Listen to Purcell: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) (Album Version) online. Purcell: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) (Album Version) is an English language song and is sung by Elin Manahan Thomas, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment and Harry Christophers. Purcell: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) (Album Version), from the album The Classical Voice: A Celebration of the Classical Voice, was released in the year 2013. The duration of the song is 4:42. Download English songs online from JioSaavn.