Ruin'd Ere the Set of Sun? Lyrics

TWO WITCHES
Ruin'd ere the set of sun?
Tell us, how shall this be done?
SORCERESS
The Trojan Prince, you know, is bound
by fate to seek Italian ground;
The Queen and he are now in chase.

FIRST WITCH
Hark! The cry comes on apace.

SORCERESS
But, when they're done, my trusty Elf
In form of Mercury himself
As sent from Jove, shall chide his stay,
and charge him sail tonight with all his fleet away.

CHORUS
Ha ha ... ha ha ... ho ho!
TWO WITCHES
But, ere we this perform,
well conjure for a storm
To mar their hunting sport,
And drive 'em back to Court.

CHORUS and ECHO
In our deep vaulted cell the charm well prepare,
too dreadful a practice for this open air.

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Henry Purcell Lyrics

BBC Music, Volume 3, Number 5: Dido & Aeneas (Taverner Choir & Players feat. conductor: Andrew Parrott) (1995)

Overture Shake the Cloud Ah! Belinda Grief Increases When Monarchs Unite Whence Could So Much Virtue Fear No Danger Dance See, Your Royal Guest Cupid Only Throws the Dart If Not For Mine, For Empire's Sake Pursue Thy Conquest, Love Guitar Dance To the Hills and the Vales Triumphing Dance Wayward Sisters Harm's Our Delight The Queen of Carthage Ha, Ha, Ha Ruin'd Ere the Set of Sun? Ha, Ha, Ha But Ere We This Perform Echo Chorus (In Our Deep-Vaulted Cell) Echo Dance of the Furies Ritornelle Thanks to These Lonesome Vales Dance (Oft She Visits) Behold, Upon My Bending Spear Haste, Haste to Town! Stay, Prince, and Hear Grove's Dance Prelude (Come Away) Sailor's Dance See the Flags Our Next Motion Destruction's Our Delight Witches' Dance Your Counsel All Great Minds Against Themselves Thy Hand, Belinda Dido's Lament With Drooping Wings Cupid's Dance

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