Introduction A lover's lament, 1667 Ramsay's "Auld Lang Syne", 1724 Ramsay's version, reprinted with music, 1787 A Caledonian country dance, 1760s William Shield's Rosina, 1783? The tune of "Auld Lang Syne", 1792 First publication of the Burns verses, 1796 An old song of olden times, 1793 Words and melody, together at last, 1799 A question of authorship, 1817 A 19th century revision, 1856–1860 Kipling's wartime version, 1900 Learn the whole song More online exhibitions

Exhibitions | Online | Auld Lang Syne: The Story of a Song Zoom+ « Previous Next »   13 of 13 Kipling's wartime version During the Boer War, Kipling composed a new set of lyrics to be sung to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" at a benefit concert for military widows and children. His version was first published as a broadside in South Africa and was reprinted in this American keepsake edition. Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) "Auld Lang Syne" Occasional poems Cornhill booklet, vol. 1, no. 2. Boston: 1900 Acquired in 1943

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