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in her gent. tile hand she was a skit command on these Rums in a drink to stand,
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as the wonder of my life was watching her with eyes fixed verse and chapter each evening in her stead,
as I would fall asleep to her careful browse through the rice paper turning of pages she would row,
so equip this with no question just the flow of how the Minds thought Wells to her incredible and decisive silence.

Post Script

My life has been a curious off the shops of stun as the parody was the fire and brimstone,

I thought it was going to come flying out of the sky,

so I have kept a watchful eye to the scene in a sort of off file attention to clouds theme.

At that the people that are meant to rise from the tombs out of the graveyards to be again,

the worry there was how to be polite,

all I could imagine was their limbs coming off as the dead rose to life at the appropriate clock of hour,

in fear I would waver to the shock with any unkind action I spent many a long term hours on fixtures,

to that wonder and of course after the horror of this Worlds zombie Movies I motivated my solution,

it was a great rest to my Mind on that day I shored Superglue to the occasion of shake.

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in the eyes of the glee that my grandmother was a card she gambled me sync to what the fudge,

this recipe of excellent delivery on her part made life interesting to say oddly funny to this day lens,

for not many spend this much effort trying to solve volcanic verses with explanation of fax.

As I found out not to long ago brimstone was not fire from the sky,

the dictionary of surprise brought by a sound of score however I'll leave you there to threshold door,

for in the stun I thought that is odd to me and this made another impact upon the phones truth,

to be of reason with what has brought more strange done than a would Fire could have actually thrown,

so as I am totally alone the simple compass directs to the words of feather and said.

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just to in able describe the season of a scripted lives on the pull of globe bowl sat is slide on know bull delivery.

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for each and every life rare is the eyes greeting a enjoyment of the Hello on the happens with charmed,
for just today I stayed the worry to see the sights of an incredibly handsome individual,
so much like my brother those eyes delighted my Irish route to simply say I love this private ride,
it has perhaps enveloped the very purpose of the oldest saying I ever had rammed down my tower in chair room,
you need to be in the World not of the World,
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On mask the staple to the masquerade is the time on the stock to shield the salve,

as the step to the sphere is of a World on grasp than back to the Tribe ole tune,

as that is in addition the Shaman of this Country than Wares are the found did as the Drum lines Flute,

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as Knee times are hard to the trust on the Eye in the Sky than it Elephants to the Ant a lopes stride,

as that is of the Cougar on the Lions roar than the Zebra at the First Amendment status Statutes today.

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that stretch to real the fence sold as a convenience store to the talk knot sell or often done Gins drink,
the ice of skate to slick back the as toll for the import tent cover of method as production,
of course be turned to the sake a word does have ability to divide the description as Texting.

Communication Is The Universe Ole Solve Hint

Fantastic times on Honesty as what is of the Tracks,

rail roads to carriage drives the flywheel of the start the engine guts,

keys to drive the evergreens with trust on how its docked,

this day of Trade touching wall streets Fair for reason now not Mirror dust,

now on the Hour for the Minute the Handlers sing with Rust ticks theme,

bringing tangles to a snare that even combs can't brush to trust.

On the World Venue is reality of Kisses,

chocolates boxed with clarity to each the thick on Riches,

good to know the Answer key as questions did not beg the tepid,

tiers to Class the over rats is more like chicken dishes.

Soaps are a daily shore that Monday Friday Sat. door day,

shop the deck to porch the light the doors are ringing fixes,

the recipe is Scope on sight,

sky is more to strobe lights sound thunder is acoustic,

timing scene with gentle cheese is Wine on barrels pool stick,

on the sell or on the buy is Purchase for the anchor,

brave to have had Noted that the wrote did rides for stroke its.

Harnesses and Saddles the bridles on the bits Crock all a gator levied to Oscar on the wagers,

reins attach direct in fact to compass of a truth spur,

now at the clock in how is over on the bust for the regime is bank in a simple thought,
motivational scene reality to the popular fraction of mimic's years pen knee on the sents,
its more like a fee lean.

