Focus on food: December 26, 2004

New Year's and Robert Burns

Robert Burns, a poor farmers son from Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland who became Scotland, and the world's favorite poet, is probably best known for penning the poem Auld Lang Syne. Sung all over the world at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, it is an inspirational and symbolic poem that has survived, and thrived for over 300 years.
We bring it to you, in its entirely with all good wishes for a wonderful 2005.

Auld Lang Syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

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

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp,
And surely I'll be mine,
And we'll tak a cup o kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine,
But we've wander'd monie a weary fit,
Sin auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl'd 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.