Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 117. Song—Farewell to Eliza |
| | | | | Tune—“Gilderoy.” |
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| FROM thee, Eliza, I must go, | |
| And from my native shore; | |
| The cruel fates between us throw | |
| A boundless ocean’s roar: | |
| But boundless oceans, roaring wide, | 5 |
| Between my love and me, | |
| They never, never can divide | |
| My heart and soul from thee. | |
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| Farewell, farewell, Eliza dear, | |
| The maid that I adore! | 10 |
| 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, | 15 |
| And thine that latest sigh! | |
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