FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
POETRY
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Sir Walter Scott
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William Butler Yeats
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Henry Longfellow
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Robert Burns
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Detailed explanation-1: -Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with words attributed to the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns. The composer is not definitely known.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1788 Robert Burns sent the poem ‘Auld Lang Syne’ to the Scots Musical Museum, indicating that it was an ancient song but that he’d been the first to record it on paper.
Detailed explanation-3: -Auld Lang Syne, perhaps Burns’ most famous work, is one of the most widely sung songs of the English language. The song has crossed borders and oceans and can be heard across the globe on Hogmanay.
Detailed explanation-4: -The text is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 but based on an older Scottish folk song. In 1799, it was set to a traditional tune, which has since become standard. “Auld Lang Syne” is listed as numbers 6294 and 13892 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
Detailed explanation-5: -During the harvest of 1774, he was assisted by Nelly Kilpatrick (1759–1820), who inspired his first attempt at poetry, “O, Once I Lov’d A Bonnie Lass".