auld lang syne

Rolfe Windward (IBALWIN who-is-at mvs.oac.ucla.edu)
Mon, 01 Jan 96 10:30 PST

Greetings and happy new year Angel. "Auld Lang Syne" was a song written by
Robert Burns. He wrote mainly in the Scottish dialect so it means,
literally, "old long since" or "the good old days" if you will. I'm really
not sure when it became traditional to sing it at the new year but it's a
beautiful, gentle song expressive of the will to remember:

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?

Amen, Rolfe