My mum was Nancy, she died in 2013 and I miss her every day. I know the poem/song was written in a romantic context, but it's one of my favourites and always reminds of my dear wee mum. I've heard many people sing it but Eddi truly does it justice and breathes life into centuries old words ❤️
Every time I hear this song i think of my mother. She died coming up on 23 years ago. She loved all kind of Scottish folk songs. loved the Corries. But omg when i heard this by Eddie Reader I could have cried all day. So beautiful. She would have loved this.
I may have commented previously. My brother suggested this song, this version, to escort my mother's coffin out of our church. My dad agreed. I have no recollection of that journey on the day but I know any challenge, personal or physical, I've had since , this song has always been to hand. Beautiful song. Beautifully sung. Thank you Eddi Reader!
Im a Māori from Aotearoa New Zealand with Scottish heritage through my father who was a Reid. This song & your singing makes something ring alive in my dna. My mothers Māoriside is real, passionate, intrinsic deep in my soul. This music sings to the other part of me LOVE IT XXXX
well . . .I'm an ancient Reid from the north of Scotland . . . with a pile of relatives in NZ (from the early 1840s . . .!!) , , , and this is a good auld Scottish song!!!
Robert Loved Nancy in spite of her being wed tae anither. His spirit never got over his love for her. Here, in 2019, Burn's spirit still loves every single female that ever enticed him into her embrace. Love can only ever be one thing in spite of what society says. Love is Love.
@@stewartnicol3028 I don't know why you think Nancy enticed Burns. You do know he was a bit of a pussy-hound, right? But sure, why not turn that into romantic words and music? Let's not get carried away. The man was no choirboy.
I think this is the most beautiful song I have heard in years & it is because of this woman's voice... The emotions she puts into it.. I have not heard better for Ae Fond Kiss Thank you Eddi!
A cannae tell ye Eddi, how many times ave saw yer guid self in concert, but lemme just say, ye make me feel proud, no' only tae be born under oor great Saltire🏴, but tae be an amazin', fab n humble Glesga wummin'!❤ Nae maiter wherra am in the world, ma hairt aye comes hame tae 'Caledonia'. Thanks for all yer beautiful tunes ower the years, so many, the Burns Album, Galileo, Wings On My Heels, Kiteflyers Hill , they a' fill ma hairt wi' such joy, but at the same time hen, hiv me greetin' ma eyes oot like a big, daft lumpae a wean!😍😁😭. Oh the joys eh! Peace, health n happiness, ayeways!🎶🎙🎵
I've lived in that abroad for nigh-on 40 years, but though I've made my life elsewhere, this is enough to bring me back to Scotland, and that indestructible link to my ain folk. And that's more than money can by. The ain folk theirsels, but, can get tiring a lot faster than Burns + Eddi, so I always have a return ticket on me.
For me , this is the definitive version of this song. Beautiful, heartfelt words, wrapped in a beautiful melody by an immaculate interpreter of Burns songs. I never tire of it.
this was played at my nana’s funeral today. It’s such a comforting song and is now the only thing I have left of her. Thank you so much for this beautiful song ❤️
no my friend...HER BLOOD RUNS IN YOUR VEINS, HER LAUGHTER IS IN YOUR EARS, HER FACE IN YOUR EYES..HER LOVE IN YOUR HEART...SHE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU, SHE WILL ALWAYS BE NEAR YOU...GUIDING YOU..PROTECTING YOU...THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, I KNOW THIS I FEEL IT...THEY DONT MISS US AS THEY VISIT ALL THE TIME...ASK HER FOR A SIGN...JUST IN YOUR MIND, JUST YOU AND HER...ITS EASY FOR THEM..BUT HARD FOR US TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND....BUT ITS AS NATURAL AS HER LOVE WAS FOR YOU...WOW IM GIVING MYSELF CHILLS, THATLL BE MY DAD, AGREEING WITH WHAT IM WRITING I HOPE THIS HELPS A LITTLE...❤
@@sionyevans I could not have said it better.💞 Emily Dickenson said " This world is not conclusion; a sequel stands beyond. Invisible as music, as positive as sound" They never leave, they just change form.
It's the song I will always come back to when I need a wee greet. And this has become my go-to version. I can't imagine a better version. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find a tissue.
Burns still mourns the loss of his soulmate. Nancy. He loved his wife and children without reserve. However, Robert's heart burned for Nancy until they reunited in the afterlife. ♥️
This was played at my Dad's funeral in 2020 and I couldn't be there because of covid travel restrictions..but I'm glad this, one his very favourite songs was played to help guide him home😢❤
I didn’t get to my dad’s funeral because of the travel restrictions either…I played and recorded all the music for the service…it still breaks my heart to have not been there… Best wishes to you 🙏🏼
An absolutely FABULOUS rendition of a wonderful, wonderful song, by the incredibly talented Eddi Reader, who brings the true beauty of Robert Burns‘ work to the forefront. 100 points out of a possible 10 !!!
