Auld Lang Syne

[rich47]

How disgraceful it was to hear Rod Stewart, who prides himself in his Scottish roots, getting the words of Burns marvellous song completely wrong.
Nowhere did the bard write "for the sake of" auld lang syne - it is "for auld lang syne".
When are you lot South of the border going to got it right?
Poor old Rabbie must be spinning in his grave every New Year's Eve when you guys make a mess of his beautiful anthem.
Please try this year to get it right.
Rich

[plautus]

When Grimsby people make the gravy with Oxo they have to go next door to Hull to borrow the meat to give it a bit of flavour.

[Buenchico]

Here's the original version of Auld Lang Syne, as submitted by Burns to his publishers (who substituted the more familiar tune):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86_tlA9maA0

[douglas9401]

Oh, oh, me ears are alight.

Gie yersels peace.

[Wharton]

Excellent Buenchico!!

[Gromit]

The problem arises because the Scottish version which Burns collected does not translate into English very well. There is a miss match between the melidy and the lyrics and adding 'for the sake of' makes the song scan much better in the English version.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne

Perhaps your complaint should have been made on a Scottish Forum rather than one presented in English.

[Baldric]

/// Burns marvellous song///
I think not!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne

[dave50]

Can't stand it when people hold hands singing that on New Year's eve, I know it's time to make a quick exit when that starts before I throw up.

[redman41]

Auld Lang Syne is depressing, the sooner it's Jan 1st the better

[Wharton]

I've often wondered why the English sing 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' at rugby matches, has it something to do with the drink?

[McMouse]

Rabbie Burns and the Pope died at the same time Saint Peter was drunk and let Rabbie in and sent the Pope down to Old Nick.
Peter woke up in the morning and contacted Old Nick, they agreed to swop ''guests''.
On his way up from hell the Pope met Rabbie and asked where he was going ''down to see Auld Nick and where are you going to'' said Rabbie ''up to see the Virgin Mary'' said the Pope, ''Too late'' said Rabbie

[jno]

Wharton, when it was first sung, it was in honour of a black player, Chris Oti, who'd just scored three tries on his debut at Twickenham. Bizarre sort of honour, but I believe it was well meant. It has stuck, but the singers know even fewer lines of it than they do of God Save the Queen.

[Arksided]

I'm usually too razzed to give a flying hoop about the words... so I just hum it.

[Wharton]

Thanks for that jno. It's strange how these things start, but as you say, it seems to have stuck.

[Wharton]

Ah...'razzed' Arksided? So my reference to the drink might be partly correct? :-)

[Arksided]

yep ;-)

[wendilla]

[wendilla]

Andy Stewart

[Wharton]

Good lad Arksided!....and honest :-)

[guilliebrougues]

Does it matter at the end of the day, what version you use, as long as you get together and sing the same words as each other in a circle at the end of a dance or party etc., and mean what you say.