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Loving the Hall a days the Calendar and the call of the day after Thanks giving is sew Apropos,

the answering to that thorough track of saying the braves on the Football of easy lingo March,

as that is Cause stick the Voice in And on the X Factor as the National Media scopes the Numbers sigh,

to engage on the Painted Horses as the Wall Market is the Streets on the where does Wall dough a Tweet,

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in result to these Hours on the Horse as the ride is of Turkey to stuffing to Price the Method,

operation with a lovely Vase accent of course perfume to dancing the Register on The Doors.

In very real life I was afforded a Front seat to the weight of such difficult dimes on the waltz,

for the found on the purchase of great patience enveloped my sight to the hard ships of such Tuck see dough,

than to have to know of the Media that would Air the News Clips on 5:00 and 7:00 and 11:00 reel,

just to rise in the Morning to venture the grin of insults following the brash chaos on CBS arson.

Public works to through the shallows to say that this Country swings a Way for the dial to zip tie,

at the shirt its a wonder board with a taste of the next crash on a Markets prowess on dollar up,

where in the world is Wall dough yet another strange dig with mat lauer comes to Mind on NBC,

does the ABC sync the Soaps to dress the Cocktail as an Evening with dan Rather on dibs on choice skeet??

Marking this Hall a Day with a good Old Fashioned trail to put to the sorrow of deep Trailers on Hitchcock,

the or Sun wells of so deeply laid that the Canter^bury chalk let is now a Byte of pro Pose ole,

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rinse with the substance while gaining commercial to understanding the throwbacks to an Oreo,

on that is the Sandwich Board of how or why's the friction in Science of nostril slain to full fire Flame,

torch the Olympic Creative moo that the cattle are as the group ease to as the line shells with shine,

nice pearl neck lace to treat the marsh Mellow as the desk jock is riding the harness to a trace list,

light the strobe to sky high than turn to the laughter with a good old description of last year to style,

compare the stats in front of the score on the leader brought for most of Show,

is it the anchor store the anchor desk or is it the time that it provides to subject distraction to sale.

The Nation All Media hangs the done at the Fixture for its the Rein,

drive with I as pennies are difficult nickles and quarters are hard dollars,

the speak of placing a Angry Bird to the Mad Dog on such Scenes is not insulting the Tell,

for at the price exposed for the frame it is as east saying first to the country at the west,

rock Paper scissors pew bess cent day came to sneak the knuckle-ball press sure.

So, as I am most defining in explain And as I in the knowing of the cost per dollar gained I provide the following information as the Profit for those dash dot comments,
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a Fantastic Movie,
as the Handheld Camera's film a Way this Haul a Day know the Look Magazine,
They Live.

Written in text for the Best Friend I loved David Eden Sundown Garrett,
I miss him very much on these days of such laughter for the theater sheets of National Scarf state,
the read umbrella with a may tricks on the step of bagpipes and gas lights from Pro pain of duh duct shins.

Off The Reservation Its A Dime

As the every detail on the religion to day is the practice of the vision of the reach,

that putting is the deed to a Pew pull to Map other at the base of just a Joint,

to the speed of which is the IRS on the note touch Dawn,

as the 1960's rule of thumb was what is good for the Goose is better for the Gander,

that leaves the porch of Stool lee the Part to Engine on simply spreads of Stun,

as in the matter of the global shoe it has placed the shop to dime marching the lines,

as Poets and defining Reins to that defining prayer with a third Aye that says a Riddle is not anchor fun knee its a Sign.

Tick Tack Dough

Sew lets sea the thanks giving day per raid on the in cents to the timing of years to date figures,

men in the black or men in the read,

brake Fast in A mare A ka or Country swing to the blinding light of Banks night,

is that Man Kind to type or the Stipend of a Wall Streets pork Bell^ease priced,

is the road on a Skunk or the Rose of what is on the Message Board of syn,

please his stir more on the dollar binned chore,

its the love of Winter for the closed In on the Home Warred,

shall the dance be of Rib on or the Vent stirred to a How is the Fire placed in the House of Lore`ds.

