Robert Burns: Collected Lyrics

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Song ("Thine am I, my faithful fair")

“Song ("Thine am I, my faithful fair")” as printed in The Poetical Works of Robert Burns (1887).

Robert Burns: Collected Lyrics Text 328 1887 · historical text

Complete public-domain lyrics

This text comes from The Poetical Works of Robert Burns, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

THINE am I, my faithful fair,

Thine, my lovely Nancy;

Ev'ry pulse along my veins,

Ev'ry roving fancy.

Verse 2

To thy bosom lay my heart,

There to throb and languish:

Tho' despair had wrung its core,

That would heal its anguish.

Verse 3

Take away these rosy lips,

Rich with balmy treasure!

Turn away thine eyes of love,

Lest I die with pleasure!

Verse 4

What is life when wanting love?

Night without a morning!

Love's the cloudless summer sun,

Nature gay adorning.

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