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to keep the established laws�察�even to life's end。
��CREON and his servants hasten out on the spectators' left。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
O thou of many names�察�glory of the Cadmeian bride�察�offspring of
loud´thundering Zeus� �thou who watchest over famed Italia�察�and
reignest�察�where all guests are welcomed�察�in the sheltered plain of
Eleusinian Deo� �O Bacchus�察�dweller in Thebe�察�mother´city of Bacchants��
by the softly´gliding stream of Ismenus�察�on the soil where the
fierce dragon's teeth were sown��
antistrophe 1
Thou hast been seen where torch´flames glare through smoke��
above the crests of the twin peaks�察�where move the Corycian nymphs��
thy votaries�察�hard by Castalia's stream。
Thou comest from the ivy´mantled slopes of Nysa's hills�察�and
from the shore green with many´clustered vines�察�while thy name is
lifted up on strains of more than mortal power�察�as thou visitest the
ways of Thebe��
strophe 2
Thebe�察�of all cities�察�thou holdest first in honour�察�thou and thy
mother whom the lightning smote�察�and now�察�when all our people is
captive to a violent plague�察�come thou with healing feet over the
Parnassian height�察�or over the moaning strait��
antistrophe 2
O thou with whom the stars rejoice as they move�察�the stars whose
breath is fire�察�O master of the voices of the night�察�son begotten of
Zeus�察�appear�察�O king�察�with thine attendant Thyiads�察�who in
night´long frenzy dance before thee�察�the giver of good gifts�察�Iacchus��
��Enter MESSENGER�察�on the spectators' left。��
MESSENGER
Dwellers by the house of Cadmus and of Amphion�察�there is no estate
of mortal life that I would ever praise or blame as settled。 Fortune
raises and Fortune humbles the lucky or unlucky from day to day�察�and
no one can prophesy to men concerning those things which are
established。 For
CREON was blest once�察�as I count bliss�察�he had saved this land of
Cadmus from its foes�察�he was clothed with sole dominion in the land��
he reigned�察�the glorious sire of princely children。 And now all hath
been lost。 For when a man hath forfeited his pleasures�察�I count him
not as living�察�I hold him but a breathing corpse。 Heap up riches in
thy house�察�if thou wilt�察�live in kingly state�察�yet�察�if there be no
gladness therewith�察�I would not give the shadow of a vapour for all
the rest�察�compared with joy。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
And what is this new grief that thou hast to tell for our princes��
MESSENGER
Death�察�and the living are guilty for the dead。
LEADER
And who is the slayer�拭�Who the stricken�拭�Speak。
MESSENGER
Haemon hath perished�察�his blood hath been shed by no stranger。
LEADER
By his father's hand�察�or by his own��
MESSENGER
By his own�察�in wrath with his sire for the murder。
LEADER
O prophet�察�how true�察�then�察�hast thou proved thy word��
MESSENGER
These things stand thus�察�ye must consider of the rest。
LEADER
Lo�察�I see the hapless Eurydice�察�Creon's wife�察�approaching�察�she
comes from the house by chance�察�haply�察�or because she knows the
tidings of her son。
��Enter EURYDICE from the palace。��
EURYDICE
People of Thebes�察�I heard your words as I was going forth�察�to
salute the goddess Pallas with my prayers。 Even as I was loosing the
fastenings of the gate�察�to open it�察�the message of a household woe
smote on mine ear�此�I sank back�察�terror´stricken�察�into the arms of my
handmaids�察�and my senses fled。 But say again what the tidings were��
I shall hear them as one who is no stranger to sorrow。
MESSENGER
Dear lady�察�I will witness of what I saw�察�and will leave no word of
the truth untold。 Why�察�indeed�察�should I soothe thee with words in
which must presently be found false�拭�Truth is ever best。´I attended
thy lord as his guide to the furthest part of the plain�察�where the
body of Polyneices�察�torn by dogs�察�still lay unpitied。 We prayed the
goddess of the roads�察�and Pluto�察�in mercy to restrain their wrath��
we washed the dead with holy washing�察�and with freshly´plucked
boughs we solemnly burned such relics as there were。 We raised a
high mound of his native earth�察�and then we turned away to enter the
maiden's nuptial chamber with rocky couch�察�the caverned mansion of the
bride of Death。 And�察�from afar off�察�one of us heard a voice of loud