I'd suggest we come and listen to this song when the tears, for whatever reason, are building up, and we know this will open the floodgates. That happened to me today, and I knew exactly where to come. The Greeks called it catharsis, and it's a blessing if you have the key to that lock, which is what this is.
This is the most beautiful song i have ever heard. and it reminds me of my ex who i will love to the day i draw my last breath and on my death bed i will be thinking of her😭❤️
I fell in love with Eddi, the first time I heard "Perfect" back in '88. Little that I know that "Perfect" was one of the least interesting songs of the Fairground attraction's debut album. Thanks to the internet I have heard her since on many live performances... I'm from Portugal, but I feel Eddi is as part of me as part of her scottish heritage. Thank you, my sweet Eddi!
One of the best times of my life was an evening spent listening to Eddi at Haddington Corn Exchange singing Burns songs. Ae Fond Kiss was so emotional and that memory will stay with me forever. It was also really great to get Eddi's autograph on our Burns cd ! A lovely lady.
I had this played at my husband's funeral and the words were in his coffin. A beautiful song about love and loss. "Had we never loved so kindly Had we never loved so blindly Nor never met, nor never parted We would ne'er ha' been so broken-hearted" 💔💔
My favourite singer of Burns' songs. Eddi is brilliant at totally focussing on the emotions in these songs and always gives a really mesmerising performance. I danced with her once at the Barrowlands ye know...
My feelings for the love of my life my lassie Janice that I met during my army service in Edinborough I still love her after 60 years, some feelings never die
@TheBel... "...you can’t fake sincerity" Yes, you can. Now, I am not knocking the singing nor the band nor the tune. But you can fake sincerity. I mean this sincerely.
The song was written to be sung by one such as Eddi, a spirit who lived and loved with that of Burns. I love her in this life as in some past existence.
I can honestly say that I have never heard a song more beautiful, or sung more beautifully, than this. I guess that this must be what perfection sounds like.
A truly beautiful performance; such soulful, moving, emotional talent from Eddi Reader and what a perfect voice, brings Burn's words to life and brings me to tears whenever I watch it. Bravo Eddi
I fell in love with Eddi Reader a long time ago not just because of her beautiful voice she is a beautiful woman and I would love to see her live best wishes Kinnon.
Burns went to his grave with the memory of Nancy, Mrs MacLehose, the soulmate that he could never be with. Robert loved...he loved unconditionally - the women that Robert loved would have plead his case before the Kirk Session. He loved them and they loved Robert. Love is really all there is.....
Having a wee burns supper down under in Whakatane to celebrate Burns life Think Ae fond kiss is one of his all time classics.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 fancy Nothing can resist my Nancy For to see her was to love her Love but her, and love for ever Had we never loved sae kindly Had we never loved sae blindly Nor never met, nor never parted We would never have been so broken-hearted Fare thee weel, my first and fairest Fare thee weel, my best and dearest Thine be like joy and treasure… Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure Mmm, 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
If Nancy recorded in her diary "This day I will never forget, for this was the last day I saw Robert" - If this was how Nancy recorded her feelings, then how much more did Robert feel the loss of his relationship with Nancy? He wrote "AE FOND KISS"
@@rogerdavies8586 - Robert may have loved the lassies but by the same token the lassies loved Robert. He wrote romantic poems to each what other 'womaniser' did that.
The love between Nancy and RB was never unrequited. They were soul mates, fated at the time to be separated by convention. Both were married. Clarinda" was the pseudonym RB used for Mrs. McLehose. He was ripped asunder by the realisation that, while being happily married, with children that he loved more than life itself, he could still feel the overwhelming love for another. Nancy. Not only was this torture for Robert, it was also inspiration. He wrote this in the knowledge that his fulfillment and Dream of a life shared with Nancy would never be.....
Gail Williams Was that the fault of Robert? Or could it have been that he was so attractive to women? Someone like Robert, coming from a hard working background would have always been susceptible to praise or compliments, especially from attractive women. Burns's words display a soul elevated far above the normal. However, he also speaks of the dualism of the soul, living one life while ignoring another, parallel and just as important life.
What a performance of the greatest love song ever from the greatest country in the world the Robert Burns will be proud of you Eddi you've taken a great song to another level you are a star
this is such a masterclass in feeling, and meadure, and I'm welsh wtf do I know...😆🙏 but seriously iv let out some teats over last few weeks, and this just meets me, where I am emotionally...exquisite.. much love all that's what it's all about....
Couldn't get the words out properly for the tears blinding me, and the most massive lump I've ever had in my throat, as I tried to speak to my mate to tell him to download this. I missed Eddi when she sang at the Mauchline Holy Fair a couple of years ago. Shit - I live 100 metres from where she sang. What was I thinking??? Anyway, she is immense and always does Rabbie Burns so proud. Robin Topping Mauchline Ayrshire 21st dec 2012
as an Irishman, with proud Scottish roots, I found this song after listening to Karen Matheson singing it at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games......a jewel in Scotland's crown. nae no more to be said. go raibh mile maith agat
My favorite Burns song, speaks to me of how my grandfather showed me his love for my grandmother, Nancy, and gives me peace that love so deep will always live within me, and to share again.
