Tho' Cruel Fate should Bid Us Part
The speaker declares that no decree of cruel fate, distance, mountains, deserts, or roaring oceans can weaken his love for Jean. Though they may be separated as far as the poles and equator, her image will remain tenderly bound around his heart, and he will love her more dearly than his own immortal soul.
By Robert Burns · First published 1792 · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry, Romantic Poetry · 90 words
First lines
Tune-"The Northern Lass."
Tho' cruel fate should bid us part, / Far as the pole and line, / Her dear idea round my heart, / Should tenderly entwine. / Tho' mountains, rise, and deserts howl, / And oceans roar between; / Yet, dearer than my deathless soul, / I still would love my Jean. / . .
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Genres
- Lyric Poetry — A brief, song-like first-person poem expressing intense personal feeling rather than narrating an extended plot.
- Love Poetry — Its central subject is the speaker's unwavering love for Jean despite enforced separation and immense distance.
- Romantic Poetry — The poem emphasizes devotion, emotional intensity, idealized love, and sublime natural barriers such as mountains, deserts, and oceans.
- Song — It specifies the tune 'The Northern Lass,' indicating that the lyric was written to be sung.
Tags
love poetry · Scottish song · lyric poem · romantic devotion · love across distance · separation · enduring love · faithful lover · Jean · cruel fate · memory of the beloved · heart imagery
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: 1792 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry, Romantic Poetry, Song, Scottish Song
- Length: 90 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
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