1 Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; <br />2 Ae fareweel, and then forever! <br />3 Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, <br />4 Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee. <br />5 Who shall say that Fortune grieves him, <br />6 While the star of hope she leaves him? <br />7 Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me; <br />8 Dark despair around benights me. <br /> <br />9 I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, <br />10 Naething could resist my Nancy; <br />11 But to see her was to love her; <br />12 Love but her, and love forever. <br />13 Had we never lov'd sae kindly, <br />14 Had we never lov'd sae blindly, <br />15 Never met--or never parted-- <br />16 We had ne'er been broken-hearted. <br /> <br />17 Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest! <br />18 Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest! <br />19 Thine be ilka joy and treasure, <br />20 Peace. enjoyment, love, and pleasure! <br />21 Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; <br />22 Ae fareweel, alas, forever! <br />23 Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, <br />24 Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee!<br /><br />Robert Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ae-fond-kiss/
