A Song For Friday: Nation Of Language
On the eve of the new year, a centuries-old melody is reborn once again
Warmth, wit, and whimsy are not necessarily qualities associated with Auld Lang Syne, the 225-year-old Scottish folk song set to lyrics by Robert Burns. Typically sung at the turn of the new year, I associate it with a boozy batheticism played to comic effect to avoid the real regrets and sorrows underlying the song. But those are exactly the traits we …
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