Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: No. 33, Recit. Your Counsel – No. 34, Recit. But Death, Alas!

Your counsel all is urged in vain
To earth and heaven I will complain
To earth and heaven I now recall
Earth and heaven confirm my fall
To fate I sue, over the means bereft
The only refuge for the wretched left
See, madam, see, where the prince appears
Such sorrow in his looks he bears
As would convince you still he is true
What shall lost Aeneas do?
How, how, royal fair, shall I impart
The gods' decree, and tell you we must part?
Thus on the fatal banks of Nile
Weeps the deceitful crocodile
Thus hypocrites that murder act
Make heaven and gods the authors of the fact
By all that's good
By all that's good! No more
All that's good you have forswore
To your promise ever fly
And let forsaken Dido die
In spite of Jove's command, I'll stay
Offend the gods and love obey
No, faithless man, thy course pursue
I'm now resolved as well as you
No repentance shall reclaim
The injured Dido's slighted flame
For 'tis enough, whate'er you now decree
That you had once a thought of leaving me
Let Jove say what he will, I'll stay
Away, away, no, no, I'll stay
Away, away, no, no, I'll stay
No, no, I'll stay, no, no, I'll stay
No, no, I'll stay, away, away, away, away
I'll stay, no, no, away, away, no, no, I'll stay
No, no, away, away, I'll stay, no, no, away, away
Away, away, no, no, away, away, I'll stay, no, no, away
Away, away, no, no, away, away, I'll stay, no, no, away, away
Away, away, no, no, away, away, I'll stay, no, no, away
Away, away, no, no, away, away, I'll stay, no, no, away, away
If love were you, delay, away, away
But death, alas, I cannot shun
Death must come when he is gone