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    In vain�察�it seems�察�what ho�察�attend within�察�

    Once more�察�attend�察�come forth and ope the halls��

    If yet Aegisthus holds them hospitable。

  SLAVE ��from within��

    Anon�察�anon� 。�Opens the door��

    Speak�察�from what land art thou�察�and sent from whom��

  ORESTES

    Go�察�tell to them who rule the palace´halls��

    Since 'tis to them I come with tidings new´

    ��Delay not´Night's dark car is speeding on��

    And time is now for wayfarers to cast

    Anchor in haven�察�wheresoe'er a house

    Doth welcome strangers��´that there now come forth

    Some one who holds authority within´

    The queen�察�or�察�if some man�察�more seemly were it��

    For when man standeth face to face with man��

    No stammering modesty confounds their speech��

    But each to each doth tell his meaning clear。

                              ��CLYTEMNESTRA comes out of the palace。��

  CLYTEMNESTRA

    Speak on�察�O strangers�此�have ye need of aught��

    Here is whate'er beseems a house like this´

    Warm bath and bed�察�tired Nature's soft restorer��

    And courteous eyes to greet you�察�and if aught

    Of graver import needeth act as well��

    That�察�as man's charge�察�I to a man will tell。

  ORESTES

    A Daulian man am I�察�from Phocis bound��

    And as with mine own travel´scrip self´laden

    I went toward Argos�察�parting hitherward

    With travelling foot�察�there did encounter me

    One whom I knew not and who knew not me��

    But asked my purposed way nor hid his own��

    And�察�as we talked together�察�told his name´

    Strophius of Phocis�察�then he said�察 �Good sir��

    Since in all case thou art to Argos bound��

    Forget not this my message�察�heed it well��

    Tell to his own�察�Orestes is no more。

    And´whatsoe'er his kinsfolk shall resolve。

    Whether to bear his dust unto his home��

    Or lay him here�察�in death as erst in life

    Exiled for aye�察�a child of banishment´

    Bring me their hest�察�upon thy backward road��

    For now in brazen compass of an urn

    His ashes lie�察�their dues of weeping paid。;

    So much I heard�察�and so much tell to thee��

    Not knowing if I speak unto his kin

    Who rule his home�察�but well�察�I deem�察�it were��

    Such news should earliest reach a parent's ear。

  CLYTEMNESTRA

    Ah woe is me� �thy word our ruin tells��

    From roof´tree unto base are we despoiled。´

    O thou whom nevermore we wrestle down��

    Thou Fury of this home�察�how oft and oft

    Thou dost descry what far aloof is laid��

    Yea�察�from afar dost bend th' unerring bow

    And rendest from my wretchedness its friends��

    As now Orestes´who�察�a brief while since��

    Safe from the mire of death stood warily�察�

    Was the home's hope to cure th' exulting wrong��

    Now thou ordainest�察�Let the ill abide。

  ORESTES

    To host and hostess thus with fortune blest��

    Lief had I come with better news to bear

    Unto your greeting and acquaintanceship��

    For what goodwill lies deeper than the bond

    Of guest and host�拭�and wrong abhorred it were��

    As well I deem�察�if I�察�who pledged my faith

    To one�察�and greetings from the other had��

    Bore not aright the tidings 'twixt the twain。

  CLYTEMNESTRA

    Whate'er thy news�察�thou shalt not welcome lack��

    Meet and deserved�察�nor scant our grace shall be。

    Hadst thou thyself not come�察�such tale to tell��

    Another�察�sure�察�had borne it to our ears。

    But lo� �the hour is here when travelling guests��

        Fresh from the daylong labour of the road��

    Should win their rightful due。 ��To the slave��

                                                      Take him within

    To the man´chamber's hospitable rest´

    Him and these fellow´farers at his side��

    Give them such guest´right as beseems our halls��

    I bid thee do as thou shalt answer for it��

    And I unto the prince who rules our home

    Will tell the tale�察�and�察�since we lack not friends��

    With them will counsel how this hap to bear。

    ��CLYTEMNESTRA goes back into the palace。 ORESTES and

        PYLADES are conducted to the guest quarters。��

  CHORUS ��singing��

              So be it done´

          Sister´servants�察�when draws nigh

          Time for us aloud to cry

          Orestes and his victory��



            O holy earth and holy tomb

          Over the grave´pit heaped on high��

          Where low doth Agamemnon lie��

            The king of ships�察�the army's lord��

          Now is the hour´give ear and come��

            For now doth Craft her aid afford��

          And Hermes�察�guard of shades in hell��

          Stands o'er their strife�察�to sentinel

              The dooming of the sword。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    I wot the stranger worketh woe within´

