Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns 1788
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup!
and surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak’ a cup oβ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
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.
We twa hae paidl’d in the burn,
frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin’ auld lang syne.
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere!
and gie’s a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak’ a right gude-willie waught,
for auld lang syne.
*and picked the daisies fine

Top photo John Masey Wright’s and John Rogers’ illustration of the poem, c.β1841
Happy New Year, my dear Mary Jo. May it be a better and kinder year. Sending love and many hugs. π€β€οΈπ
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Happy New Year, dear Marina! Love & hugs & hands across the seas! π€β€οΈππ
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Happy New Year!!
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Bloavez mad!
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My avatar (Heather Jock, from Paisley) would probably have sung this with great emotion. Happy New Year! π₯πΎ
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Happy New Year! ππ₯
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This is lovely; I’ve never seen it fully in print. Happy new year, Mary Jo!
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Happy New Year, Becky! It really is such a lovely poem and song π
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It is!
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Thank you for posting this, Mary Jo! I don’t think I’ve ever seen the complete version of Robert Burns’ ultra-memorable poem. And Happy New Year! Hoping for a better 2021…
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You’re welcome. Don’t know for sure if it’s all the verses, but I found this, a pronunciation guide, and the English translation at Wikipedia π Happy New Year, Dave!
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I thought I remembered Rebecca Budd’s brother reading “Auld Lang Syne” on Tea Toast & Trivia. As just checked, and my memory was faulty. The reading was Burns’ “Address to a Haggis” read by Rebecca’s son. Ah, well, at least I got the poet right. https://teatoasttrivia.com/2020/01/25/season-2-episode-8-celebrating-robert-burns-address-to-a-haggis/ Happy New Year, Mary Jo! I look forward to reading more of your poetry to the coming year.
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I remembered that too! Maybe one of these New Years heβll favor us with this one too…and To A Mouse, my favorite. Happy New Year, Liz!!
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Happy New Year, Mary Jo.
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Happy New Year, Tim!
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Thank you for reminding me of this marvelous poem of friendship, Mary Jo! Happy New Year, my dear friend.
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Happy New Year, Mary Jo! And thank you for sharing Burns’ complete poem π He’s one of my favourite poets!
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You’re welcome, Elisabeth! Happy New Year! π
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Just lovely. Happy New Year, Mary Jo. Hugs on the wing!
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Thank you, Teagan! Hugs on the wing! π
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