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 ... followed by a simplified English translation.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne! For auld lang syne, my jo, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne. And surely ye'll be your pint stowp!

“Auld” is a Scottish way of saying “old,” he said, noting that the song's English translation is “For Old ... The original letter featuring the lyrics of "Auld Lang Syne" by the hand writing of ...

While there are several variations of what’s sung on New Year’s Eve, below is Burns’s original Scots verse followed by a simplified English translation. CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my jo,for auld lang ...