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A e Fond Kiss
Robert Burns
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"Ae Fond Kiss, and Then We Sever",
more commonly known as "Ae Fond Kiss"
is based on the poem of the same name by Robert Burns. The
story is of the love affair between Robert Burns and Mrs Agnes
(Nancy) McLehose ("Clarinda" in the poem) between December 1787
(when he first met her) and January 1792. Burns wrote nine songs
to Clarinda and is said to have written this sad, passionate,
love song as Nancy sailed from Greenock to the West Indies.
The song is Burns' most recorded song. |
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Lyrics by Robert Burns
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Ae fond kiss, and
then we sever;
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Ae fareweel, alas,
for ever!
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Deep in heart-wrung
tears I'll pledge
thee,
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Warring sighs and
groans I'll wage
thee!
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Who shall say that
Fortune grieves him
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While the star of
hope she leaves him?
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Me, nae cheerfu'
twinkle lights me,
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Dark despair around
benights me.
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I'll ne'er blame my
partial fancy;
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Naething could
resist my Nancy;
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But to see her was
to love her,
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Love but her, and
love for ever.
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Had we never loved
sae kindly,
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Had we never loved
sae blindly,
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Never met—or never
parted,
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We had ne'er been
broken-hearted.
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Fare thee weel, thou
first and fairest!
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Fare thee weel, thou
best and dearest!
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Thine be ilka joy
and treasure,
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Peace, enjoyment,
love, and pleasure!
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Ae fond kiss, and
then we sever!
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Ae fareweel, alas,
for ever!
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Deep in heart-wrung
tears I'll pledge
thee,
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Warring sighs and
groans I'll wage
thee!
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