The Scots poem Auld lang syne is attributed to Robert
Burns, though he himself acknowledged that his version
was derived from earlier works. Burns submitted the his
poem to the Scots Musical Museum whereupon he
proclaimed:
"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."
The poem is generally sung to a Scots folk melody,
though the original tune was likely a sprightly dan...(+)
The Scots poem Auld lang syne is attributed to Robert
Burns, though he himself acknowledged that his version
was derived from earlier works. Burns submitted the his
poem to the Scots Musical Museum whereupon he
proclaimed:
"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."
The poem is generally sung to a Scots folk melody,
though the original tune was likely a sprightly dance
played at a much quicker pace. The song is well known
in the English-speaking world, and is traditionally
used to celebrate the start of the New Year on the
stroke of midnight.
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