld land syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
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.

Chorus...

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fit
Sin' auld lang syne.

Chorus...

We twa hae paidl'd in the burn,
Frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us briad hae roar'd
Sin' auld lang syne.

Chorus...

And there's a hand, my trusty fere!
And gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak' a right gude-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.

Chorus...

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ian Fraser 14 January 2011

How many of us (including English!) have sung this at New Year without knowing that it was by Robert Burns. I was delighted to read the other verses - like most people I imagine I didn't know it had any.

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Rusty 28 February 2019

Silly person! Everyone knows who penned it!

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Rusty 28 February 2019

Everybody knows who this piece was written by!

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Ken 12 June 2022

You

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Ken 12 June 2022

You were so right. Not everyone knows!

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Bri Edwards 23 March 2023

comment #3: ok, maybe more than 100 IF we count music and poetry historians...from Scotland! ! ! AND I say there is a typo in line 5. bri : )

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Bri Edwards 23 March 2023

comment #2: In the U.S. I doubt there are not more than a hundred people know what the words are, not to mention (ha ha) what the words mean.

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Bri Edwards 23 March 2023

comment #1; 'The words auld lang syne literally mean "old long since, " though in practice it means "old times, especially times fondly remembered, " as well as an "old or long friendship." It's from the Scots language, and the expression was first recorded in 1660-1680.'

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Sylvia Frances Chan 23 March 2023

Finest poem all time, most deserving as The CLASSIC poem of the day. TFS. Top Marks for the famous Song poem by Robert Burns

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 26 July 2021

A timeless poem with a great message.

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