Does the Eye Ole fill with Owe how the Coin is got from stock King to wrap sured,

as the Hang the Sock over the Cookie plate,

crumb Bowls of a Shake to Why is the Soaps on Every Age oh door,

shop Ping with every Avenue to Maps that Chart the shade of Crowd feed Buckets of Stalled,

for on the Ancient prelude to the over dew collection the Knows knew of the Scent of perfume,

making Way to sum the gathering staff as ever so Poe light that writers said its Tripe.

As the gift is go fish it is the Poker Face that deals the News,

raising Owl a Moan knee to expense the Haul a daze X mass to increase Criss Cross Mass lost,

then the puzzle bubbles to shrink wrapped by the sigh call of gee of science friction to pull pet,

as that completes the chutes and ladders to a Void the station Terminal of X Tink shin to Alter rate Threads.

Compass the Spring with Seasons Greetings place the Sum more on the Win tour as each Minuets,

click paste the taste Tees to advance that simple Notion on the bigger Hide of keen sides,

so Once A Counts now The Chords with an Engine to drive the Scored,

a Shaw Man will Up the Ant Tea as Pay oh T has a drummer on the tongue,

now that religion balances the 'Have to Do the big Drink' what is the taught see,

start at the vary beginning with a interest on the third eye hi,

gosh the darn is Wow is barn all in the Football Game of deal a Card to seat the Parade.

Verily Verily the Found Dean Farther said,
what becomes of the rather in the object of War in red,
it is the state of junction to a bean of rice on the field of thriced,
for this per form hence is Heeded as so is the balance of the breadth to its deed.

**Thomas Jefferson wrote with respect to the First Amendment and its restriction on the legislative branch of the federal government in an 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists (a religious minority concerned about the dominant position of the Congregationalist church in Connecticut):

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State. Adhering to this expression of the supreme will of the nation in behalf of the rights of conscience, I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights, convinced he has no natural right in opposition to his social duties.^[9]

Don't Sing Unless Ewe Swan The Sheep On Lamb's Dawn Say Say Its The Monk Key

The simple put to plates on stack is the start the engine,

put to the floor of soared to understand that scene,

as the reins of direction further to the Write tens,

the Numbers for to Six deep Nine is basically the wrap sure of the underarm deodorant On soap,

to skunk the skill with Cats on spill that white Painted line down the road to divide the verse with Bump kissed,

the Camels of the Smoke kin joe is pursed Up to stick the fudge through Fear more with a deed didst.

Now bib a coal with flame and throw to the ground of sands down time,

with desert heat that bleaching sun to moon the ankle be a table,

bring the bread cycle way talk that convo with a claim whilst the radical says christ^miss,

as that is play of thorough words to boxing daze to rib balms day with a goods for wrap Ping thake,

making worth a work to spake as wreath Ying in a aid don't no,

for as real it tea chucks the rode deed owed to say to while the stone is schlong.

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the Swan song Sings to get a Stick of Working Out the Bed lambs Lout,

on that does Thursday see That parade of 123 with ABC broke down Mountain at Valley sea,

bay be lay goon to ghost a christmas on the letter of the biscuit Santa clause with dishes missed this,

for the holly branch does look to the bottle brush for say it is the threshold on a came.

Do the lips kiss a broom or on the enter net go bong as the hiss stir snakes the phone,

a tree in light to candle staff take the day to event the sat. with fancy mew ole of kit tee cat,

scratch the wreck with once a core change the skid to harp a score for next day week its box the Feat,

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for in the itsy bit see spy door the web burrs rancid bustle is to date the time for a perfect skew on price in clued.

Be 'Cause' its A year Lean,

like Pro visions to the Shield of a badgers Bear on the grizzly Star to shine knee part,

next the speak is of a Week work Hard for got the cart Ask harness due its bridle,

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how many cheers does it take to know the lyrics of the song on sang.

Auld Lang Syne

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John Masey Wright and John Rogers' illustration of the poem, c. 1841.

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"Auld Lang Syne" (Scots pronunciation: [ˈɔːl(d) lɑŋˈsəin]: note "s" rather than "z")^[1] is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788^[2][3] 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. The international Boy Scout youth movement, in many countries, uses it as a close to jamborees and other functions.

