Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintaince be forgot
And auld lang syne.
chorus:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll be your pint stowp
And surely I’ll be mine,
And we’ll drink a richt guid willy waught
For auld lang syne.
[chorus]
We twa hae run aboot the braes
And pu’d the gowans fine,
But we’ve wandered monie a wearie fit’
Since auld lang syne.
[chorus]
We twa hae paidled in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine
But seas a’tween us braid hae roared
Since auld lang syne
[chorus]
And here’s a hand my trusty fere
And gie’s a hand o’ thine
And we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
[chorus]
I have a wonderful version of that song recorded by Dougie MacLean which doesn’t follow the standard music, and he sings all five stanzas. It’s a great song to hear in the scottish accent.
Happy New Year, all!
Comment by bryan — 31 Dec, 2004 @ 20:02
I’ll have to find that one. I’ve heard it sung in the proper accent but not with the ‘non-standard’ music. There was another tune also associated with it back around Burn’s time… does he use that one?
Comment by Kathy K — 31 Dec, 2004 @ 20:11
Kathy,
I’ll have to check the liner notes. It was on a scottish compilation album called “Brave Hearts.” I’ll e-mail the mp3 to you if you’re interested (as soon as I can get back to high-speed connectivity).
Comment by bryan — 4 Jan, 2005 @ 23:41
I am interested, thanks!
Comment by Kathy K — 5 Jan, 2005 @ 06:58