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             Power to those�察�to whom again

             Justice turns with hand and aid��

             Grievous was the prayer one made

             Grievous let the answer fall��

             Where the mighty doom is set��

             Justice claims aloud her debt。

             Who in blood hath dipped the steel��

             Deep in blood her meed shall feel

             List an immemorial word´

               Whosoe'er shall take the sword

               Shall perish by the sword。

  ORESTES

    Father�察�unblest in death�察�O father mine��

          What breath of word or deed

    Can I waft on thee from this far confine

          Unto thy lowly bed�察�

    Waft upon thee�察�in midst of darkness lying��

          Hope's counter´gleam of fire��

    Yet the loud dirge of praise brings grace undying

          Unto each parted sire。

  CHORUS

        O child�察�the spirit of the dead��

        Altho' upon his flesh have fed

          The grim teeth of the flame��

        Is quelled not�察�after many days

        The sting of wrath his soul shall raise��

          A vengeance to reclaim��

        To the dead rings loud our cry´

        Plain the living's treachery´

        Swelling�察�shrilling�察�urged on high��

          The vengeful dirge�察�for parents slain��

          Shall strive and shall attain。

  ELECTRA

        Hear me too�察�even me�察�O father�察�hear��

    Not by one child alone these groans�察�these tears are shed

            Upon thy sepulchre。

        Each�察�each�察�where thou art lowly laid��

        Stands�察�a suppliant�察�homeless made��

            Ah�察�and all is full of ill��

        Comfort is there none to say��

        Strive and wrestle as we may��

            Still stands doom invincible。

  CHORUS

        Nay�察�if so he will�察�the god

          Still our tears to joy can turn。

        He can bid a triumph´ode

          Drown the dirge beside this urn��

        He to kingly halls can greet

    The child restored�察�the homeward´guided feet。

  ORESTES

        Ah my father� �hadst thou lain

            Under Ilion's wall��

        By some Lycian spearman slain��

          Thou hadst left in this thine hall

        Honour�察�thou hadst wrought for us

        Fame and life most glorious。

          Over´seas if thou hadst died��

        Heavily had stood thy tomb��

          Heaped on high�察�but�察�quenched in pride��

        Grief were light unto thy home。

  CHORUS

        Loved and honoured hadst thou lain

          By the dead that nobly fell��

        In the under´world again��

          Where are throned the kings of hell��

          Full of sway�察�adorable

        Thou hadst stood at their right hand´

        Thou that wert�察�in mortal land��

          By Fate's ordinance and law��

        King of kings who bear the crown

          And the staff�察�to which in awe

        Mortal men bow down。

  ELECTRA

          Nay�察�O father�察�I were fain

        Other fate had fallen on thee。

          Ill it were if thou hadst lain

          One among the common slain��

          Fallen by Scamander's side´

        Those who slew thee there should be��

        Then�察�untouched by slavery��

            We had heard as from afar

          Deaths of those who should have died

            'Mid the chance of war。

  CHORUS

    O child�察�forbear� �things all too high thou sayest。

        Easy�察�but vain�察�thy cry��

    A boon above all gold is that thou prayest��

        An unreached destiny��

    As of the blessed land that far aloof

        Beyond the north wind lies��

    Yet doth your double prayer ring loud reproof��

        A double scourge of sighs

    Awakes the dead�察�th' avengers rise�察�though late��

        Blood stains the guilty pride

    Of the accursed who rule on earth�察�and Fate

        Stands on the children's side。

  ELECTRA

    That hath sped thro' mine ear�察�like a shaft from a bow��

    Zeus�察�Zeus� �it is thou who dost send from below

    A doom on the desperate ere long

    On a mother a father shall visit his wrong。

  CHORUS

      Be it mine to upraise thro' the reek of the pyre

      The chant of delight�察�while the funeral fire

        Devoureth the corpse of a man that is slain

          And a woman laid low��

      For who bids me conceal it� �out´rending control��

      Blows ever the stern blast of hate thro' my soul��

        And before me a vision of wrath and of bane

          Flits and waves to and fro。

  ORESTES

    Zeus�察�thou alone to us art parent now。

          Smite with a rending blow

      Upon their heads�察�and bid the land be well��

    Set right where wrong hath stood�察�and thou give ear��

          O Earth�察�unto my prayer´

      Yea�察�hear O mother Earth�察�and monarchy of hell

  CHORUS

        Nay�察�the law is sternly set´

          Blood´drops shed upon the ground

        Plead for other bloodshed yet��

          Loud the call of death doth sound��

        Calling guilt of olden time��

