| lyric | Ae fond kiss and then we sever!
Ae farewell and then forever!
Deep in heartwrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
warring sighs and grooms I’ll wage thee.
I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy,
Naething could resist my Nancy:
But to see her was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever.
had we never lov’d sae kindly,
Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
Never met – or never parted,
We had ne’er been broken-hearted.
Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest !
Fare-the-weel, th0u best and dearest !
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, Enjoyment. Love and Pleasure !
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever !
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever !
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee. |