    For lo� �I see come forth�察�suffused with tears��

    Orestes' nurse。 ��The NURSE enters from the palace。��

    What ho�察�Kilissa´thou

    Beyond the doors�拭�Where goest thou�拭�Methinks

    Some grief unbidden walketh at thy side。

  NURSE

    My mistress bids me�察�with what speed I may��

    Call in Aegisthus to the stranger guests��

    That he may come�察�and stinding face to face��

    A man with men�察�way thus more clearly learn

    This rumour new。 Thus speaking�察�to her slaves

    Laughter for what is wrought´to her desire

    Too well�察�but ill�察�ill�察�ill besets the house��

    Brought by the tale these guests have told so clear。

    And he�察�God wot�察�will gladden all his heart

    Hearing this rumour。 Woe and well´a´day��

    The bitter mingled cup of ancient woes��

    Hard to be borne�察�that here in Atreus' house

    Befell�察�was grievous to mine inmost heart��

    But never yet did I endure such pain。

    All else I bore with set soul patiently��

    But now´alack�察�alack��Orestes dear��

    The day and night´long travail of my soul

    Whom from his mother's womb�察�a new´born child��

    I clasped and cherished� �Many a time and oft

    Toilsome and profitless my service was��

    When his shrill outcry called me from my couch��

    For the young child�察�before the sense is born��

    Hath but a dumb thing's life�察�must needs be nursed

    As its own nature bids。 The swaddled thing

    Hath nought of speech�察�whate'er discomfort come�察�

    Hunger or thirst or lower weakling need�察�

    For the babe's stomach works its own relief。

    Which knowing well before�察�yet oft surprised��

    'Twas mine to cleanse the swaddling clothes´poor

    Was nurse to tend and fuller to make white��

    Two works in one�察�two handicrafts I took��

    When in mine arms the father laid the boy。

    And now he's dead´alack and well´a´day��

    Yet must I go to him whose wrongful power

    Pollutes this house´fair tidings these to him��

  LEADER

    Say then�察�with what array she bids him come��

  NURSE

    What say'st thou� �Speak。 more clearly for mine ear。

  LEADER

    Bids she bring henchmen�察�or to come alone��

  NURSE

    She bids him bring a spear´armed body´guard。

    Nay�察�tell not that unto our loathed lord��

    But speed to him�察�put on the mien of joy��

    Say�察�Come alone�察�fear nought�察�the news is good��

    A bearer can tell straight a twisted tale。

  NURSE

    Does then thy mind in this new tale find joy��

  LEADER

    What if Zeus bid our ill wind veer to fair��

  NURSE

    And how�拭�the home's hope with Orestes dies。

  LEADER

    Not yet´a seer�察�though feeble�察�this might see。

  NURSE

    What say'st thou�拭�Know'st thou aught�察�this tale belying��

  LEADER

    Go�察�tell the news to him�察�perform thine hest�察�

    What the gods will�察�themselves can well provide。

  NURSE

    Well�察�I will go�察�herein obeying thee��

    And luck fall fair�察�with favour sent from heaven。

    ��She goes out。��



  CHORUS ��singing��

                                                            strophe 1



      Zeus�察�sire of them who on Olympus dwell��

          Hear thou�察�O hear my prayer��

      Grant to my rightful lords to prosper well

          Even as their zeal is fair��

      For right�察�for right goes up aloud my cry´

          Zeus�察�aid him�察�stand anigh��



                                                            refrain 1



          Into his father's hall he goes

          To smite his father's foes。

    Bid him prevail by thee on throne of triumph set��

    Twice�察�yea and thrice with joy shall he acquit the debt。



                                                        antistrophe 1



    Bethink thee�察�the young steed�察�the orphan foal

      Of sire beloved by thee�察�unto the car

        Of doom is harnessed fast。

    Guide him aright�察�plant firm a lasting goal��

      Speed thou his pace�察�O that no chance may mar

        The homeward course�察�the last��



                                                            strophe 2



    And ye who dwell within the inner chamber

      Where shines the stored joy of gold´

    Gods of one heart�察�O hear ye�察�and remember��

    Up and avenge the blood shed forth of old��

              With sudden rightful blow��

        Then let the old curse die�察�nor be renewed

              With progeny of blood�察�

      Once more�察�and not again�察�be latter guilt laid low��



                                                            refrain 2



      O thou who dwell'st in Delphi's mighty cave��

      Grant us to see this home once more restored

              Unto its rightful lord��

    Let it look forth�察�from veils of death�察�with joyous eye

          Unto the dawning light of liberty��



                                                        antistrophe 2



      And Hermes�察�Maia's child�察�lend hand to save��

              Willing the right�察�and guide

    Our state with Fortune's breeze adown the favouring tide。

          Whate'er in darkness hidden lies��

              He utters at his will��

      He at his will throws darkness on our eyes��

          By night and eke by day inscrutable。



                  
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