Auld Lang Syne
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auld-lang-syne-186-17291907
title:
Auld Lang Syne
text:
"Auld Lang Syne" is a popular Scottish song, particularly in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it is sung to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve/Hogmanay. By extension, it is also often heard at funerals, graduations, and as a farewell or ending to other occasions; for instance, many branches of the Scouting movement use it to close jamborees and other functions. The text is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 but based on an older
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encyclopedia
description:
Robert Burns poem set to traditional melody
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne
date created:
2003-12-18T12:17:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T08:00:37Z
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