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Lest heedlessness bring death�此�full oft�察�I ween��
Friend hath slain friend�察�not knowing whom he slew。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Go at his side�察�attendants�察�he saith well。
On to the city's consecrated shrines��
Nor be of many words to those ye meet��
The while this suppliant voyager ye lead。
��DANAUS departs with attendants。��
LEADER
Let him go forward�察�thy command obeying。
But me how biddest�察�how assurest thou��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Leave there the new´plucked boughs�察�thy sorrow's sign。
LEADER
Thus beckoned forth�察�at thy behest I leave them。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Now to this level precinct turn thyself。
LEADER
Unconsecrate it is�察�and cannot shield me。
THE KING OF ARGOS
We will not yield thee to those falcons' greed。
LEADER
What help�拭�more fierce they are than serpents fell。
THE KING OF ARGOS
We spake thee fair´speak thou them fair in turn。
LEADER
What marvel that we loathe them�察�scared in soul��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Awe towards a king should other fears transcend。
LEADER
Thus speak�察�thus act�察�and reassure my mind。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Not long thy sire shall leave thee desolate。
But I will call the country's indwellers��
And with soft words th' assembly will persuade��
And warn your sire what pleadings will avail。
Therefore abide ye�察�and with prayer entreat
The country's gods to compass your desire��
The while I go�察�this matter to provide��
Persuasion and fair fortune at my side。
��The KING OF ARGOS departs with his retinue。 The CHORUS forms
to sing its prayer to Zeus。��
CHORUS
strophe 1
O King of Kings�察�among the blest
Thou highest and thou happiest��
Listen and grant our prayer��
And�察�deeply loathing�察�thrust
Away from us the young men's lust��
And deeply drown
In azure waters�察�down and ever down��
Benches and rowers dark��
The fatal and perfidious bark��
antistrophe 1
Unto the maidens turn thy gracious care��
Think yet again upon the tale of fame��
How from the maiden loved of thee there sprung
Mine ancient line�察�long since in many a legend sung��
Remember�察�O remember�察�thou whose hand
Did Io by a touch to human shape reclaim。
For from this Argos erst our mother came
Driven hence to Egypt's land��
Yet sprung of Zeus we were�察�and hence our birth we claim。
strophe 2
And now have I roamed back
Unto the ancient track
Where Io roamed and pastured among flowers��
Watched o'er by Argus' eyes��
Through the lush grasses and the meadow bowers。
Thence�察�by the gadfly maddened�察�forth she flies
Unto far lands and alien peoples driven
And�察�following fate�察�through paths of foam and surge��
Sees�察�as she goes�察�the cleaving strait divide
Greece�察�from the Eastland riven。
antistrophe 2
And swift through Asian borders doth she urge
Her course�察�o'er Phrygian mountains' sheep´clipt side��
Thence�察�where the Mysian realm of Teuthras lies��
Towards Lydian lowlands hies��
And o'er Cilician and Pamphylian hills
And ever´flowing rills��
And thence to Aphrodite's fertile shore��
The land of garnered wheat and wealthy store。
strophe 3
And thence�察�deep´stung by wild unrest��
By the winged fly that goaded her and drave��
Unto the fertile land�察�the god´possest
��Where�察�fed from far´off snows��
Life´giving Nilus flows��
Urged on by Typho's strength�察�a fertilizing wave����
She roves�察�in harassed and dishonoured flight��
Scathed by the blasting pangs of Hera's dread despite。
antistrophe 3
And they within the land
With terror shook and wanned��
So strange the sight they saw�察�and were afraid´
A wild twy´natured thing�察�half heifer and half maid。
Whose hand was laid at last on Io�察�thus forlorn��
With many roamings worn��
Who bade the harassed maiden's peace return��
strophe 4
Zeus�察�lord of time eterne。
Yea�察�by his breath divine�察�by his unscathing strength��
She lays aside her bane��
And softened back to womanhood at length
Sheds human tears again。
Then�察�quickened with Zeus' veritable seed��
A progeny she bare��
A stainless babe�察�a child of heavenly breed。
antistrophe 4
Of life and fortune fair。
