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                                     450 BC

                                 THE CHOEPHORI

                                  by Aeschylus

                         translated by E。D。A。 Moreshead




               CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY



    ORESTES�察�son of AGAMEMNON and CLYTEMNESTRA

    CHORUS OF SLAVE WOMEN

    ELECTRA�察�sister of ORESTES

    A NURSE

    CLYTEMNESTRA

    AEGISTHUS

    AN ATTENDANT

    PYLADES�察�friend of ORESTES



    ��SCENE�此�By the tomb of Agamemnon near the palace in Argos。

    ORESTES and PYLADES enter�察�dressed as travellers。 ORESTES carries

    two locks of hair in his hand。��





  ORESTES

    Lord of the shades and patron of the realm

    That erst my father swayed�察�list now my prayer��

    Hermes�察�and save me with thine aiding arm��

    Me who from banishment returning stand

    On this my country�察�lo�察�my foot is set

    On this grave´mound�察�and herald´like�察�as thou��

    Once and again�察�I bid my father hear。

    And these twin locks�察�from mine head shorn�察�I bring��

    And one to Inachus the river´god��

    My young life's nurturer�察�I dedicate��

    And one in sign of mourning unfulfilled

    I lay�察�though late�察�on this my father's grave。

    For O my father�察�not beside thy corse

    Stood I to wail thy death�察�nor was my hand

    Stretched out to bear thee forth to burial。



    What sight is yonder�拭�what this woman´throng

    Hitherward coming�察�by their sable garb

    Made manifest as mourners�拭�What hath chanced��

    Doth some new sorrow hap within the home��

    Or rightly may I deem that they draw near

    Bearing libations�察�such as soothe the ire

    Of dead men angered�察�to my father's grave��

    Nay�察�such they are indeed�察�for I descry

    Electra mine own sister pacing hither��

    In moody grief conspicuous。 Grant�察�O Zeus��

    Grant me my father's murder to avenge´

    Be thou my willing champion��

                               Pylades��

    Pass we aside�察�till rightly I discern

    Wherefore these women throng in suppliance。

    ��PYLADES and ORESTES withdraw�察�the CHORUS enters bearing

    vessels for libation�察�ELECTRA follows them�察�they pace slowly

    towards the tomb of Agamemnon。��



  CHORUS ��singing��

                                                            strophe 1



    Forth from the royal halls by high command

      I bear libations for the dead。

    Rings on my smitten breast my smiting hand��

      And all my cheek is rent and red��

    Fresh´furrowed by my nails�察�and all my soul

    This many a day doth feed on cries of dole。

      And trailing tatters of my vest��

    In looped and windowed raggedness forlorn��

      Hang rent around my breast��

    Even as I�察�by blows of Fate most stern

          Saddened and torn。



                                                        antistrophe 1



      Oracular thro' visions�察�ghastly clear��

    Bearing a blast of wrath from realms below��

    And stiffening each rising hair with dread��

        Came out of dream´land Fear��

        And�察�loud and awful�察�bade

    The shriek ring out at midnight's witching hour��

        And brooded�察�stern with woe��

    Above the inner house�察�the woman's bower

    And seers inspired did read the dream on oath��

        Chanting aloud In realms below

          The dead are wroth��

    Against their slayers yet their ire doth glow。



                                                            strophe 2



    Therefore to bear this gift of graceless worth´

        O Earth�察�my nursing mother� �

    The woman god´accurs'd doth send me forth

        Lest one crime bring another。

    Ill is the very word to speak�察�for none

        Can ransom or atone

    For blood once shed and darkening the plain。

        O hearth of woe and bane��

        O state that low doth lie��

    Sunless�察�accursed of men�察�the shadows brood

      Above the home of murdered majesty。



                                                        antistrophe 2



    Rumour of might�察�unquestioned�察�unsubdued��

    Pervading ears and soul of lesser men��

        Is silent now and dead。

        Yet rules a viler dread��

      For bliss and power�察�however won��

    As gods�察�and more than gods�察�dazzle our mortal ken。



    Justice doth mark�察�with scales that swiftly sway��

      Some that are yet in light��

      Others in interspace of day and night��

        Till Fate arouse them�察�stay��

    And some are lapped in night�察�where all things are undone



                                                            strophe 3



        On the life´giving lap of Earth

          Blood hath flowed forth��

    And now�察�the seed of vengeance�察�clots the plain´

      Unmelting�察�uneffaced the stain。

    And Ate tarries long�察�but at the last

          The sinner's heart is cast

    Into pervading�察�waxing pangs of pain。



                                                        antistrophe 3



        Lo�察�when man's force doth ope

    The virgin doors�察�there is nor cure nor hope

      For what is lost�察�even so�察�I deem��

    Though in one channel ran Earth's every stream��

      Laving the hand defiled from murder's stain��

            It were in vain。



                                                                epode



    And upon me´ah me� �the gods have laid

      The woe that wrapped round Troy��

    What time they led me down from home and kin

          Unto a slave's employ´

        The doom to bow the head

        And watch our master's will

          Work deeds of good and ill´

      To see the headlong sway of force and sin��

      And hold restrained the spirit's bitter hate��

      Wailing the monarch's fruitless fate��

    Hiding my face within my robe�察�and fain

    Of tears�察�and chilled with frost of hidden pain。

  ELECTRA

    Handmaidens�察�orderers of the palace´halls��

    Since at my side ye come�察�a suppliant train��

    Companions of this offering�察�counsel me

    As best befits the time�此�for I�察�who pour

    Upon the grave these streams funereal��

    With what fair word can I invoke my sire��

    Shall I aver�察�Behold�察�I bear these gifts

    From well´loved wife unto her well´loved lord��

    When 'tis from her�察�my mother�察�that they come��

    I dare not say it�此�of all words I fail

    Wherewith to consecrate unto my sire

    These sacrificial honours on his grave。

    Or shall I speak this word�察�as mortals use´

    Give back�察�to those who send these coronals��

    Full recompense´of ills for acts malign��

    Or shall I pour this draught for Earth to drink��

    Sans word or reverence�察�as my sire was slain��

    And homeward pass with unreverted eyes��

    Casting the bowl away�察�as one who flings

    The household cleansings to the common road��

    Be art and part�察�O friends�察�in this my doubt��

    Even as ye are in that one common hate

    Whereby we live attended�此�fear ye not

    The wrath of any man�察�nor hide your word

    Within your breast�此�the day of death and doom

    Awaits alike the freeman and the slave。

    Speak�察�then�察�if aught thou know'st to aid us more。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Thou biddest�察�I will speak my soul's thought out��

    Revering as a shrine thy father's grave。

  ELECTRA

    Say then thy say�察�as thou his tomb reverest。

  LEADER

    Speak solemn words to them that love�察�and pour。

  ELECTRA

    And of his kin whom dare I name as kind��

  LEADER

    Thyself�察�and next�察�whoe'er Aegisthus scorns。

  ELECTRA

    Then 'tis myself and thou�察�my prayer must name。

  LEADER

    Whoe'er they be�察�'tis thine to know and name them。

  ELECTRA

    Is there no other we may claim as ours��

  LEADER

    Think of Orestes�察�though far´off he be。

  ELECTRA

    Right well in this too hast thou schooled my thought。

  LEADER

    Mindfully�察�next�察�on those who shed the blood´

  ELECTRA

    Pray on them what�拭�expound�察�instruct my doubt。

  

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