![]() ![]() But he was a poet and copyright laws were not what they are now.Īccording to the website: It has long been a much-loved Scottish tradition to sing the song just before midnight. ![]() His letter said it was an ancient song but that he’d been the first to record it on paper, though this has been much disputed over the years. ![]() You may sing it tonight, but do you know all the words? Do you know what they mean? I’m talking about Robert Burns’ Auld Lang Syne, which roughly translates to “for old times sake,” but more accurately, “for old times since.”Īccording to the Scotland is Now! website (think Visit Fort Worth for Scotland with recipes for haggis), in 1788 the Robert Burns (they often use this for basically the Scottish Shakespeare) sent the poem Auld Lang Syne to the Scots Musical Museum. ![]()
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