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!