        A Fury�察�crowning crime with crime。

  ELECTRA

      Where�察�where are ye�察�avenging powers��

          Puissant Furies of the slain��

        Behold the relics of the race

        Of Atreus�察�thrust from pride of place��

      O Zeus�察�what borne henceforth is ours��

          What refuge to attain��

  CHORUS

    Lo�察�at your wail my heart throbs�察�wildly stirred��

          Now am I lorn with sadness��

    Darkened in all my soul�察�to hear your sorrow's word

    Anon to hope�察�the seat of strength�察�I rise�察�

      She�察�thrusting grief away�察�lifts up mine eyes

        To the new dawn of gladness。

  ORESTES

      Skills it to tell of aught save wrong on wrong��

        Wrought by our mother's deed��

      Though now she fawn for pardon�察�sternly strong

        Standeth our wrath�察�and will nor hear nor heed。

      Her children's soul is wolfish�察�born from hers��

        And softens not by prayers。

  CHORUS

          I dealt upon my breast the blow

          That Asian mourning women know��

          Wails from´my breast the fun'ral cry��

          The Cissian weeping melody��

    Stretched rendingly forth�察�to tatter and tear��

    My clenched hands wander�察�here and there��

      From head to breast�察�distraught with blows

              Throb dizzily my brows。

  ELECTRA

        Aweless in hate�察�O mother�察�sternly brave��

            As in a foeman's grave

        Thou laid'st in earth a king�察�but to the bier

            No citizen drew nears´

        Thy husband�察�thine�察�yet for his obsequies��

            Thou bad'st no wail arise��

  ORESTES

      Alas�察�the shameful burial thou dost speak��

      Yet I the vengeance of his shame will wreak´

          That do the gods command��

          That shall achieve mine hand��

      Grant me to thrust her life away�察�and

              Will dare to die��

  CHORUS

      List thou the deed� �Hewn down and foully torn��

            He to the tomb was borne��

        Yea�察�by her hand�察�the deed who wrought��

      With like dishonour to the grave was brought��

      And by her hand she strove�察�with strong desire��

      Thy life to crush�察�O child�察�by murder of thy sire��

      Bethink thee�察�hearing�察�of the shame�察�the pain

            Wherewith that sire was slain��

  ELECTRA

      Yea�察�such was the doom of my sire�察�well´a´day��

          I was thrust from his side�察�

      As a dog from the chamber they thrust me away��

      And in place of my laughter rose sobbing and tears��

            As in darkness I lay。

      O father�察�if this word can pass to thine ears��

         To thy soul let it reach and abide��

  CHORUS

    Let it pass�察�let it pierce�察�through the sense of thine ear��

      To thy soul�察�where in silence it waiteth the hour��

    The past is accomplished�察�but rouse thee to hear

    What the future prepareth�察�awake and appear��

            Our champion�察�in wrath and in power��

  ORESTES

    O father�察�to thy loved ones come in aid。

  ELECTRA

    With tears I call on thee。

  CHORUS

              Listen and rise to light��

      Be thou with us�察�be thou against the foe��

      Swiftly this cry arises´even so

        Pray we�察�the loyal band�察�as we have prayed��

  ORESTES

    Let their might meet with mine�察�and their right with my right。

  ELECTRA

    O ye Gods�察�it is yours to decree。

  CHORUS

    Ye call unto the dead�察�I quake to hear。

    Fate is ordained of old�察�and shall fulfil your prayer。

  ELECTRA

    Alas�察�the inborn curse that haunts our home��

      Of Ate's bloodstained scourge the tuneless sound��

    Alas�察�the deep insufferable doom��

      The stanchless wound��

  ORESTES

    It shall be stanched�察�the task is ours�察�

      Not by a stranger's�察�but by kindred hand��

    Shall be chased forth the blood´fiend of our land。

      Be this our spoken spell�察�to call Earth's nether powers��

  CHORUS

            Lords of a dark eternity��

            To you has come the children's cry��

            Send up from hell�察�fulfil your aid

            To them who prayed。

                                            ��The chant is concluded。��

  ORESTES

    O father�察�murdered in unkingly wise��

    Fulfil my prayer�察�grant me thine halls to sway。

  ELECTRA

    To me�察�too�察�grant this boon´dark death to deal

    Unto Aegisthus�察�and to 'scape my doom。

  ORESTES

    So shall the rightful feasts that mortals pay

    Be set for thee�察�else�察�not for thee shall rise

    The scented reek of altars fed with flesh��

    But thou shalt lie dishonoured�此�hear thou me��

  ELECTRA

    I too�察�from my full heritage restored��

    Will pour the lustral streams�察�what time I pass

    Forth as a bride from these paternal halls��

    And honour first�察�beyond all graves�察�thy tomb。

  ORESTES

    Earth�察�send my sire to fend me in the fight��

  ELECTRA

    Give fair´faced fortune�察�O Persephone��

  ORESTES

    Bethink thee�察�father�察�in the laver slain´

  ELECT
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