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Hows the tan looking?

btw Angel - been meaning to ask.

Auld Lang Syne - what the hell is that all about?
Can you translate ?

The clue is in the first line. It could be our song. X

Oi!

What's goin' on?



Jim

Angel wrote:
The clue is in the first line. It could be our song. X

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne* ?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my jo,
for auld lang syne,
we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stowp !
and surely I’ll be mine !
And we’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS
We twa hae run about the braes,
and pu’d the gowans fine ;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit,
sin auld lang syne.

CHORUS
We twa hae paidl’d i' the burn,
frae morning sun till dine ;
But seas between us braid hae roar’d
sin auld lang syne.

CHORUS
And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere !
and gie's a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll tak a right gude-willy waught,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

Is there a bit of plagiarism going on here Angel ?

Compare to this song, written by James Watson in 1711 -

Should Old Acquaintance be forgot,
and never thought upon;
The flames of Love extinguished,
and fully past and gone:
Is thy sweet Heart now grown so cold,
that loving Breast of thine;
That thou canst never once reflect
on Old long syne.

CHORUS:
On Old long syne my Jo,
in Old long syne,
That thou canst never once reflect,
on Old long syne.
My Heart is ravisht with delight,
when thee I think upon;
All Grief and Sorrow takes the flight,
and speedily is gone;
The bright resemblance of thy Face,
so fills this, Heart of mine;
That Force nor Fate can me displease,
for Old long syne.

CHORUS
Since thoughts of thee doth banish grief,
when from thee I am gone;
will not thy presence yield relief,
to this sad Heart of mine:
Why doth thy presence me defeat,
with excellence divine?
Especially when I reflect
on Old long syne

CHORUS

(PS - Whats a "gude-willy" and why is it "waught" ?

Guid-willie waught = friendly draught
And we will take an excellent good-will drink

Is this something you are planning on reciting at the morns Hogmany?

Angel wrote:
Guid-willie waught = friendly draught
And we will take an excellent good-will drink

Is this something you are planning on reciting at the morns Hogmany?

Been watchinmg 3 men in a boat in Scotland (or whatever its called). Looked quite nice - how did they work out which day summer would be for the filming ?

May come up some time ... do I need jabs? Do you accept English (proper) currency? Will the hotel cook my vegetables if I bring some (I understand that Scots don't know what veg is !)

In The Know wrote:
Angel wrote:
Guid-willie waught = friendly draught
And we will take an excellent good-will drink

Is this something you are planning on reciting at the morns Hogmany?

Been watchinmg 3 men in a boat in Scotland (or whatever its called). Looked quite nice - how did they work out which day summer would be for the filming ?

May come up some time ... do I need jabs? Do you accept English (proper) currency? Will the hotel cook my vegetables if I bring some (I understand that Scots don't know what veg is !)

If you think it "looked quite nice" I wouldn't bother, its wasted on someone who is more familliar with concrete urban landscapes. They picked the right day for summer (are you sure it was summer?) You will need jabs..and an uppercut if you think you can come up here with that attitude and you'll have to google vegetables as I have no idea what you are on about.

Angel wrote:
its wasted on someone who is more familliar with concrete urban landscapes.

Actually, Angel, I live in a national park, and compared to this area - it DID look quite nice !

Do you still have bears and wolves ???

Bears and wolves? Lol. What are you on Yogi?

Angel wrote:
Bears and wolves? Lol. What are you on Yogi?

Reintroducing the wolf to the Scottish Highlands was first proposed in the late 1960s, but the idea only started to gain wider publicity and support following the reintroductions of the red wolf to the south-eastern United States in 1989, and the grey wolf to Yellowstone National Park in 1995. The media are always happy to report a story about reintroduction, keeping the topic constantly in the public forum; most proposals reported are unfounded, and lacking in scientific credibility. Although the British government is required to consider the reintroduction of native species under article 22 of the EU Habitats and Species Directive of 1992, any proposal for reintroduction to Scotland would have to be approved by Scottish Natural Heritage

from - www.wolvesandhumans.org/wolves/wolf_rein...tion_to_scotland.htm

I'll ask my father in law about this as he was the head of SNH.