Saturday, January 01, 2011

Auld Lang Syne

In Scots:
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance 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 ye’ll be your pint-stowp!
And surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak a cup o’ 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 gies a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak a right gude-willie-waught,
for auld lang syne.

In English:
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot, and old lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne

And surely you'll buy your pint cup! And surely I'll buy mine!
And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet, for auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne

We two have run about the slopes, and picked the daisies fine
But we've wandered many a weary foot, since auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne

We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine
But seas between us broad have roared, since auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne

And there's a hand my trusty friend! And give us a hand o' thine!
And we'll take a right good-will draught, for auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne

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