Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 362. Song—Thou Gloomy December |
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| ANCE mair I hail thee, thou gloomy December! | |
| Ance mair I hail thee wi’ sorrow and care; | |
| Sad was the parting thou makes me remember— | |
| Parting wi’ Nancy, oh, ne’er to meet mair! | |
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| Fond lovers’ parting is sweet, painful pleasure, | 5 |
| Hope beaming mild on the soft parting hour; | |
| But the dire feeling, O farewell for ever! | |
| Anguish unmingled, and agony pure! | |
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| Wild as the winter now tearing the forest, | |
| Till the last leaf o’ the summer is flown; | 10 |
| Such is the tempest has shaken my bosom, | |
| Till my last hope and last comfort is gone. | |
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| Still as I hail thee, thou gloomy December, | |
| Still shall I hail thee wi’ sorrow and care; | |
| For sad was the parting thou makes me remember, | 15 |
| Parting wi’ Nancy, oh, ne’er to meet mair. | |
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