A Wisdom Archive on Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne (Eng: times gone by), by Robert Burns, is one of the best known songs in English-speaking countries. Yet, perhaps because it was originally written in the Scots language, often people can recall the melody easily but know only a fraction of the words. It is usually sung each year on New Year's Day (Hogmanay in Scotland) in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and English speaking Canada at midnight and signifies the start of a new year. It is also used as a graduation song a ... Including:

• Auld Lang Syne - Lyrics
• Auld Lang Syne - History
• Auld Lang Syne - Other uses

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Auld Lang Syne—literally “old long since”—might better be translated as “old long ago”, “times gone by”, or “days gone by” In Scots Syne is pronounced identically to the English word sign, [s@in] (Sampa) -- not zine [zaIn] as many people do every Hogmanay. Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind ? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne ?     CHORUS     For auld lang syne, my dear,     for auld lang syne,     we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet ...

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A Burns Supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of the version of the Scots song Auld Lang Syne, which is generally sung at Hogmanay and other New Year celebrations around the English-speaking world. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, the 25th of January, sometimes known as Burns Night, although they may in principle be held at any time of the year. Burns suppers are most common in Scotland (and also in Russia, where nationally televised Burns nights are held in the Kremlin) but they occur wherever there are Burns clubs, e ... Including:

• Burns supper - Order of the supper
• Burns supper - Start of the Evening
• Burns supper - The Host's welcoming speech
• Burns supper - The Entrance of the Haggis
• Burns supper - The Supper
• Burns supper - The Loyal Toast
• Burns supper - The Immortal Memory
• Burns supper - Appreciation
• Burns supper - Toast to the Lassies
• Burns supper - Reply to the Toast to the Lassies
• Burns supper - Other toasts and speeches
• Burns supper - Work by Burns
• Burns supper - Dancing
• Burns supper - In Closing

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A Red, Red Rose is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose or Red, Red Rose and is often published as a poem. A Red Red Rose - The Full Text of My Love is Like A Red Red Rose. O, my luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June O, my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune As fair art thou, my bonie lass< ... Including:

• A Red Red Rose - The Full Text of My Love is Like A Red Red Rose
• A Red Red Rose - Origins of the song
• A Red Red Rose - Musical performances
• A Red Red Rose - Footnotes
• A Red Red Rose - Bibliography

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In music, a pentatonic scale is a scale with five notes per octave. Pentatonic scales are very common and are found all over the world, including but not limited to the tuning of the Ethiopian krar and the Indonesian gamelan, the melodies of African-American spirituals, Celtic folk music and the music of French composer Claude Debussy. Pentatonic scale - Types of pentatonic scales. One of the most common pentatonic scales, sometimes called a major pentatonic scale or primary pentatonic scale ( ... Including:

• Pentatonic scale - Types of pentatonic scales
• Pentatonic scale - Tuning
• Pentatonic scale - Further pentatonic musical traditions
• Pentatonic scale - Hemitonic or anhemitonic

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New Year's Eve is a celebration held the day before New Year's Day, on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year. New Year's Eve is a separate observance from the observance of New Year's Day. In 20th-century Western practice, the celebration involves partying until the moment of the transition of the year, generally at local midnight. Drinking champagne is also a major part of the festivities. Within many cultures the use of fireworks and other noise making is a major part of the celebration in cities such as London, Pari ... Including:

• New Year's Eve - Localized celebrations
• New Year's Eve - Australia
• New Year's Eve - Hong Kong
• New Year's Eve - United States
• New Year's Eve - UK
• New Year's Eve - Turkey

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"America the Beautiful" is an American patriotic song which rivals "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States, in popularity. It is often found in Christian hymnals in a wide variety of churches in the United States, and may be sung as part of a Christian service of worship to God. America the Beautiful - History. The words are by Katharine Lee Bates, an English teacher at Wellesley College. She had taken a train trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1893 to teach a short summer sc ... Including:

• America the Beautiful - History
• America the Beautiful - Lyrics
• America the Beautiful - Takeoffs
• America the Beautiful - Books

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Burns worked for the final ten years on projects to preserve traditional Scottish songs for the future. In all, Burns had a hand in preserving over 300 songs for posterity, the most famous being Auld Lang Syne. He worked on this project for James Johnson's The Scots Musical Museum (1787-1803) and for George Thomson's five-volume A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs for the Voice. Burns had intended the work to be published as part of Thomson's selection. However, he wrote to a friend that Thomson and hims ...

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Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and in a "light" Scots dialect which would have been accessable to a wider audience than simply Scottish people. At various times in his career, he wrote in Eng ... Including:

• Robert Burns - Biography
• Robert Burns - Poems Chiefly in the Scottish dialect
• Robert Burns - The Scots Musical Museum
• Robert Burns - Burns' Works and Influence
• Robert Burns - Honours

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1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). 1929 - Events. 1929 - January. January 2 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls. January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind (Nashville, Tennessee). January 10 - Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, makes his debut. He went on to be publishe ... Including:

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• 1929 - December
• 1929 - Unknown dates
• 1929 - Births
• 1929 - January-March
• 1929 - April-June
• 1929 - July-September
• 1929 - October-December
• 1929 - Deaths
• 1929 - Nobel Prizes

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Sir Harry wrote most of his own songs, favourites of which were "Roamin in the Gloamin’", "I Love a Lassie", "A Wee Deoch-an-Doris", and "Keep Right on to the End of the Road", and starred in three British films: Huntingtower (1928), Auld Lang Syne (1929) and The End of the Road (1936). He also wrote a number of books which ran into several editions, including "Harry Lauder at Home and on Tour" (1912), "A Minstrel in France" (1918), "Between You and Me" (1919), "Roamin’ in the Gloamin’ (1928 autobiography), ...

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After the Meiji Restoration introduced Western musical instruction, a bureaucrat named Izawa Shuji compiled songs like "Auld Lang Syne" and commissioned songs using a pentatonic melody. Western music, especially military marches, soon became popular in Japan. Two major forms of music that developed during this period were shoka, which was composed to bring western music to schools, and gunka, which are military marches with some Japanese elements. As Japan moved towards representative democracy in the late 19th century, leaders hired ...

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There are many customs, both national and local, associated with Hogmanay. The most widespread national custom is the practice of first-footing which starts immediately after midnight. This involves being the first person to cross the threshold of a friend or neighbour and often involves the giving of symbolic gifts such as salt (less common today), coal, shortbread, whisky, and black bun (a fruit pudding) intended to bring different kinds of luck to the householder. Food and drink are then given to the guests. This may go on througho ...

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