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HTML

<div class="vimeo-container">
  <!-- video iframe goes here -->
  <div class="overlay-content">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam mollis consectetur turpis ac efficitur. Quisque ac libero ac dui accumsan efficitur id eget justo.
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.vimeo-container {
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 56.25%;
  height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
}

.vimeo-container iframe,
.vimeo-container object,
.vimeo-container embed {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.overlay-content {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.32);
  color: white;
}