gloomy december

Aince mair I hail thee, thou Gloomy December;
Aince mair I hail thee with sorrow and care.
Sad was the parting thou makes me remember,
Parting wi' Nancy, o ne'er to meet mair.

Fond lover's parting is sweet painful pleasure,
Hope beaming mild on the soft parting hour,
But the dire feeling, o farewell forever,
Anguish unmingled and agony pure.

Wild is the winter now tearing the forest
Till the last leaf o' the summer is flown.
Such is the tempest has shaken my bosom
Till my last hope and last comfort is gone.

Still shall I hail thee, thou Gloomy December;
Still shall I hail thee with sorrow and care,
For sad was the parting, thou makes me remember,
Parting wi' Nancy, o ne'er to meet mair.