Henry Purcell, "Dido and Aeneas". Act I. "Ah, Belinda, I am press'd with torment..."
"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.