TESTO DEL LIED

"Farewell bliss and farewell Nancy"
di Anne Grant

Farewell bliss and farewell Nancy,
Farewell fleeting joys of fancy;
Hopes and fears and sights that languish
Now give place to cureless anguish.
Why did I so fondly love thee?
Why to wearing sorrow bring thee?
Why let causeless slander sting thee?

Gazing on my precious treasure,
Lost in reckless dreams of pleasure,
Thy unspotted heart possessing,
Grasping at the promisd blessing,
Pouring out my soul before thee,
Living only to adore thee,
Could I see the tempest brewing?
Could I dread the blast of ruin?

Had we never lovd so kindly;
Had we never lovd so blindly,
Never met, or never parted,
We had neer been broken hearted.
Fare thee well, thou first and fairest,
Fare thee well, thou best and dearest;
One fond kiss, and then we sever,
One farewell, alas! For ever.