Happy New Year !

New Years's Eve Song -Auld Lang Syne 

The traditional song for ringing in the New Year in almost every English speaking country in the world is Auld Lang Syne. This New Year Song  generally credited to Robert Burns ,but earlier versions of the this ballade precede his time. Burns combined a common Scottish folk song with his own lyrics to arrive at  the version commonly sang on New Year's Eve.

What is the meaning of this New Year's Song ? Auld Lang Syn is about old friends who have parted and meet again. To celebrate their long friendship,they share a drink together and reminisce of memories from long ago. The basic message is that we should not forget our old friends but celebrate a reunion with them.

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve.gather everyone together at your party or celebration to sing the New Year's Song and remember the good memories of family and friends from long ago....

 Should old acquaintances be forgotten,

And never brought to mind?

Should old acquaintances be forgotten.

And days of long ago !

Chorus:

For old long ago ,my dear 

For old long ago .

We will take a cup of kindness yet 

For old long ago 

We have run about the hillsides

And pulled the daisies fine,

But we have wandered many a weary foot

For old long.

We two have paddled (waded) in stream

From noon until dinner time .

 But seas between us broad have roared

Since old long ago.

And there is a hand ,my trusted friend, And give us a hand of yours,

And we will take good will draught (of ale)

For old long ago!

And surely we will pay for your pint 

And surely I will pay for mine!

And we will take a cup of kindness yet 

For old long ago !

Happy New Year !

I know I have not been able to blog as thought ,due to family commitments and other. I hope we say goodbye to 2009 with its ups and downs and wish you and your families a great year ahead !

I dedicate this poem ,which was sent to me by a good friend;and now I pass on to you my dear readers and fellow bloggers.....

Wishing you all a Happy New Year filled with Blessings,Prosperity,Health and Peace.


Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy.desiderata - Max Ehrmann - 1927