Ae Fond Kiss Poem by Robert Burns
Ae Fond Kiss
1 Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
2 Ae fareweel, and then forever!
3 Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
4 Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
5 Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
6 While the star of hope she leaves him?
7 Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me;
8 Dark despair around benights me.
9 I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
10 Naething could resist my Nancy;
11 But to see her was to love her;
12 Love but her, and love forever.
13 Had we never lov'd sae kindly,
14 Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
15 Never met--or never parted--
16 We had ne'er been broken-hearted.
17 Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest!
18 Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest!
19 Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
20 Peace. enjoyment, love, and pleasure!
21 Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
22 Ae fareweel, alas, forever!
23 Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
24 Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee!
Lovely love poem that vividly captures the joys and sorrows of a relationship.
Another beautiful love poem from the Bard, beautiful when sung.
Good poem embellished in an octave of three equal stanzas. Beautiful rhyme scheme of Aa, bb, cc. dd in the first Octave. SylvaOnyema Uba
The Scottish spelling only adds to the charm of this love poem by the great Robert Burns! Aptly chosen as Poem of the Day.
Fantastic love song depicting joy on finding ones love and sense of jubilation that follows and acute pain over severing relations with that love and parting for ever. A great classic and well deserved classic poem of the day.
Beautifully articulated. Thanks for sharing Kingsley Egbukole
Love can be a crown or crucifix as evidenced by the words of Burns, the poet. Profound. : -)
Farewell with a fond kiss does not end real eternal love says the poet! It's an expression true passion of love sure!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Ae fond kiss, and then we sever; Ae farewell, and then forever! // superb and beautiful