Ae Fond Kiss

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.

 

I really love this four lines. I first know this poem when I was in university (again!). How true it is!!

A fond kiss and then we part ....
broken-hearted?

Will this fond kiss one day be only just a kiss, a fond kiss?

It is just the matter of time then!

 Robert Burns (1759-1796)

This article is about the Scottish folk song. For the film of the same name, see Ae Fond Kiss ...

The Scots song "Ae Fond Kiss, and Then We Sever", by Robert Burns, is more commonly known as "Ae Fond Kiss". The song is Burns' most recorded song.


Lyrics: Written in a letter to Agnes M'Lehose, or 'Clarinda', (also known as 'Nancy' to her friends) in December 1791, when she left Burns, and Scotland, to follow her husband to Jamaica to try to save her marriage.










Ae Fond Kiss
Robert Burns


Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, and then for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me;
Dark despair around benights me.


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-thee-weel, thou 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.



Source: wikipedia