“Auld Lang Syne” means “old long since”, “long long ago”, “days gone by”, or “old times”.
Written by Robert Burns in 1788, it is a Scots poem set to folk music and traditionally sung at the conclusion of New Year gatherings in Scotland and around the world.
Let us contemplate the “old times” together with a hauntingly beautiful version of Auld Lang Syne and a collection of historical paintings and drawings.
Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Robert Burns
and never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
Robert Burns
![John Masey Wright and John Rogers' c. 1841 illustration of Auld Lang Syne.](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396197326_3e9927216f_b.jpg)
![The Auld Farmer's New Year's Gift to His Auld Mare Maggie by Richard Ansdell - 1851.](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1444/23721682199_1a57583806_o.jpg)
![New Year's Eve at Grandfather's by Friedrich Ortlieb - 1873](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395272457_551ebeb88d_o.jpg)
![Auld Lang Syne by Sir John Watson Gordon, 1851](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/448/32004466725_16f374c047_o.jpg)
![New Year's Eve at the Savoy Restaurant in the Savoy Hotel. Scene from The Illustrated London News, 1907.](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396487779_bfa87d592f_o.jpg)
![New Year's Day in New Amsterdam by George Henry Boughton - 1870](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5630/24088226105_96738339d9_o.jpg)
![Toasting the New Year in Germany, 1885](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396498419_b282af9c29_b.jpg)
![Waiting for Calls on New-Year's Day by Winslow Homer, 1869.](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53396631015_3987ededef_o.jpg)
![The New Year's Day Parade by Cornelius Krieghoff - 1871](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1694/23792566060_b8f9316136_o.jpg)
![New Year's Morning by Henry Mosler, 1888](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1618/24062147236_57343bac2d_o.jpg)
![A New Year's Nocturne, New York by Frederick Childe Hassam - 1892](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5683/24005629741_e4d9bb5d2f_o.jpg)
![Old and New Year. Cover of the Calendar for 1905 by Konstantin Somov - 1904](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53395278277_b158130bf3_b.jpg)
A New Year. A fresh start. New Beginnings.
Make history this new year.
Happy New Year!