Ae Fond Kiss - Eddi Reader (click "more" for Lyrics)

Lyrics: Ae fond kiss, and then we sever [ae = one] Ae fareweel, alas, 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; [nae = no] Dark despair around benights me. I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy, Nothing can resist my Nancy: For to see her was to love her; Love but her, and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, [sae = so] Had we never loved sae blindly, Nor never met - nor never parted, We would never have been sae broken-hearted. Fare-thee-weel, my first and fairest Fare-thee-week, my best and dearest Thine be ilka joy and treasure, [ilka = every] 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. Written by Robert Burns. Eddi Reader at Celtic Connections 2009.