Meaning of Auld Lang Syne
Later tonight, you will be hoisting a glass and toasting another year gone by as everyone merrily mumbles the Auld Lang Syne tune, no one quite sure of the meaning or lyrics, but by midnight, no one really cares. A feeling of melancholy fills the air as everyone you’re with sways to the popular New Year’s tune. Before everyone gets their drink on, you should know the meaning of the song and a few of the lyrics.
“Auld lang syne” literally translates to “old long since” but more reasonably translates to something more like “times gone by.”1 The language is Scottish thanks to its origin from a Scottish poem from the 18th century.2
And now for the lyrics, in case you are sober enough to want to sing them correctly:
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne ?For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
There are a couple more verses, but if it gets to that point, just sing the first one again: believe me, no one will notice. Happy New Year to all of our loyal readers from DinnerTopics.com!!
Read on:
AOLNews.com – What the Heck Is a Lang Syne Anyway? A Brief History of the New Year’s Eve Standard
Wikimedia Commons – sheet music for Auld Lang Syne
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