Painting by Eduard Grützner ‘Auld Lang Syne’ by Robert Burns: Poem Reading for New Year’s Day by S.A. Todd The Society December 30, 2021 Beauty, Culture, Poetry, Readings, Video 8 Comments . . CREDITS Poetry: Robert Burns (1759-1796) Audio/Visual Work: Society of Classical Poets Voice-Over: S.A. Todd Photos/Footage: (1) “Drei Mönche bei der Brotzeit“ by Eduard Grützner (1885) (public domain); (2) “Fireworks Finale” by Beachfront, used under Creative Commons 3.0 Unported (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) from videvo.net Music: “Auld Lang Syne” by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . . NOTE TO READERS: If you enjoyed this poem or other content, please consider making a donation to the Society of Classical Poets. The Society of Classical Poets does not endorse any views expressed in individual poems or commentary. Trending now: 8 Responses rohini sunderam December 30, 2021 Beautifully done. Some times and some occasions can only be served by a classic. Thank you SCP Reply Jeff Eardley December 30, 2021 Mr. Todd, most people only know the chorus. However, it is a wonderful poem and comes alive when set to music. This is very special for this time of year. Thank you so much. Reply C.B. Anderson December 31, 2021 Absolutely lovely, in my opinion. Reply Susan Jarvis Bryant December 31, 2021 Simply beautiful! Thank you! Reply S.A.Todd December 31, 2021 Glad people enjoyed it, I’ve never recorded a Robbie Burns piece previously so this was a lot of fun! – Steve Reply Mia January 2, 2022 Please record some more. You have the perfect voice and accent for Robert Burns. Reply Norma Pain December 31, 2021 That was lovely Mr. Todd. Thank you. Reply D.G. Rowe January 1, 2022 Superbly done. All the best. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
rohini sunderam December 30, 2021 Beautifully done. Some times and some occasions can only be served by a classic. Thank you SCP Reply
Jeff Eardley December 30, 2021 Mr. Todd, most people only know the chorus. However, it is a wonderful poem and comes alive when set to music. This is very special for this time of year. Thank you so much. Reply
S.A.Todd December 31, 2021 Glad people enjoyed it, I’ve never recorded a Robbie Burns piece previously so this was a lot of fun! – Steve Reply
Mia January 2, 2022 Please record some more. You have the perfect voice and accent for Robert Burns. Reply