2006-12-18 06:49:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The song, "Auld Lang Syne," playing in the background, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, it was first published in 1796 after Burns' death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scotch tune, "Auld Lang Syne" literally means "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."
2006-12-18 06:52:04 · answer #1 · answered by TheTruthHurts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Scott Not Scotch...Scotch is a whiskey although plenty of Scots (and others) have sung that tune after to much Scotch.
2014-12-31 11:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by Bernard Paquette 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thetruth (above) gave you the correct answer. However, it's not a Xmas song, it's for New Year's Eve.
2006-12-18 06:56:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Literally "old long since" ... i.e., olden times or days gone by.
2006-12-18 06:58:46 · answer #4 · answered by dmb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Old times past" or the good old days
2006-12-18 07:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
long ago, in old scottish
2006-12-18 06:56:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