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 |  Subject: Welcome 2008!!! with Auld Lang Syne  Wed 2 Jan 2008 - 14:24 | |
| it's 2008!!!
 SMITH CHAT WELCOMES IN THE NEW YEAR. 
AULD LANG SYNE
Adaptation by Robert Burns (1759-96)
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 of 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 monie 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 gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne
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the following info is from Hogmanay.net 
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Meanings
auld lang syne - times gone by
be - pay for
braes - hills
braid - broad
burn - stream
dine - dinner time
fiere - friend
fit - foot
gowans - daisies
guid-willie waught - goodwill drink
monie - many
morning sun - noon
paidl't - paddled
pint-stowp - pint tankard
pou'd - pulled
twa - two |
and lots more about New Year Celebrations around Scotland
at Hogmanay.net: http://www.hogmanay.net/history/auldlangsyne
And see our Don's >> New Year Beagle Log in Chit-Chat >>
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