The song “Auld Lang Syne” is performed every year on New Year’s Eve while we ring in the new year, but you’re probably not aware what the phrase actually means.
The literal translation of the phrase and it’s actual meaning are different!
Keep reading to find out more…
The literal translation of the phrase is “old long since,” but the meaning is “days gone by.”
The song started off as a poem written down by Robert Burns in 1788, though it is believed that it was written before that date by someone else.