Ne'erday

[DavidWW]

I'd hoped to post something similar on Scottish traditions for Ne'rday, - New Year's Day, similar to my posts for Hogmanay, but couldn't find anything sensible, so will content my self with a sang........


If "Auld Lang Syne" is the traditional song which is sung before the bells ring out for midnight on Hogmanay (31 December), then "A Guid New Year" is the most likely song to be sung once the new year has arrived.


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

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

[CatrionaL]

This might come in useful next New Year