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Auld Lang Syne
Robert Burns

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 foot,
sin auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We twa hae paidl’d i' the burn,
frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid ha 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

Auld Lang Syne
English Translation

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

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

And surely you’ll buy your pint cup!
and surely I’ll buy mine!
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine;
But we’ve wandered many a wearyfoot,
since auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.

CHORUS

And there’s a hand my trusty friend!
And give us a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

*The song's Scots title may be translated into English literally as "old long since", or more idiomatically, "long long ago"^[3] or "days gone by". The phrase "Auld Lang Syne" is also used in similar poems by Robert Ayton (1570–1638), Allan Ramsay (1686–1757), and James Watson (1711) as well as older folk songs predating Burns.^[4] Matthew Fitt uses the phrase "In the days of auld lang syne" as the equivalent of "Once upon a time..." in his retelling of fairy tales in the Scots language. -from wikipedia

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no end to the adventures

We took the ferry from Berneray to the Isle of Skye, where we spent a few days in the capital Portree (population: 2491.)

From the pastel painted houses along the harbor, to the tiny square in the center of town, Portree is  picturesque straight-off-a-postcard lovely.

  

We walked, and shopped, and ate, and laughed. We laughed a lot. (Shopped plenty, too!)

 

View of the harbor, from the hostel kitchen.

Every time we passed this restaurant I chuckled. Every time.

You can only buy this delicious perfume on Skye, or pay the Queen's ransom in shipping to have it posted.  Did I purchase a bottle there, while I was standing in The Tartan Company, inhaling and moaning? No. Of course not. Is it worth the postage to order it online? Oh yes. Definitely yes.

Too soon it was time to leave. The route across "The Misty Isle" to Edinburgh was breathtaking.

 

 

 I know - so beautiful, it's hard to believe it's real!

“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. 

There is no end to the adventures we can have 

if only we seek them with our eyes open.” 

–Jawaharial Nehru

Ahead - final stop: Edinburgh.

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tucked so close

happy birthday, sister of mine

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - 

oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister.  

~Katherine Mansfield

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