Remember me... (Henry Purcell)

  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… 

To hear Dido’s Lament performed by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants, click on the video below and scroll to 46:00.

During the month of November, we remember All Souls...

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