Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| 528. Song—On Chloris being ill |
| | | | | Tune—“Aye wauken O.” |
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| Chorus—Long, long the night, | |
| Heavy comes the morrow | |
| While my soul’s delight | |
| Is on her bed of sorrow. | |
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| CAN I cease to care? | 5 |
| Can I cease to languish, | |
| While my darling Fair | |
| Is on the couch of anguish? | |
| Long, long, &c. | |
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| Ev’ry hope is fled, | 10 |
| Ev’ry fear is terror, | |
| Slumber ev’n I dread, | |
| Ev’ry dream is horror. | |
| Long, long, &c. | |
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| Hear me, Powers Divine! | 15 |
| Oh, in pity, hear me! | |
| Take aught else of mine, | |
| But my Chloris spare me! | |
| Long, long, &c. | |
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