6/4/2023 0 Comments Songs by robbie burns![]() Sung across the globe at the stroke of midnight on Hogmanay (New Years Eve) this. ![]() The song, hand-written by Burns, is in the Scots Musical Museum. Auld Lang Syne is one of the most popular songs in the English language. The original version was English, and ridiculed Scotsmen who settled in London after the accession of James VI to the throne of England, possibly satirizing the costumes of highland chiefs entering the lowlands. Auld Lang Syne is a song about a friendly banter amongst friends to times gone by and was written by Robbie Burns in 1788. It was originally published in 1792 in volume 4 of the Scots Musical Museum and again in 1821 in a compilation by James Hogg, with four verses and musical notation of a tune. However, this is disputed by Scottish music scholar John Glen who states it first appears in the 1686 edition of “The Dancing Master”. With a name like that, the feeling roused by this tune would sum. ![]() It is widely claimed that this is found in The Dancing Master, a collection of folk tunes published by John Playford of London in 1657. In his notes, Burns’ song titled Contented wi’ litt’e, and cantie wi’ mair is to be played to the tune of Lumps o’ Puddin. ![]() It was based on an older song, published as “Johnny, cock up thy Beaver”. It is written in Scottish dialect and the beaver refers to a kind of hat. Cock Up Your Beaver is a song and poem by Robert Burns, written in 1792. ![]()
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