Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

[Alastair]

It's that time again and how fast this year has gone.

I was browsing through my site and happened to see an old story of how New Year was celebrated in Scotland in the olden times so thought I might share that with you...

http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...s/new_year.htm

And hope the New Year will be a good one for you all.

Alastair

[sandyc]

Re: Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

Thanks Al,
same to you.

very quiet with us this year. We're both laid up with 'the lurgy'.

Hope the TV shows are a bit better this year.

Sandy

[Ranald]

Re: Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

To ane an'a baith great an' sma' .............from Ranald

From a different site the full number of verses can be seen below. Possibly best to print out these pages below first.

Here is the link to John's page, which has only three verses - thanks John....


http://www.electricscotland.com/poet...ong/page59.htm

Here are all the verses:

A Guid New Year to ane an' a'
A guid new year to ane an' a'
An' mony may ye see,
An' during a' the years to come,
O happy may ye be.
An' may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn,
To sigh or shed a tear;
To ane an'a baith great an' sma'
A hearty guid New year.

Chorus

A guid New Year to ane an' a'
An' mony may ye see,
An' during a' the years to come,
O happy may ye be.
O time flies past, he winna wait,
My friend for you or me,
He works his wonders day by day,
And onward still doth flee.
O wha can tell when ilka ane,
I see sae happy here,
Will meet again and merry be
Anither guid New year.

Chorus

We twa ha'e baith been happy lang.
We ran about the braes.
In yon wee cot beneath the tree,
We spent our early days.
We ran about the burnie's side,
The spot will aye be dear,
An'those that used to meet us there,
We'll think on mony a year.

Chorus

Noo let us hope our years may be
As guid as they ha'e been,
And trust we ne'er again may see,
The sorrows we ha'e seen.
And let us wish that ane an'a'
Our friends baith far an' near,
May aye enjoy in times to come -
A hearty guid New year!

Chorus

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Meaning of unusual words:
mony=many
winna=will not
ilka=every
burnie=small stream

[Tam the Celt]

Re: Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

To all on ES I wish you health and happiness for 2013 :) a guid new year and lang may yer lums reek :)

[sandyc]

Re: Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

Hey Tam,
thanks for the wishes. Lang may yer kettle bile...
Sandy

[Ranald]

Re: Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

Hi Tam

May You and Yours have a Very Good 2013

Regards

Ranald

[Hugh]

Re: Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year

To all on ES I wish you health and happiness for 2013 :) a guid new year and lang may yer lums reek ................

with other peoples coal!

Cheers

Hugh