To ask you all to remember something if you are singing Old Lang Syne on Hogmanay?

[Salmotrutta]

It's Syne.

NOT Zyne.

Thank you.

I've only ever heard it referred to as Hogmanay MrsHappy so I don't think what you've heard is common

Okay, sir I bow to your your superior knowledge. Was it sung on the bells during your granny's day?

I think I heard the Lpndon Scots thing on reprting Scotland. I shall never trust that Jackie Bird again.

I get all emotional everytime I hear it/sing it at Hogmanay!

Not just a barney Salmotrutta - a stooshie

Not sure if my Granny remembers singing it at the bells - she's dead now, so can't check with her unfortunately - but I remember her saying they sung it on Hogmanay. Never trust the Big Bird!

MrsHappy

I'm in Fife - it's always Old Years Night here.

One year I will probably PUNCH someone who sings 'for the sake of'

I know!

Annoying innit?

I came on to post 'auld' but see you spotted it.

Well, you know what they say about Fifers ...

I'm from Fife too. Always been Hogmanay/auld years night.

Always remember only cross your arms at the last verse.

A favourite thing I saw at the millennium was Blair crossing his arms too early and encouraging the queen to do it too while she ignored him like the ignorant pleb he was.

Nowt like a fifer....

What is a right gude-willie waught exactly?

A right good draft (of drink).

Auld year's night where I grew up too - in Orkney...

and I could not give a monkey's about the words/arm crossing to a stupid song that no one really cares about and only sings when they are blind drunk.... or sober and wanting to make a pedantic point

How lovely that you posted...

Ah yes, I think Euphemia is more accurate!

For pedants' corner this:

1. The words are much older than 1930s - or than Burns himself (d 1796]
2. It is definitely 'syne' not 'zyne'

For both these, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne

1. The phonetic Scots version in the above site looks quite amazing. I would not dare to comment on its authenticity - perhaps other Mumsnetters can do so. I have lovely relatives who speak real Scots (perhaps I should contact them), but up here in the NW of Scotland our accent is very, very different.

see also: www.rampantscotland.com/know/blknow_auld_lang_syne.htm

And here is something really exotic - Auld Lang Syne in 1898 in the Torres Strait, near Papua New Guinea!!! britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/archival_sounds/2009/12/happy-new-year-hear-auld-lang-syne-sung-111-years-ago.html

hmmmmm -

I just get fed up of all the "It must be done THIS way" stuff -

why?