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Mischief must needs be feared�察�but it is not well to doom our hope
before the event。
DEIANEIRA
Unwise counsels leave no room even for a hope which can lend
courage。
LEADER
Yet towards those who have erred unwittingly�察�men's anger is
softened�察�and so it should be towards thee。
DEIANEIRA
Nay�察�such words are not for one who has borne a part in the ill
deed�察�but only for him who has no trouble at his own door。
LEADER
'Twere well to refrain from further speech�察�unless thou would'st
tell aught to thine own son�察�for he is at hand�察�who went erewhile to
seek his sire。
��Enter HYLLUS��
HYLLUS
O mother�察�would that one of three things had befallen thee��
Would that thou wert dead�察� or�察�if living�察�no mother of mine�察� or that
some new and better spirit had passed into thy bosom。
DEIANEIRA
Ah�察�my son�察�what cause have I given thee to abhor me��
HYLLUS
I tell thee that thy husband´ yea�察�my sire´bath been done to death
by thee this day
DEIANEIRA
Oh�察�what word hath passed thy lips�察�my child��
HYLLUS
A word that shall not fail of fulfilment�察�for who may undo that
which bath come to pass��
DEIANEIRA
What saidst thou�察�my son�拭�Who is thy warranty for charging me with
a deed so terrible��
HYLLUS
I have seen my father's grievous fate with mine own eyes�察�I
speak not from hearsay。
DEIANEIRA
And where didst thou find him�察� where didst thou stand at his
side��
HYLLUS
If thou art to hear it�察�then must all be told。
After sacking the famous town of Eurytus�察�he went his way with the
trophies and first´fruits of victory。 There is a sea´washed headland
of Euboea�察�Cape Cenaeum�察�where he dedicated altars and a sacred
grove to the Zeus of his fathers�察�and there I first beheld him�察�with
the joy of yearning love。
He was about to celebrate a great sacrifice�察�when his own
herald�察�Lichas�察�came to him from home�察�bearing thy gift�察�the deadly
robe�察�which he put on�察�according to thy precept�察�and then began his
offering with twelve bulls�察�free from blemish�察�the firstlings of the
spoil�察�but altogether he brought a hundred victims�察�great or small�察�to
the altar。
At first�察�hapless one�察�he prayed with serene soul�察�rejoicing in
his comely garb。 But when the blood´fed flame began to blaze from
the holy offerings and from the resinous pine�察�a sweat broke forth
upon his flesh�察�and the tunic clung to his sides�察�at every joint��
close´glued�察�as if by a craftsman's hand�察�there came a biting pain
that racked his bones�察�and then the venom�察�as of some deadly�察�cruel
viper�察�began to devour him。
Thereupon he shouted for the unhappy Lichas�察� in no wise to
blame for thy crime�察� asking what treason had moved him to bring
that robe�察�but he�察�all´unknowing�察�hapless one�察�said that he had
brought the gift from thee alone�察�as it had been sent。 When his master
heard it�察�as a piercing spasm clutched his lungs�察�he caught him by the
foot�察�where the ankle turns in the socket�察�and hurled him at a
surf´beaten rock in the sea�察�and he made the white brain to ooze
from the hair�察�as the skull was dashed to splinters�察�and blood
scattered therewith。
But all the people lifted up a cry of awe´struck grief�察�seeing
that one was frenzied�察�and the other slain�察�and no one dared to come
before the man。 For the pain dragged him to earth�察�or made him leap
into the air�察�with yells and shrieks�察�till the cliffs rang around��
steep headlands of Locris�察�and Euboean capes。
But when he was spent with oft throwing himself on the ground in
his anguish�察�and oft making loud lament�察� cursing his fatal marriage
with thee�察�the vile one�察�and his alliance with Oeneus�察� saying how
he had found in it the ruin of his life�察� then from out of the
shrouding altar´smoke�察�he lifted up his wildly´rolling eyes�察�and saw
me in the great crowd�察�weeping。 He turned his gaze on me�察�and called
me�此�'O son�察�draw near�察�do not fly from my trouble�察�even though thou
must share my death。 Come�察�bear me forth�察�and set me�察�if thou canst��
in a place where no man shall see me�察�or�察�if thy pity forbids that�察�at
least convey me with all speed out of this land�察�and let me not die
where I am。'
That command sufficed�察�we laid him in mid´ship�察�and brought
him´but hardly brought him´ to this shore�察�moaning in his torments。
And ye shall presently behold him�察�alive�察�or lately dead。
Such�察�mother�察�are the designs and deeds against my sire whereof
thou hast been found guilty。 May avenging justice and the Erinys visit
thee for them� �Yes�察�if it be right�察�that is my prayer�此�and right it
is�察� for I have seen thee trample on the right�察�by slaying the noblest
man in all the world�察�whose like thou shalt see nevermore��
��DEIANEIRA moves towards the house。��
LEADER ��to DEIANEIRA��
Why dost thou depart in silence�拭�Knowest thou not that such
silence pleads for thine accuser��
��DEIANEIRA goes in the house。��
HYLLUS
Let her depart。 A fair wind speed her far from my sight� �Why
should the name of mother bring her a semblance of respect�察�when she
is all unlike a mother in her deeds�拭�No�察�let her go�察� farewell to her��
and may such joy as she gives my sire become her own��
��Exit HYLLUS�察�into the house。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
See�察�maidens�察�how suddenly the divine word of the old prophecy
hath come upon us�察�which said that�察�when the twelfth year should
have run through its full tale of months�察�it should end the series
of toils for the true´born son of Zeus� �And that promise is wafted
surely to its fulfilment。 For how shall he who beholds not the light
have toilsome servitude any more beyond the grave��
antistrophe 1
If a cloud of death is around him�察�and the doom wrought by the
Centaur's craft is stinging his sides�察�where cleaves the venom which
Thanatos begat and the gleaming serpent nourished�察�how can he look
upon tomorrow's sun�察� when that appalling Hydra´shape holds him in its
grip�察�and those murderous goads�察�prepared by the wily words of
black´haired Nessus�察�have started into fury�察�vexing him with
tumultuous pain��
strophe 2
Of such things this hapless lady had no foreboding�察�but she saw
great mischief swiftly coming on her home from the new marriage。 Her
own hand applied the remedy�察�but for the issues of a stranger's
counsel�察�given at a fatal meeting�察� for these�察�I ween�察�she makes
despairing lament�察�shedding the tender dew of plenteous tears。 And the
coming fate foreshadows a great misfortune�察�contrived by guile。
antistrophe 2
Our streaming tears break forth�此�alas�察�a plague is upon him more
piteous than any suffering that foemen ever brought upon that glorious
hero。
Ah�察�thou dark steel of the spear foremost in battle�察�by whose
might yonder bride was lately borne so swiftly from Oechalia's
heights� �But the Cyprian goddess�察�ministering in silence�察�hath been
plainly proved the doer of these deeds。
LEADER OF ONE SEMI´CHORUS
Is it fancy�察�or do I hear some cry of grief just passing through
the house�拭�What is this��
LEADER OF OTHER SEMI´CHORUS
No uncertain sound�察�but a wail of anguish from within�此�the house
hath some new trouble。
LEADER OF WHOLE CHORUS
And mark how sadly�察�with what a cloud upon her brow�察�that aged
woman approaches�察�to give us tidings。
��Enter NURSE�察�from the house。��
NURSE
Ah�察�my daughters�察�great�察�indeed�察�were the sorrows that we were
to reap from the gift sent to Heracles��
LEADER
Aged woman�察�what new mischance hast thou to te