The Quonset Hut

(Sorry, pun needed to be made.)

May this and everyday be filled with much joy and many blessings for one and all.

rose

And the same to you too Rose. Been a hectic week. Saturday, Kim went into the hospital with chest pains. I was down in the city working, a good hour away and had to contend with football traffic on I 95. Anyway, no issue with her heart but they found a 4mm mass in her left lung. She was discharged on Tuesday night. They were not too concerned but they still can't explain the pain her chest other than the fact that it might be coming from her liver.

Anyway, I decided to look up Auld Lang Syne. I was thinking or should I say, trying to recall the exact Scottish words. I remember that it was a Robert Burns poem or something and wanted to refresh my memory. I remembered that it was a series of rhetorical questions or so my junior High School teacher said....I think, thus the search.

Here is what I found:English translation in blue

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

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

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

CHORUS

We twa hae run about the braes, We two have run about the slopes,
and pou’d the gowans fine; and picked the daisies fine;
But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit, But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
sin' auld lang syne. since auld lang syne.

CHORUS

We twa hae paidl’d in the burn, We two have paddled in the stream,
frae morning sun till dine; from morning sun till dine (dinner time);
But seas between us braid hae roar’d But seas between us broad have roared
sin' auld lang syne.since auld lang syne.



CHORUS

And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere! And there’s a hand my trusty friend!
and gie's a hand o’ thine! And give me a hand o’ thine!
And we’ll tak' a right gude-willie waught, And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne. for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

After the way I heard this abominated at a Christmas function, I felt compelled to put it out there.

I hope all have a good year. I have had my traditional pork and saurekraut dinner for good luck...I wonder how bad things may have been if I had never eaten in previous years?......<g>

Mikado

All good health , and a trouble free year to all.
Tempus fugit indeed?
Kevin