When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament)

Opera details:

Opera title:	Dido and Aeneas
Composer:	Henry Purcell
Language:	English
Synopsis:	Dido and Aeneas Synopsis
Libretto:	Dido and Aeneas Libretto
Translation(s):	Deutsch

Aria details:

Also known as:	Dido's Lament
Type:	aria
Role(s):	Dido
Voice(s):	Mezzo-Soprano or Soprano
Act:	3.10

Previous scene:	Thy hand Belinda when I am laid
Next scene:	With drooping wings Cupids come

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

DIDO
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.

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