Robert Burns
Song, Ae fond kiss and then we sever

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Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? | Come live with me and be my Love | O my Luve's like a red, red rose
She walks in beauty, like the night | Gather ye rosebuds while ye may | How do I love thee ? Let me count the ways

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 chearful 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. -