Dido's lament

Dido's lament

Dido's Lament is a popular name for a famous aria "When I am laid in earth" from the opera "Dido and Æneas" by Henry Purcell, with the libretto by Nahum Tate.

Fame

Dido's Lament is included in many classical music textbooks for its exemplary use of ground bass.

Text

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,"

External links

* [http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Dido_and_Aeneas%2C_Z_626_%28Henry_Purcell%29 www.cpdl.org] Dido's Lament is mvmt. 37/38 in this edition of the score

* [http://www.77books.co.uk Dido's Lament] – Research leading to a narrative account of how the Opera by Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate was created.


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