The song's Scots title may be translated into standard English as "old long since", or more idiomatically, "long long ago",^[4]"days gone by" or "old times". Consequently, "For auld lang syne", as it appears in the first line of the chorus, might be loosely translated as "for (the sake of) old times".

The phrase "Auld Lang Syne" is also used in similar poems by Robert Ayton (1570–1638), Allan Ramsay (1686–1757), and James Watson (1711) as well as older folk songs predating Burns.^[5] Matthew Fitt uses the phrase "In the days of auld lang syne" as the equivalent of "Once upon a time..." in his retelling of fairy tales in the Scots language.

Contents

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• 1History
• 2Lyrics
• 3Melody
• 4Uses
  • 4.1At New Year
  • 4.2Other than New Year
    • 4.2.1In the English-speaking world
    • 4.2.2In non-English-speaking countries
  • 4.3Use in films
• 5Notable performances
  • 5.1Notable renditions
• 6References
• 7External links

History[edit]

Robert Burns sent a copy of the original song to the Scots Musical Museum with the remark, "The following song, an old song, of the olden times, and which has never been in print, nor even in manuscript until I took it down from an old man."^[6] Some of the lyrics were indeed "collected" rather than composed by the poet; the ballad "Old Long Syne" printed in 1711 by James Watson shows considerable similarity in the first verse and the chorus to Burns' later poem,^[5] and is almost certainly derived from the same "old song".

Should Old Acquaintance be forgot,
and never thought upon;
The flames of Love extinguished,
and fully past and gone:
Is thy sweet Heart now grown so cold,
that loving Breast of thine;
That thou canst never once reflect
On old long syne.

CHORUS:

On old long syne my Jo,
On old long syne,
That thou canst never once reflect,
On old long syne.

It is a fair supposition to attribute the rest of the poem to Burns himself.^[6]

There is some doubt as to whether the melody used today is the same one Burns originally intended, but it is widely used in Scotland and in the rest of the world.^[3][7]

Singing the song on Hogmanay or New Year's Eve very quickly became a Scots custom that soon spread to other parts of the British Isles. As Scots (not to mention English, Welsh and Irish people) emigrated around the world, they took the song with them.

A manuscript of "Auld Lang Syne" is held in the permanent collection of The Lilly Library at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.^[8]

Lyrics[edit]

The song begins by posing a rhetorical question as to whether it is right that old times be forgotten, and is generally interpreted as a call to remember long-standing friendships.^[9]Thomson’s Select Songs of Scotland was published in 1799 in which the second verse about greeting and toasting was moved to its present position at the end.^[9]

Most common use of the song involves only the first verse and the chorus. The last lines of both of these are often sung with the extra words "For the sake of" or "And days of", rather than Burns' simpler lines. This allows one note for each word, rather than the slight melisma required to fit Burns' original words to the melody.

