高一英语泛读训练之四---Auld Lang Syne友谊地久天长
Auld Lang Syne友谊地久天长
I.Cultural background:
This is a Scottish song.The title of the song means in English “Old days gone by”.The music is an old Scottish tune and the words were originally written by the Scottish national poet,Robert Burns.This famous poet was born at Alloway,in a small cottage,which now is a Burns museum.During his short life,(1759-1796)he wrote about 300 traditional songs,both in the Scottish dialect and in standard English.This isong is quite popular in Britain and also all over the world.People generally sing this song on special occasions,such as New Year’s Eve.People,old and young,gather together in their homes or in the local pubs and merrily sing this song over a glass of whisky or beer.
There has been a tradition,on 25th January,for people of literary circles to celebrate the birth of this poet.That is usually known as the Robbie Burns Night.
Robert Burns gained great fame for his simole,touching and attractive poems such as My Love Is Like a Red,Red Rose.It is always a great pleasure for English students to learn this poem.Burns had a great capacity for love,friendship and hearty fellowship and these attitudes provide the chief themes of his poems.
II.The song:
Auld Lang Syne
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forget,
And days of auld lang syne?
Chorus:
And days of auld lang syne,my dear,
And days of auld lang syne,
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And days of auld lang syne?
And there’s a hand,my trusty friend,
And gi’s a hand o’thine,
We’ll take a cup of o’kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
Chorus:
For auld lang syne,my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll take a cup of o’kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.