Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o’ auld lang syne?
Well, that is the question, isn’t it,
as we face a new year? Though everyone knows the words to this traditional song, and will soon either listen to it or sing it while ushering in 2006, few know the full translation from its Scottish origins.
Once the original verses are understood, Auld Lang Syne has a lot to recommend it as a ballad to welcome a new year, with its cups of kindness, the hands of trusted friends and the comfort and joy in old acquaintance.
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There are also verses about running in the hills, pulling daisies and paddling in streams, but few of us venture that far into the lyrics on a typical, spirit-filled New Year’s Eve.
Still, it all seems very agricultural in nature, does it not?
With this, our final issue of 2005, the Western Producer brings something a little bit different to its friends and readers Ñ those of old acquaintance, if you will.
Though work on a farm or ranch doesn’t take great pause during the holiday season, perhaps the week between Christmas and the new year might offer a few extra minutes or hours for our readers near their hearth and home.
If you’ve ever wondered how to get a sheep to wear a wreath, how to build a pioneer “soddie,” how to rebuild that old Ford 8N or how to convert hectares to
acres, this issue is designed to satisfy those curiousities.
Likewise, if the farmer’s share of the good dollar enrages you or the size of Australian cattle stations amazes you or the cleverness of weasels intrigues you, there is something in this issue that adds fuels to those fires.
We hope you enjoy this holiday package and we wish you the best of the holiday season.
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
