What Are the Words to 'Auld Lang Syne'?
Now you can stop mumbling through the New Year's Eve song and learn the actual lyrics.
Midnight strikes on New Year's Eve and someone inevitably starts belting the first few words of "Auld Lang Syne." Why? Well, it's tradition to get a little nostalgic on New Year's Eve. The song, attributed to Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns in 1788, is about reminiscing. "Auld Lang Syne" literally translates to "Old Long Since," and more roughly it means "long, long ago" or "days gone by." The custom began in Scotland to sing the poem on the last evening of the year, and the trend soon spread to other parts of the British Isles. British immigrants then brought "Auld Lang Syne" to other parts of the world, including America. A more modern variation on the tradition is to mumble through the forgotten words. But if you'd like to …
