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Written by Henry Purcell, also Cold Song (Sting), Dido and Aeneas: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me” (Dido) / “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (Anne Sofie von Otter) and The Cold Song (Klaus Nomi)
Released on Erato, also Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle en fa mineur : III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco (Jean-Claude Bernède), Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle en fa mineur : II. Lento, con molto sentimento (Jean-Claude Bernède) and Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle en fa mineur : I. Molto moderato quasi lento - Allegro (Jean-Claude Bernède)
Part of Dido & Æneas, also Dido and Aeneas: Act III, Scene I. "Come away" (Sailor, chorus) - The Sailor's Dance (Jean-Paul Fouchécourt), Dido and Aeneas: Act II, Scene I. "The Queen of Carthage" (Sorceress) - "Ho! ho! ho!" (Chorus) - "Ruin'd ere the set of sun?" (Two Witches, Sorceress) - "Ho! ho! ho!" (Chorus) (Claire Brua) and Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "Grief increases by concealing" (Belinda, Dido) - "When monarchs unite, how happy their state" (Chorus) (Véronique Gens)
Written by Nahum Tate, also Dido and Aeneas: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me” (Dido) / “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (Anne Sofie von Otter), While Shepherds Watched (Descant Willcocks) (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge) and While Shepherds Watched (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Henry Purcell wrote 541 songs on fono
Nahum Tate wrote 43 songs on fono
Henry Purcell’s most frequent co-writer is Nahum Tate (36 songs together)
Henry Purcell first appears on fono in 1954, 41 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate
- Performed by
- Les Arts Florissants, Nathan Berg and Sophie Marin-Degor
- Part of
- Dido & Æneas
- Released on
- Erato
- Written by
- Henry Purcell and Nahum Tate
- Performed by
- Les Arts Florissants, Nathan Berg and Sophie Marin-Degor
- Part of
- Dido & Æneas
- Released on
- Erato
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Henry Purcell
Same writer: Nahum Tate
Same label: Erato
Same release: Dido & Æneas
Same writer: Nahum Tate
Same label: Erato
Same release: Dido & Æneas
Same writer: Henry Purcell
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was performed by Les Arts Florissants
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was performed by Les Arts Florissants
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was performed by Nathan Berg
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was performed by Nathan Berg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was performed by Sophie Marin-Degor
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was performed by Sophie Marin-Degor
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was written by Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was written by Henry Purcell
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5MusicBrainz Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was written by Nahum Tate
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was written by Nahum Tate
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6MusicBrainz Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) is part of the release Dido & Æneas
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) is part of the release Dido & Æneas
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7MusicBrainz Erato is the label of the song Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus)
Erato is the label of the song Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus)
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8MusicBrainz Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was released on 1995
Dido and Aeneas: Act I. "If not for mine, for Empire's sake" (Aeneas) - "Pursue thy conquest, Love" (Belinda) - "To the hills and the vales" (Chorus) was released on 1995
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