Tuesday, October 6, 2020

When I Am Laid In Earth from the opera "Dido and Aeneas" by Henry Purcell - (libretto by Nahum Tate)








Recitative
"Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,
On thy bosom let me rest,
More I would, but Death invades me;
Death is now a welcome guest.

Aria
When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create
No trouble, no trouble in thy breast;
Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate.
Remember me, but ah! forget my fate."

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