Auld Lang Syne ♫~Lea Michele 迎向2024, 新年快樂

Auld Lang Syne

the origin of this song that we decided to research & without writing a book, to post this for those interested, enjoy! >

Song History: This video shows "Auld Lang Syne" in the original Scottish version based on the Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 & set to the original tune of a traditional folk song. Love the bagpipes beginning @ 2:10.

The song begins with the questions of; Should old acquaintance be forgot & never brought to mind? Should old acquaintance be forgot in the days of auld lang syne (english translation, "and days of long ago) ?

Therefore, should we forgive & begin anew for the new year? >>Scots title of "Auld Lang Syne" may be translated into standard English as "old long since", or more idiomatically, "long long ago", days gone by" or "old times" ...

As you will see in this video the joining of hands & crossing of arms by the audience & the cast of singers, it is because: in Scotland it is common practice that everyone joins hands with the person next to them to form a great circle around the dance floor.

At the beginning of the last verse, everyone crosses their arms across their breast, so that the right hand reaches out to the neighbor on the left and vice versa.

When the tune ends, everyone rushes to the middle, while still holding hands. When the circle is re-established, everyone turns under the arms to end up facing outwards with hands still joined. >>

In Great Britain, it is played at the close of the annual Congress. Great stuff. Greetings from Ireland.

Lifetime’s lasting friendship comes only to a few. ** NOTE: The Blonde that sings the intro is Fiona Kennedy, daughter of Calum ...but Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians performed "Auld Lang Syne" on New Year's Eve for decades until his death in 1977, helping to popularize it in the United States.

 His version is played to coincide with the stroke of midnight in Times Square every New Years immediately following the dropping of the ball.

https://youtu.be/rXX4D_tktzQ

• AULD LANG SYNE
  
  Should old acquaintance be forgot
  And never brought to mind?
  Should old acquaintance be forgot
  And days of auld lang syne.
  For auld lang 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 stoop
  And I’ll be in mind
  We’ll tak a cup o’kindness yet
  For auld lang syne.
  
  友誼天長地久
  
  老朋友怎能忘記掉，不時刻記心中。
  老朋友怎能忘記掉，過去的好時光。 
  我們曾漫步小山岡，那野菊分外香。
  
  但如今我們去流浪，再也沒有那好時光。
  我們曾蕩槳小河上，從日出到斜陽。
  但海浪將我們分隔開，再也沒有那好時光。
  
  親愛的快來乾一杯，為過去的好時光。
  來為那友誼乾一杯，為過去的好時光。