"Dido and Aeneas", opera by Henry Purcell (libretto by Nahum Tate)

"Dido and Aeneas", opera by Henry Purcell (libretto by Nahum Tate)

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, 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.