One kind kiss before we part, Drop a tear, and bid adieu; Though we sever, my fond heart Till we meet shall pant for you.

The stanza is a compact farewell lyric: a speaker asks for a final kiss and tear as tokens that the separation is real yet emotionally shared. The diction (“sever,” “fond heart,” “pant”) heightens the bodily urgency of longing, turning parting into a physical ache that persists “till we meet.” Its balanced structure—gesture (kiss), emotion (tear), departure (adieu), then vow (continued yearning)—makes it well-suited to song or occasional verse, where conventional sentiments gain force through musical cadence and rhyme. The emphasis is less on the cause of separation than on the ritual of leave-taking and the promise of fidelity across distance.