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T:Ae Fond Kiss
C:Robert Burns
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O:Scotland
N:Love
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w:Ae fond kiss and then we se-ver Ae fare-well and then for e-ver
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w:Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, War-ring cries and groans - I'll wage - thee
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W:Ae fond kiss and then we sever!
W:Ae farewell and then for ever!
W:Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
W:Warring cries and groans I'll wage thee.
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W:2 Who shall say that fortune grieves him,
W:While the star of hope she leaves him ?
W:Me, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me,
W:Dark despair around benights me.
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W:3 I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy:
W:Naething could resist my Nancy!
W:Just to see her is to love her,
W:Love but her, and love for ever.
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W:4 Had we never lov'd sae kindly,
W:Had we never lov'd sae blindly,
W:Never met- or never parted,
W:We had ne'er been broken-hearted.
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W:5 Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest!
W:Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest!
W:Thine be e'er more joy and treasure,
W:Peace, contentment, love and pleasure.
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W:6 Ae fond kiss and then we sever!
W:Ae farewell and then for ever!
W:Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
W:Warring cries and groans I'll wage thee.
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