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Auld Lang Syne

Robert Burns poem set to traditional melody
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Auld Lang Syne
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Summary

Auld Lang Syne is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,294 views/month, #86 of 19,375).[2]

Key Facts

  • Composer: traditional[3]
  • Genre: traditional folk song[4]
  • Performer: BBC Symphony Orchestra[5], Susan Boyle[6], Sanna Nielsen[7]
  • Commons category: Auld Lang Syne[8]
  • Language of work or name: Scots[9]
  • Publication date: 1788[10]
  • Lyricist: Robert Burns[11]
  • Described by source: The New Student's Reference Work[12]
  • Published in: Gardens sangbok[13]
  • Title: Auld Lang Syne[14]
  • Has characteristic: New Year's song[15], traditional folk song[16]
  • Derivative work: Christmas Auld Lang Syne[17], Ser du Månen där du är i kväll?[18]
  • Copyright status: public domain[19]
  • Form of creative work: song[20]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Genre(s): big band, jazz[22]

  • Community tags: big band, holiday: new years eve, jazz, language: scots[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e578ab10-5751-3f4a-ae3c-9216ac376336[24]

Why It Matters

Auld Lang Syne has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

public domain Robert Burns Sanna Nielsen Susan Boyle

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · JAn Dudík · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Christmas Auld Lang Syne, Ser du Månen där du är i kväll?
    Language of work or name → Scots
    Lyricist → Robert Burns
    Copyright status → public domain, public domain
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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