Lyrics Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3 - When I Am Laid In Earth - Dido's Lament) - Andreas Scholl, Accademia Bizantina, Stefano Montanari

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3 - When I Am Laid In Earth - Dido's Lament)

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, but ah!
forget my fate,
Remember me, remember me, but ah!
forget my fate.
«The King’s Consort».