#126 - Auld Lang Syne

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• Composer:
  • traditional Scottish
  • arr. Robert Burns (1759-1796)
• Also known as:
  • Can Ye Labour Lea
  • How Sweet the Hour
  • It Singeth Low in Every Heart
  • possibly related to The Miller’s Wedding (The Miller’s Daughter)
• Early Arrangements
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• Incipit: 5111321231135665331212316651
• Condensed Incipit: 5132123135653121231651
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• Lyrics:
  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-stoup!
  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.
  
  
  • Robert Burns

    • #126 - Auld Lang Syne
    • #164 - The Campbells are Coming
    • #258 - Bonnie Doon
    • #263 - Flow Gently, Sweet Afton
    • #268 - Comin' Thro' the Rye
    • #2107 - Auld Lang Syne
    • #2120 - 1. Nancy Lee / 2. Auld Lang Syne

    (1759-1796)
• See also:
  • #2107 - Auld Lang Syne
  • #2120 - 1. Nancy Lee / 2. Auld Lang Syne