Third verse: We twa hae run about the braes, and pou'd the gowans fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary fit, sin' auld lang syne. Fourth verse: We twa hae paidl'd in the burn, frae morning sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar'd sin' auld lang syne. Fifth verse: And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! And we'll tak' a right gude-willie waught, for auld lang syne. Or, "monie" meaning "many" Return Foot Return Sometimes appears without the apostrophe Return Waded or paddled Return Stream Return From Return Noon or dinner-time Return Return Broad Return Or "Fiere", meaning "friend" Return Give Return Much of Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting is written in Scots, and this lecture in Scots about Scots should give you a sense of its relationship to English: The point is that the phrase "auld lang syne" is not recognizable to English speakers because it is not an English phrase.
Ye'll be your pint-stoup? New Year's is a big deal in Scotland One reason a random Scottish folk song has come to be synonymous with the new year is that New Year's celebrations known as Hogmanay loom unusually large in Scottish folk culture — so much so that Scotland's official website has a whole Hogmanay section, which notes that, "Historically, Christmas was not observed as a festival and Hogmanay was the more traditional celebration in Scotland.
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