From when i was little, I was forced to sing that song everytime on New Year's with my family after the ball fell, but I never got the meaning and never understood where it originated.
2007-12-26 09:05:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Auld Lang Syne" is a song by Robert Burns (1759-1796), although a similar poem by Robert Ayton (1570-1638), as well as older folk songs, use the same phrase, and may well have inspired Burns.
In any case, it is one of the better-known songs in English-speaking countries, and it is often sung at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. Like many other frequently sung songs, the melody is better remembered than the words, which are often sung incorrectly, and seldom in full.
The song's (Scots) title may be translated into English literally as 'old long since', or more idiomatically 'long ago', or 'days gone by'. In his retelling of fairy tales in the Scots language, Matthew Fitt uses the phrase “In the days of auld lang syne” as the equivalent of “Once upon a time”. In Scots Syne is pronounced like the English word sign — IPA: [sain] — not [zain] as many people pronounce it
2007-12-26 09:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by jstjen71 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On New Year's Eve, the most common song for most English-speaking people to sing is "Auld Lang Syne." Isn't it funny how it's possible to sing and hear a song so many times and have no idea what it means? And wouldn't it be funny if it meant "Big Pink Elephants"?
A good sub-question is, what language is it?
It turns out that "Auld Lang Syne" is an extremely old Scottish song that was first written down in the 1700s. Robert Burns is the person whose transcription got the most attention, so the song is associated with him.
According to this page, a good translation of the words "auld lang syne" is "times gone by." So (incorporating a couple of other translations) when we sing this song, we are saying, "We'll drink a cup of kindness yet for times gone by."
For old ang zine
Far hold ang zyne
For old aunt Gzyne
Farheld ang zyne
Farheld ang sign
For old ang sign
For old angsign
Foothold and sign
For all the aunts of mine
2007-12-26 09:13:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scotland
2014-01-01 05:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by Carolyn W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from a song by the Scotch poet
Robert Burns. For lots of info link to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne
There you will find full history of the song
and the original Scotch and English lyrics.
2007-12-26 09:17:20 · answer #4 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have never heard the song but i know the name. isnt wierd. i hope you find the right answer.
2007-12-26 09:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by Weirdness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think -Germany
2007-12-26 12:32:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