Thou Hast Left Me Ever Jamie
written in 1793
Thou Hast Left Me Ever Jamie - meaning Summary
Abandoned Love and Finality
Robert Burns presents a speaker who mourns abandonment by her beloved Jamie. She recalls Jamie's vow that only death would part them, then confronts his newly found faithlessness. The poem moves from accusation to resigned withdrawal: the speaker feels her heart breaking, anticipates sleep as final release, and insists she will never see him again. Repetition and an increasingly fatal tone create a sense of irretrievable loss and emotional collapse. The voice is plain, direct, and centered on the personal experience of betrayal and impending disappearance from the lover's life.
Read Complete AnalysesThou hast left me ever, Jamie, Thou hast left me ever; Thou has left me ever, Jamie, Thou hast left me ever: Aften hast thou vow'd that Death Only should us sever; Now thou'st left thy lass for aye - I maun see thee never, Jamie, I'll see thee never. Thou hast me forsaken, Jamie, Thou hast me forsaken; Thou hast me forsaken, Jamie, Thou hast me forsaken; Thou canst love another jo, While my heart is breaking; Soon my weary een I'll close, Never mair to waken, Jamie, Never mair to waken!
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