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  1. 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, forever! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,

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    • Stanza Two
    • Stanza Three

    In the first stanza of this piece, the speaker begins by utilizing the line that later becomes the title, “Ae fond kiss.” This is one of the moments where a little interpretation of the dialect is helpful. In this context, “Ae” simply means “a” or “only one.” The speaker is telling his listeners that now is the time for them to part. They shared on...

    The second stanza makes great use of repetition. Burns begins by telling the listener that whatever has happened between them and whatever is going on inside his heart is not his fault. He will “ne’er blame” his own passion. There is no way to “Resist” the listener when she is there. The next lines tell of how simple it was to love this person and ...

    There is another instance of parallel syntax at the beginning of the final stanza. He bids his love farewell, alternatively calling her “fairest” and the “dearest.” It is clear that this person was everything to the speaker, He confirms this in line three by stating that she is both “joy and treasure.” She is made out of all the good in his life an...

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    • October 9, 1995
    • Poetry Analyst And Editor
  2. Learn More. "Ae Fond Kiss" is a poem by Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, that was written in 1791 and published in 1792. The poem, which describes two lovers parting, was sent by Burns to a woman he loved just before she left Scotland, never to see Burns again.

  3. 'Ae Fond Kiss' conveys sincere, powerful notions of love, and yet a sense of deep despair and hopelessness is ever present. For this reason it is one of the most moving songs ever written in...

  4. Ae Fond Kiss written in 1791. 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 cheerful twinkle lights me; Dark despair around benights me.

  5. Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We Sever. Robert Burns. Track 312 on Poems And Songs Of Robert Burns. Burns’s poem explores the pain of parting and lost love. The woman is believed to be Agnes...

  6. The Scots song “Ae fond kiss and then we sever” by the Scottish poet Robert Burns is more commonly known as “Ae fond kiss”. It is Burns’ most recorded love song. After the publication of his collected poems, the Kilmarnock volume, Burns regularly travelled and stayed at Edinburgh.