stay my charmer

    tune—“an gille dubh ciar-dhubh.”

    stay my charmer, can you leave me?

    cruel, cruel to deceive me;

    well you know how much you grieve me;

    cruel charmer, can you go!

    cruel charmer, can you go!

    by my love so ill-requited,

    by the faith you fondly plighted,

    by the pangs of lovers slighted,

    do not, do not liave me so!

    do not, do not leave me so!