by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)
Dido's Lament Matches base text
Language: English
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.
Composition:
- Set to music by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Dido's Lament", Z. 626 no. 37, from opera Dido and Aeneas, no. 37
Text Authorship:
- by Nahum Tate (1652 - 1715)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Robert Garrigós) , "Lament de Dido", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Lamentation de Didon", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Lamento di Didone", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Pilar Lirio) , "Lamento de Dido", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47