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1786 · Song

Farewell to Eliza


Tune ·  Gilderoy

From thee, Eliza, I must go,And from my native shore;The cruel fates between us throwA boundless ocean’s roar:But boundless oceans, roaring wide,Between my love and me,They never, never can divideMy heart and soul from thee.
Farewell, farewell, Eliza dear,The maid that I adore!A boding voice is in mine ear,We part to meet no more!But the latest throb that leaves my heart,While Death stands victor by,—That throb, Eliza, is thy part,And thine that latest sigh!
Year
1786
Form
Song
Location
Mossgiel
Tune
Gilderoy
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns