Auld Lang Syne Meaning: The History Behind The Popular New Year’s Song

Auld Lang Syne Lyrics & HistoryAuld Lang Syne is an old Lowland Scots poem published by Robert Burns in 1788. Roughly translated, it means “long, long ago” or literally old long time. However, the song isn’t an entirely original composition. Burns collected the lyrics from multiple songs, including several versions of Auld Lang Syne, that hadn’t entirely existed in print before. The phrases “Old Long Syne” and “Auld Lang Syne”, as well as several lyrical similarities to the Burns version, can be found in older poems and ballads by Allan Ramsay, Robert Ayton, and James Watson.

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