Complete lyrics

Burns’ original Scots verse[4]	English translation (minimalist)	Scots pronunciation guide (as Scots speakers would sound)	IPA pronunciation guide[10] (Burns' own Ayrshire dialect)
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 jo, for auld lang syne, we’ll tak' a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup! and surely I’ll be mine! And we’ll tak' a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. CHORUS We twa hae run about the braes, and pou’d the gowans fine; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit, sin' auld lang syne. CHORUS 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. CHORUS And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere! and gie's a hand o’ thine! And we’ll tak' a right gude-willie waught, for auld lang syne. CHORUS	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. And surely you’ll buy your pint cup! and surely I’ll buy mine! And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet, for auld lang syne. CHORUS We two have run about the slopes, and picked the daisies fine; But we’ve wandered many a weary foot, since auld lang syne. CHORUS We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine†; But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne. CHORUS And there’s a hand my trusty friend! And give me a hand o’ thine! And we’ll take a right good-will draught, for auld lang syne. CHORUS	Shid ald akwentans bee firgot, an nivir brocht ti mynd? Shid ald akwentans bee firgot, an ald lang syn*? CHORUS: Fir ald lang syn, ma jo, fir ald lang syn, wil tak a cup o kyndnes yet, fir ald lang syn. An sheerly yil bee yur pynt-staup! an sheerly al bee myn! An will tak a cup o kyndnes yet, fir ald lang syn. CHORUS We twa hay rin aboot the braes, an pood the gowans fyn; Bit weev wandert monae a weery fet, sin ald lang syn. CHORUS We twa hay pedilt in the burn, fray mornin sun til dyn; But seas between us bred hay roard sin ald lang syn. CHORUS An thers a han, my trustee feer! an gees a han o thyn! And we’ll tak a richt‡ gude-willie-waucht‡, fir ald lang syn. CHORUS	ʃɪd o̜ːld ə.kwɛn.təns bi fəɾ.ɡot, ən nɪ.vəɾ brɔxt tɪ məin? ʃɪd o̜ːld ə.kwɛn.təns bi fəɾ.ɡot, ən o̜ːl lɑŋ səin? CHORUS: fəɾ o̜ːl lɑŋ səin, mɑ dʒo, fəɾ o̜ːl lɑŋ səin, wiːl tɑk ə kʌp ə kəin.nəs jɛt, fəɾ o̜ːl lɑŋ səin. ən ʃeːr.li jiːl bi juːɾ pəin.stʌup! ən ʃeːr.li ɑːl bi məin! ən wiːl tɑk ə kʌp ə kəin.nəs jɛt, fəɾ o̜ːl lɑŋ səin. CHORUS wi two̜̜ː heː rɪn ə.but ðə breːz, ən puːd ðə ɡʌu.ənz fəin; bʌt wiːv wɑn.əɾt mʌ.ne ə wiːɾɪ fɪt, sɪn o̜ːl lɑŋ səin. CHORUS wi two̜̜ː heː pe.dlt ɪn ðə bʌɾn, freː moːɾ.nɪn sɪn tɪl dəin; bʌt siːz ə.twin ʌs bred heː roːrd sɪn o̜lː lɑŋ səin. CHORUS ən ðeːrz ə ho̜ːn, mɑ trʌs.tɪ fiːɾ! əŋ ɡiːz ə ho̜ːn ə ðəin! ən wiːl tak ə rɪxt ɡɪd wʌ.lɪ wo̜ːxt, fəɾ o̜lː lɑŋ səin. CHORUS

^† dine = "dinner time"
^‡ ch = voiceless velar fricative, /x/, at the back of the mouth like /k/ but with the mouth partly open like /f/. Similar to "Bach" in German
^* syne = "since" or "then" – pronounced like "sign" rather than "zine".

Melody[edit]

The tune to which "Auld Lang Syne" is commonly sung is a pentatonic Scots folk melody, probably originally a sprightly dance in a much quicker tempo.^[9]

English composer William Shield seems to quote the "Auld Lang Syne" melody briefly at the end of the overture to his opera Rosina, which may be its first recorded use. The contention that Burns borrowed the melody from Shield is for various reasons highly unlikely, although they may very well both have taken it from a common source, possibly astrathspey called The Miller's Wedding or The Miller's Daughter. The problem is that tunes based on the same set of dance steps necessarily have a similar rhythm, and even a superficial resemblance in melodic shape may cause a very strong apparent similarity in the tune as a whole. For instance, Burns' poem Coming Through the Rye is sung to a tune that might also be based on the Miller's Wedding. The origin of the tune of God Save the Queen presents a very similar problem and for just the same reason, as it is also based on a dance measure.^[11] (See the note in the William Shield article on this subject.)

In 1855, different words were written for the Auld Lang Syne tune by Albert Laighton and titled, "Song of the Old Folks." This song was included in the tunebook, Father Kemp's Old Folks Concert Tunes published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1860.^[12] For many years it was the tradition of the Stoughton Musical Society to sing this version in memory of those who had died that year.

Songwriter George M. Cohan quotes the first line of the "Auld Lang Syne" melody in the second to last line of the chorus of You're a Grand Old Flag. It is plain from the lyrics that this is deliberate.

John Philip Sousa quotes the melody in the Trio section of his 1924 march "Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company"

In the Sacred Harp choral tradition, an arrangement of it exists under the name "Plenary". The lyrics are a memento mori and begin with the words "Hark! from the tomb a doleful sound". Another Christian setting, using the name "Fair Haven" for the same tune, uses the text "Hail! Sweetest, Dearest Tie That Binds" by Amos Sutton.^[13]

The University of Virginia's alma mater ("The Good Old Song") is also sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne".

