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Auld Lang Syne

  • Learn world's most famous parting song
  • Master pentatonic Scottish melody

About This Song

Lyrics: Robert Burns (1788)

Key: F Major

Full Song

Sung worldwide on New Year's Eve. "Auld lang syne" means "old long since" or "days gone by."

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Historical Context

Robert Burns adapted this from older Scottish folk songs. It has become the world's most famous song of parting and remembrance, sung at New Year celebrations, graduations, funerals, and farewells worldwide. The pentatonic melody is characteristically Scottish.