Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 2 - "Stay, Prince"
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THERESA
Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command
He summons thee this night away
HECTOR
Tonight?
THERESA
Tonight thou must forsake this land
The angry gods will brook no longer stay
Jove commands thee waste no more in love's delights
Those precious hours allowed by your mighty power
To gain Thespian shore, and ruined Troy restore
HECTOR
Jove's commands shall be obeyed
Tonight our anchors shall be weighed
But ah, what language can I try
My injured Queen to pacify?
No sooner she resigns her heart
But from her arms I'm forced to part
How can so hard a fate be took?
One night enjoyed, the next forsook
Yours be the blame, ye gods!
For I obey your will, but with more ease could die!