Uses[edit]

At New Year[edit]

"Auld Lang Syne" is traditionally sung at the conclusion of New Year gatherings in Scotland and around the world, especially in English-speaking countries.

At Hogmanay in Scotland, it is common practice that everyone joins hands with the person next to them to form a great circle around the dance floor. At the beginning of the last verse, everyone crosses their arms across their breast, so that the right hand reaches out to the neighbour on the left and vice versa.^[14][15] When the tune ends, everyone rushes to the middle, while still holding hands. When the circle is re-established, everyone turns under the arms to end up facing outwards with hands still joined.

In countries other than Scotland the hands are often crossed from the beginning of the song at variance with Scottish custom. The Scottish practice was demonstrated by the Queen at the Millennium Dome celebrations for the year 2000. The English press berated her for not "properly" crossing her arms, unaware that she was correctly following the Scottish tradition.^[16][17]

Other than New Year[edit]

As well as celebrating the New Year, "Auld Lang Syne" is very widely used to symbolise other "endings/new beginnings" – including farewells, funerals (and other memorials of the dead), graduations, the end of a (non-New Year) party or a Boy Scout gathering, the election of a new government, the last lowering of the Union Jack as a British colony achieves independence and even as a signal that a retail store is about to close for the day. The melody is also widely used for other words, especially hymns, the songs of sporting and other clubs, and even national anthems. In Scotland and other parts of Britain, in particular, it is associated with celebrations and memorials of Robert Burns. The following list of specific uses is far from comprehensive.

In the English-speaking world[edit]

• In Scotland, it is often sung at the end of a céilidh or a dance.
• The tune is played, and sung by the crowd, in the final stages of the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
• In many Burns Clubs, it is sung at the end of the Burns supper.
• In Great Britain, it is played at the close of the annual Congress (conference) of the Trades Union Congress.
• The song is sung at the end of the Last Night of the Proms by the audience (rather than the performers) and so it is not often listed on the official programme.
• The song is played at the Passing Out Parade of Young Officers in the Royal Navy as they march up the steps of the Britannia Royal Naval College; and at the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for young officers joining the British Army, as the cadets march up the steps of their famous Old College building – to the beat of the slow march, after the tune "Will ye no come back?". This custom (or something very like it) is also followed in Naval and Military colleges in many other countries, especially members and former members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Examples include the Royal Military College of Canada, the Royal Military College (Malaysia), theNational Defence Academy (India),^[18] the Indian Military Academy, the Officers Training Academy (India), the Pakistan Military Academy, Bangladesh Military Academy and at the equivalent colleges in Singapore, Burma and Nigeria.
• Since 2007, the melody has been used as an introduction to the mass chorus of "America the Beautiful" that is played by the twelve finalist corps at the Finals Retreat at theDrum Corps International World Championships. Coincidentally, "Auld Lang Syne" and "America the Beautiful" have the same metre, and the lyrics can be sung interchangeably.

In non-English-speaking countries[edit]

Auld Lang Syne has been translated into many languages, and the song is widely sung all over the world. The song's pentatonic scale matches scales used in Korea, Japan, India, China and other East Asian countries, which has facilitated its "nationalisation" in the East. The following particular examples mostly detail things that are special or unusual about the use of the song in a particular country.

