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“Auld Lang Syne”
from Lives science
Burns admitted to drawing inspiration for “Auld Lang Syne” from an old man he heard singing the song, and other variants of the song had appeared earlier in the 1700s.
In English, the literal translation of Auld Lang Syne is “old long times,” but it means something more along the lines of “once upon a time.” With its touch of nostalgia, it soon became a mainstay at British and Scottish funerals, farewells and group celebrations. It didn’t make it across the pond as a New Year’s tradition until 1929, however, when the Guy Lombardo orchestra played it at a hotel in New York, Live Science previously reported.
A classic tradition is to sing “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish poem that was recorded on paper officially in 1788 by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, according to Scotland.org. The melody itself, however, is a much older folk song that was known in Scotland, and the Scottish Museum set Burns’ words to the tune when he sent it in, according to the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
“There is an old song and tune which has often thrilled through my soul,” Burns said in reference to the popular melody in his 1788 letter, according to the Burns encyclopedia.
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