Every New Year’s Eve, many of us will come to the realisation that we don’t actually know the words to “Auld Lang Syne”. Belting out the song as the clock strikes midnight is a long-held ...

the song goes. “Should old acquaintance be ... The title (and part of the lyrics) “auld lang syne” are the only part not translated in the English version you’re most likely to hear.

For auld lang syne. The most universally famous song associated with Robert Burns, the poet first sent 'Auld Lang Syne' to his friend and Patron Mrs Frances Dunlop (1730-1815) in 1788. In this ...