• In India and Bangladesh, the melody was the direct inspiration for the popular Bengali folk song ^[19][20] "Purano shei diner kotha" (Memories of the Good Old Days) composed by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore,^[21] and forms one of the more recognisable tunes in Rabindra Sangeet (Rabindra's Songs), a body of work of 2,230 songs and lyrical poems that form the backbone of Bengali music.
• In Denmark, the song was translated in 1927 by the famous Danish poet Jeppe Aakjær. Much like Robert Burns' use of dialect, Aakjær translated the song into the Danish dialect sallingbomål, a dialect from the northern part of western Jutland, south of the Limfjord, often hard for other Danes to understand. The song "Skuld gammel venskab rejn forgo", is an integral part of the Danish Højskole tradition, and often associated with more rural areas and old traditions. Also, the former Danish rock group Gasolinmodernised the melody in 1974 with their pop ballad Stakkels Jim ("Poor Jim").
• Before 1972, it was the tune for the Gaumii salaam anthem of The Maldives (with the current words).
• In the Netherlands, the melody is best known as the Dutch football song "Wij houden van Oranje" (We love Orange) performed by André Hazes.
• In Thailand, the song "Samakkhi Chumnum" ("สามัคคีชุมนุม", "Together in unity"), which is set to the familiar melody, is sung after sporting fixtures, and at the end of Boy Scoutjamborees, as well as for the New Year. The Thai lyrics are about the King and national unity, and many Thais are not aware of the song's "Western" origin.
• In Japan, although the original song is not unknown, people usually associate the melody with Hotaru no Hikari, which sets completely different lyrics to the familiar tune.Hotaru no Hikari is played at some school graduation ceremonies, and the closing of the New Year's Eve show NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. It is played as a background music in various establishments such as bars, restaurants, or department stores in Japan to let the customers know that the establishment is closing soon.
• In South Korea, the song is known as Jakpyeol (작별 / Farewell) or (less commonly) as Seokbyeol I Jeong (석별의 정 / The Affection of Farewell). From 1918 to 1943, it was also the melody of Korea's national anthem. The lyrics were the same as today's Korean anthem. Syngman Rhee commissioned Ahn Eak-tai to write the melody currently used for the anthem in 1948.

Use in films[edit]

The strong and obvious associations of the song and its melody have made it a common staple for film soundtracks from the very early days of "talking" pictures to the present - hundreds of films and television series' episodes have used it for background, generally but by no means exclusively to evoke the New Year.

Notable performances[edit]

• On 30 June 1997, the day before Hong Kong was handed over from the UK to China, the tune was played by the silver and pipe bands from the Royal Hong Kong Police Force, at the departure of Hong Kong's 28th and last British Governor, Chris Patten, from his official residence, Government House, Hong Kong.^[22]
• On 30 November 2009, students and staff at the University of Glasgow sang the song in 41 different languages simultaneously.^[23]
• On 3 August 2014, Dougie MacLean, Lulu and Kylie Minogue performed the song at the 2014 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.
• On 25 March 2015, the song was played with a bagpipe on the transfer of Lee Kuan Yew's body from the Istana to the Parliament House.

Notable renditions[edit]

• The Beach Boys recorded the song on their 1964 The Beach Boys' Christmas Album The album hit number 6 on the US Billboard 200.
• Jimi Hendrix can be heard playing a version of the song on the 1969 Live at Fillmore East recording of a 31 December 1969, concert.
• Elvis Presley sang a rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" at his New Year's Eve concert in Pittsburgh in 1976.
• Eddi Reader included a cover of the song on her 2003 album Sings the Songs of Robert Burns. She also performed the song at the opening of the Scottish Parliament Building in 2004 in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II.
• Bobby Darin released his version in October 1960. His rendition has changes in most of the lyrics to make the song more of a Christmas song.
• Billy Joel sang and released "Auld Lang Syne" in his live CD titled 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert, and is known to play the song both lyrically or piano solo in his concerts during the holiday season.
• Boney M. recorded a Euro disco version in 1984 for the limited-release album Christmas with Boney M. This version has been played back by Radio New Zealand at the start of New Year's Day since the early 2010s.
• Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians performed "Auld Lang Syne" on New Year's Eve for decades until his death in 1977, helping to popularise it in the United States. His version is played in Times Square every New Years immediately following the dropping of the ball.
• Rod Stewart recorded the song for his 2012 album Merry Christmas, Baby where it is the last track on the album.
• In 1999 Kenny G's rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" was remixed featuring clips of major events from the 20th century. This rendition reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on the Adult Contemporary Chart, and #40 on the Mainstream Top 40 Chart.
• Dan Fogelberg reprises the melody at the end of his hit song, Same Old Lang Syne.
• Mariah Carey composed a new house and dance music song arrangement of the poem called "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)" included on her album Merry Christmas II You.

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