Eddi Reader tracks

Ae fond kiss [live, 2003-06-05]

the song
title :	Ae fond kiss
written by :	Robert Burns
arranged by :	Eddi Reader, Christine Hanson, Graham Henderson, Boo Hewerdine, John McCusker and Colin Reid
song copyright :	none
source recording :	Eddi’s studio recording of this song is on her ...sings the songs of Robert Burns album

lyrics
provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details): Ae fond kiss ae fond kiss and then we sever ae fareweel, alas for ever deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee who shall say that fortune grieves him while the star of hope she leaves him me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me dark despair around benights me I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancies for nothing could resist my Nancy for to see her was to love her love but her, and love for ever – whistle solo fare thee weel, my first and fairest fare thee weel, my best and dearest thine be every joy and treasure— peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure had we never loved so kindly had we never loved so blindly nor never met, nor never parted we would never have been so broken-hearted ah-yeah-yeah ae fond kiss, and then we sever ae fareweel alas, for ever deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee – whistle I’ll wage thee I’ll wage thee {vocalise} mmm, bye-bye, baby bye-bye thine be like joy and treasure {vocalise} bye-bye, baby

provided for research and private study only (see above for copyright details):

Ae fond kiss

ae fond kiss and then we sever
ae fareweel, alas for ever
deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee
warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee

who shall say that fortune grieves him
while the star of hope she leaves him
me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me
dark despair around benights me

I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancies
for nothing could resist my Nancy
for to see her was to love her
love but her, and love for ever

– whistle solo

fare thee weel, my first and fairest
fare thee weel, my best and dearest
thine be every joy and treasure—
peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure

had we never loved so kindly
had we never loved so blindly
nor never met, nor never parted
we would never have been so broken-hearted
ah-yeah-yeah

ae fond kiss, and then we sever
ae fareweel alas, for ever
deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee
warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee

– whistle
I’ll wage thee
I’ll wage thee
{vocalise}
mmm, bye-bye, baby
bye-bye
thine be like joy and treasure
{vocalise}
bye-bye, baby

explanations
for an original source lyric, please see the explanations section of the page about the studio track

the recording
personnel
produced by :	Eddi Reader and David Kurtz (Kufala Recordings)
recorded by :	Chris Leckie live at the Union Chapel, Islington, London, England on Thursday 2003-06-05
mixed by :	Chris Leckie live at the Union Chapel, Islington, London, England on 2003-06-05
mastered by :	David Kurtz? at Kufala Recordings, Los Angeles?

technical
equipment :	direct to DAT(?) from the mixing desk
signal path :	DDD
track timing :	6:10
song timing :	5:39

recording copyright
2003 Kufala Recordings

released on
album :	Live: London, UK 05.06.03	CD 2, track 8

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