Times Gone By
Times Gone By,
and
Where Have All the Good Times Gone ?
Should old times past be forgotten?
During the holiday season,
while gathering together with family, relatives or friends,
old times and good memories are often brought back to mind.
The Anglicized version of 'auld lang syne' means
old long-since, old long-ago, old long past, or times gone by.
The best-known use of the phrase
is
Robert Burns' poem "Auld lang syne",
the words of which are sung in English-speaking countries
around the world each New Year's Eve,
to a tune that
Burns said he transcribed from an old man's singing of it.
The theme of 'auld lang syne' is the past.
It is a nostalgic, bittersweet, loving song,
which calls upon us
not to forget the old times past,
but to cherish them as wonderful and sweet memories.
Happy New Year 2021 !
葉子（Yeh Tze)
