What Does 'Auld Lang Syne' Mean? Read Song Lyrics & Listen Now!

You’ve probably heard “Auld Lang Syne” every New Year’s Eve, but are you still wondering what it means? The literal translation of the phrase is “old long since,” but the meaning is “days gone by.”
The song started off as a poem written down by Robert Burns in 1788, though it is believed that it was written before that date by someone else.
The song is interpreted to raise the question if it’s right to forget old times and never think of the