His is the life of life´so all men say�察�
His is the seed of Zeus。
Who else had power stern Hera's craft to stay��
Her vengeful curse to loose��
Yea�察�all from Zeus befel��
And rightly wouldst thou tell
That we from Epaphus�察�his child�察�were born��
Justly his deed was done��
strophe 5
Unto what other one��
Of all the gods�察�should I for justice turn��
From him our race did spring��
Creator he and King��
Ancient of days and wisdom he�察�and might。
As bark before the wind��
So�察�wafted by his mind��
Moves every counsel�察�each device aright。
antistrophe 5
Beneath no stronger hand
Holds he a weak command��
No throne doth he abase him to adore��
Swift as a word�察�his deed
Acts out what stands decreed
In counsels of his heart�察�for evermore。
��DANAUS re´enters。��
DANAUS
Take heart�察�my children�此�the land's heart is kind��
And to full issue has their voting come。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
All hail�察�my sire�察�thy word brings utmost joy。
Say�察�to what issue is the vote made sure��
And how prevailed the people's crowding hands��
DANAUS
With one assent the Argives spake their will��
And�察�hearing�察�my old heart took youthful cheer。
The very sky was thrilled when high in air
The concourse raised right hands and swore their oath�此�
Free shall the maidens sojourn in this land。
Unharried�察�undespoiled by mortal wight��
No native hand�察�no hand of foreigner
Shall drag them hence�察�if any man use force´
Whoe'er of all our countrymen shall fail
To come unto their aid�察�let him go forth��
Beneath the people's curse�察�to banishment。
So did the king of this Pelasgian folk
Plead on behalf of us�察�and bade them heed
That never�察�in the after´time�察�this realm
Should feed to fulness the great enmity
Of Zeus�察�the suppliants' guard�察�against itself��
A twofold curse�察�for wronging stranger´guests
Who are akin withal�察�confrontingly
Should rise before this city and be shown
A ruthless monster�察�fed on human doom。
Such things the Argive people heard�察�and straight��
Without proclaim of herald�察�gave assent��
Yea�察�in full conclave�察�the Pelasgian folk
Heard suasive pleas�察�and Zeus through them resolved。
��The CHORUS now sings a prayer of thankfulness。��
CHORUS
Arouse we now to chant our prayer
For fair return of service fair
And Argos' kindly will。
Zeus�察�lord of guestright�察�look upon
The grace our stranger lips have won。
In right and truth�察�as they begun��
Guide them�察�with favouring hand�察�until
Thou dost their blameless wish fulfil��
strophe 1
Now may the Zeus´born gods on high
Hear us pour forth
A votive prayer for Argos' clan� �
Never may this Pelasgian earth��
Amid the fire´wrack�察�shrill the dismal cry
On Ares�察�ravening lord of fight��
Who in an alien harvest mows down man��
For lo�察�this land had pity on our plight��
And unto us were merciful and leal��
To us�察�the piteous flock�察�who at Zeus' altar kneel��
antistrophe 1
They scorned not the pleas of maidenhood��
Nor with the young men's will hath their will stood。
They knew right well
Th' unearthly watching fiend invincible��
The foul avenger´let him not draw near��
For he�察�on roofs ill´starred��
Defiling and polluting�察�keeps a ghastly ward��
They knew his vengeance�察�and took holy heed
To us�察�the sister suppliants�察�who cry
To Zeus�察�the lord of purity��
Therefore with altars pure they shall the gods revere。
Thus�察�through the boughs that shade our lips�察�fly forth in air��
strophe 2
Fly forth�察�O eager prayer��
May never pestilence efface
This city's race��
Nor be the land with corpses strewed��
Nor stained with civic blood��
The stem of youth�察�unpluckt�察�to manhood come��
Nor Ares rise from Aphrodite's bower��
The lord of death and bane�察�to waste our youthful flower。
antistrophe 2
Long may the old
Crowd to the altars kindled to consume
Gifts rich and manifold´
Offered to win from powers divine
A benison on city and on shrine��
Let all the sacred might adore
Of Zeus most high�察�the lord
Of guestright and the hospitable board��
Whose immemorial law doth rule Fate's scales aright��
The garners of earth's store
Be full for evermore��
And grace of Artemis make women's travail light��
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