Don't Cry for Me Carthage - English subtitles

Μain song of the play "Memories-Memories" by Polly Hope. Young Cleobulina is set to do the impossible: be the first woman to appear on the stage of an ancient theatre. Introduced by her mentor-lover, she impersonates Dido and sings a song about her affair with Aeneas. Performed by: Maira Milolidaki - Soprano Iossif Valette - piano C. A. Lignos - midi Photographic material for I. Vallete: George Skitzakos Love is just a ploy Don’ cry, for me Carthage, I’ve such an advantage. And somehow I’ll manage, to do without boys. Do without boys, the dear pretty toys. (Chorus): All nice girls love a traveler when he comes from abroad, to unravel her. A comfort on his way, a moment of his play. Love is just a ploy, for a travelling boy. It was quite an outrage after my sweet tutelage and gift of love’s knowledge that he went on his way. Aeneas may, may have seen my last day. (Chorus) I’ll not have a dotage, or a wrinkled visage. So I’ll quit the wide stage, and wave you goodbye. Soon I will die and no more I’ll cry. (Chorus) City of Carthage Give me enough yardage or even some footage of soft silken rope. I give up hope. The rope is for my throat!

In Hope's play, written in the early nineties. Cleobulina impersonates Dido. Abandoned by Aeneas is bidding farewell to Carthage just before her death. No relation with Purcell's idea... In our case, we are dealing with a very modern Cleobulina. In her own words: Don't cry for me Carthage I'll learn to live without men... All the girls love the sailors coming from abroad to seduce them. But for them, Love is only a game.. Don’ cry, for me Carthage... I’ve such an advantage. And somehow I’ll manage, to do without boys. Do without boys, the dear pretty toys. Somehow I’ll manage, to do without boys. Do without boys, the dear pretty toys. All.. ...nice girls love a traveler when he comes from abroad, to unravel her. A comfort on his way, a moment in his play, in his play,,, L o v e . . . is just a ploy, for a travelling boy. L o v e, l o v e... for a travelling boy. It was quite an outrage after my sweet tutelage and gift of love’s knowledge that he went on his way. Aeneas may, may have seen my last day. Gift of love’s knowledge that he went on his way, Aeneas may, may have seen my last day. All... nice girls love a traveler when he comes from abroad, to unravel her. A comfort on his way, a moment in his play, in his play. ... L o v e ... is just a ploy, for a travelling boy, L o v e . . . . . l o v e ... For a travelling boy... I'll not have a dotage, or a wrinkled visage. So I’ll quit the wide stage and wave you goodbye. Soon I will die and no more I’ll cry. All... nice girls love a traveler when he comes from abroad, to unravel her. A comfort on his way, a moment in his play. in his play. .. L o v e ... is just a ploy, for a travelling boy. L o v e ... l o v e... for a travelling boy. City of Carthage Give me some yardage or even some footage of soft silken rope. I give up hope... The rope is for my... ... rope is for my throat ! ! !