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Gwen and
Tammika take this oppitunity to wish you
A Happy
New Year 2002.
We would
like to thank you for friendships both old and new
which
we hold with both love and affection.
May your
year be filled with both Peace and Love.
Auld Lang
Syne
(original
lyrics)
Should
auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never
brought to mind?
Should
auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days
o’ lang syne!
Chorus:
For auld
lang syne, my dear
For auld
lang syne,
We’ll
tak a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld
lang syne!
We twa
hae run about the braes,
And pu’d
the gowans fine,
But we’ve
wander’d mony a weary foot
Sin’ auld
lang syne.
We twa
hae paidl’t in the burn
Frae morning
sun till dine,
But seas
between us braid hae roar’d
Sin’ auld
lang syne.
And there’s
a hand, my trusty fiere,
And gie’s
a hand o’ thine,
And we’ll
tak a right guid willie-waught
For auld
lang syne!
And surely
ye’ll be your pint’ stoup,
And surely
I’ll be mine!
And we’ll
tak a cup o’ kindness yet
For auld
lang syne!
~Times
Long Gone~
Should
old acquaintances be forgotten,
And never
brought to mind?
Should
old acquaintances be forgotten,
And days
of long ago !
Chorus:
For old
long ago, my dear
For old
long ago,
We will
take a cup of kindness yet
For old
long ago.
We two
have run about the hillsides
And pulled
the daisies fine,
But we
have wandered many a weary foot
For old
long ago.
We two
have paddled (waded) in the stream
From noon
until dinner time,
But seas
between us broad have roared
Since
old long ago.
And there
is a hand, my trusty friend,
And give
us a hand of yours,
And we
will take a goodwill draught (of ale)
For old
long ago!
And surely
you will pay for your pint,
And surely
I will pay for mine!
And we
will take a cup of kindness yet
For old
long ago!
Rabbie
Burns
b. Jan
25, 1759 d. July 21, 1796
Robert
Burns, or Rabbie as he was known, was the son of a farmer, born in Alloway,
Ayrshire, in the southwest of Scotland on January 25, 1759. He worked at
several trades prior to turning to publishing his poetry as a source of
income: first as a farmer which damaged his health and then as a flax weaver.
He failed at both. He began writing poetry in 1784 and his first collection
of poems (The Kilmarnock edition, named for the city of publication) was
published in 1786. In 1788, he began working as a tax collector while continuing
to write poetry and eventually collect, revise, and write folk songs. He
married Jean Armour, the mother of his illegitimate child, and eventually
died on July 21, 1796, aged 37.
He is
famous for his poetry and his songs, some of which are: Auld Lang Syne;
Comin’ Thro the Rye; Sweet Afton; Scots Wha Hae; Green Grow the Rashes;
and A Red, Red, Rose which are all songs as well. In addition there is
The Selkirk Grace – a grace before meals and Address to a Haggis, both
of which are used at Burns Suppers – Burns Night celebrations held around
the anniversary of his birth in Scottish communities worldwide.
Robert
Burns, Auld Lang Syne
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