Auld Lang Syne (Burns)

For works with similar titles, see Auld Lang Syne.

Versions of
Auld Lang Syne (1788)
by Robert Burns

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"Auld Lang Syne" (Scots pronunciation: [ˈɔːl(d) lɑŋˈsəin]: note "s" rather than "z") is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294). It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world, its traditional use being to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight. By extension, it is also sung at funerals, graduations and as a farewell or ending to other occasions.

486561Auld Lang SyneRobert Burns (1759-1796)

Versions of Auld Lang Syne include:

"Auld Langsyne", in The Song Book No. 4 (n. d.), a chapbook printed in Glasgow
"Auld Langsyne", in The Musical Charmer (1819), a chapbook printed in Falkirk
"Auld Lang Syne" in The Book of Scottish Song, (ed.) by Alexander Whitelaw (1843).
"Auld Lang Syne" in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918).
"Auld Lang Syne" in Songs from Robert Burns (1947).
"Auld Lang Syne", Wikisource translation from Scots into English.