| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| “Auld Lang Syne” |
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| (awld lang ZEYEN, SEYEN) A traditional Scottish song, customarily sung on New Year’s Eve; the title means “Time Long Past.” The words, passed down orally, were recorded by the eighteenth-century poet Robert Burns. The song begins: | 1 |
| Should auld [old] acquaintance be forgot, | | And never brought to min’? | | Should auld acquaintance be forgot, | | And auld lang syne! |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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