Auld Lang Syne

"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written  by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294). It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world, its traditional use being to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight.

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Category:18th-century British poems
Category:1780s works
Category:Scottish literature