Ae Fond Kiss

Ae Fond Kiss

On Springthyme SPRCD 1004
OSSIAN - Ossian

Billy Ross - lead vocal & dulcimer; Billy Jackson - whistle, small pipes & vocal; George Jackson - guitar, mandolin & vocal; John Martin - fiddle, cello & vocal.

Perhaps the most famous of all Scottish love songs, written by Robert Burns on parting with Clarinda for the last time in 1791, the song was first published in Johnson’s Scots Musical Museum in 1792.

1: Ae fond kiss and then we sever,
Ae fareweel and then forever;
Deep in heart wrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee.

2: Who shall say that fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Oh me nae cheerfu twinkle lights me,
Dark despair around benights me.

3: I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy,
Nothing could resist my Nancy;
Oh but tae see her was tae loe her,
Oh loe but her and loe forever.

4: Had we never loved sae kindly?
Had we never loved sae blindly?
Never met, or never parted,
We had ne’er been broken hearted.

5: Fare thee weel thou first and fairest,
Fare thee weel thou best and dearest;
Oh thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure.

6: 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.