One Fond Kiss

ONE FOND KISS (R. Burns)

CHORUS: One Fond Kiss, and then we sever!
One farewell, alas, forever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge you,
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage you.

1.Who will say that fortune grieves him
While the star of hope she leaves him?
And now cheerful twinkle lights me,
Dark despair around benights me.
Chorus.
2.Had we never loved so kindly?
Had we never loved so blindly?
Never met or never parted,
We had never been broken-hearted.
Chorus.
3.Fare you well, you first and fairest!
Fare you well, you best and dearest!
Yours be every joy and treasure,
Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure.
Chorus.