Monday, May 26, 2014

Auld Lang Syne, Haggis & Burns Suppers

The most famous Scots poet is Robert Burns, and his most famous poem is called Auld Lang Syne. Scots English is quite different from standard English (but quite attractive). Here is a version of Auld Lang Syne with a standard translation after each line:



Here is a beautiful version sung by Julie Andrews:



Here is a Burns supper, where people recite Robert Burns' poems on his birthday and eat haggis. The bagpipes are played to welcome the haggis ("Piping in the haggis"):


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