Find a play-along version belowThe Scots poem Auld lang
syne is attributed to Robert Burns, though he himself
acknowledged that his version was derived from earlier
works. Burns submitted the his poem to the Scots
Musical Museum whereupon he proclaimed:
"The following song, an old song, of the olden times,
and which has never been in print, nor even in
manuscript until I took it down from an old man."
The poem is generally sung to a Scots folk melody,
though the original ...(+)
Find a play-along version belowThe Scots poem Auld lang
syne is attributed to Robert Burns, though he himself
acknowledged that his version was derived from earlier
works. Burns submitted the his poem to the Scots
Musical Museum whereupon he proclaimed:
"The following song, an old song, of the olden times,
and which has never been in print, nor even in
manuscript until I took it down from an old man."
The poem is generally sung to a Scots folk melody,
though the original tune was likely a sprightly dance
played at a much quicker pace. The song is well known
in the English-speaking world, and is traditionally
used to celebrate the start of the New Year on the
stroke of midnight.
This free sheet music is for flute and guitar duet.
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