Dido’s Lament
Henry Purcell * Track #2 On Dido and Aeneas
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Dido's Lament by Henry Purcell
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The song is based off of a story in the Latin Poem the Aeneid by Virgil. It tells of an ill fated love between Aeneas, a Trojan Warrior Prince, and Dido, the Queen of Carthage.
The text, and the Purcell opera, allude to the Aeneid, the Roman legend of the Trojan warrior Aeneas, travelling to Italy...
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Dido’s Lament Annotated
When I am laid,
am laid in earth,
may my wrongs create
No trouble,
no trouble in,
in thy breast
When I am laid,
am laid in earth,
may my wrongs create
No trouble,
no trouble in,
in thy breast
Remember me,
remember me,
but ah
Forget my fate
Remember me,
but ah
Forget my fate
Remember me,
remember me,
but ah
Forget my fate
Remember me,
but ah
Forget my fate
Dido’s Lament Q&A
Who wrote Dido’s Lament's ?
Dido’s Lament was written by Henry Purcell & Nahum Tate.