wailing at that bride's unhallowed bower�察�and came to tell our
master Creon。
And as the king drew nearer�察�doubtful sounds of a bitter cry
floated around him�察�he groaned�察�and said in accents of anguish��
'Wretched that I am�察�can my foreboding be true�拭�Am I going on the
wofullest way that ever I went�拭�My son's voice greets me。´Go�察�my
servants�察�haste ye nearer�察�and when ye have reached the tomb�察�pass
through the gap�察�where the stones have been wrenched away�察�to the
cell's very mouth�察�and look。 and see if 'tis Haemon's voice that I
know�察�or if mine ear is cheated by the gods。'
This search�察�at our despairing master's word�察�we went to make�察�and
in the furthest part of the tomb we descried her hanging by the
neck�察�slung by a thread´wrought halter of fine linen�此�while he was
embracing her with arms thrown around her waist�察�bewailing the loss of
his bride who is with the dead�察�and his father's deeds�察�and his own
ill´starred love。
But his father�察�when he saw him�察�cried aloud with a dread cry
and went in�察�and called to him with a voice of wailing�此�'Unhappy�察�what
deed hast thou done� �What thought hath come to thee�拭�What manner of
mischance hath marred thy reason�拭�Come forth�察�my child� �I pray
thee´I implore��' But the boy glared at him with fierce eyes�察�spat in
his face�察�and�察�without a word of answer�察�drew his cross´hilted
sword�此�as his father rushed forth in flight�察�he missed his
aim�察�then�察�hapless one�察�wroth with himself�察�he straightway leaned with
all his weight against his sword�察�and drove it�察�half its length��
into his side�察�and�察�while sense lingered�察�he clasped the maiden to his
faint embrace�察�and�察�as he gasped�察�sent forth on her pale cheek the
swift stream of the oozing blood。
Corpse enfolding corpse he lies�察�he hath won his nuptial rites��
poor youth�察�not here�察�yet in the halls of Death�察�and he hath witnessed
to mankind that�察�of all curses which cleave to man�察�ill counsel is the
sovereign curse。
��EURYDICE retires into the house。��
LEADER
What wouldst thou augur from this�拭�The lady hath turned back��
and is gone�察�without a word�察�good or evil。
MESSENGER
I�察�too�察�am startled�察�yet I nourish the hope that�察�at these sore
tidings of her son�察�she cannot deign to give her sorrow public vent��
but in the privacy of the house will set her handmaids to mourn the
household grief。 For she is not untaught of discretion�察�that she
should err。
LEADER
I know not�察�but to me�察�at least�察�a strained silence seems to
portend peril�察�no less than vain abundance of lament。
MESSENGER
Well�察�I will enter the house�察�and learn whether indeed she is
not hiding some repressed purpose in the depths of a passionate heart。
Yea�察�thou sayest well�此�excess of silence�察�too�察�may have a perilous
meaning。
��The MESSENGER goes into the palace。 Enter CREON�察�on the spectators'
left�察�with attendants�察�carrying the shrouded body of HAEMON on
bier。 The following lines between CREON and the CHORUS are
chanted responsively。��
CHORUS
Lo�察�yonder the king himself draws near�察�bearing that which tells
too clear a tale�察�the work of no stranger's madness�察�if we may say
it�察�but of his own misdeeds。
CREON
strophe 1
Woe for the sins of a darkened soul�察�stubborn sins�察�fraught with
death� �Ah�察�ye behold us�察�the sire who hath slain�察�the son who hath
perished� �Woe is me�察�for the wretched blindness of my counsels��
Alas�察�my son�察�thou hast died in thy youth�察�by a timeless doom�察�woe
is me� �thy spirit hath fled�察�not by thy folly�察�but by mine own��
CHORUS
strophe 2
Ah me�察�how all too late thou seemest to see the right��
CREON Ah me�察�I have learned the bitter lesson� �But then�察�methinks��
oh then�察�some god smote me from above with crushing weight�察�and hurled
me into ways of cruelty�察�woe is me�察�overthrowing and trampling on my
joy� �Woe�察�woe�察�for the troublous toils of men��
��Enter MESSENGER from the house。��
MESSENGER
Sire�察�thou hast come�察�methinks�察�as one whose hands are not
empty�察�but who hath store laid up besides�察�thou bearest yonder
burden with thee´and thou art soon to look upon the woes within thy
house。
CREON
And what worse ill is yet to follow upon ills��
MESSENGER
Thy queen hath died�察�true mother of yon corpse´ah�察�hapless lady by
blows newly dealt。
CREON
antistrophe 1
Oh Hades�察�all´receiving whom no sacrifice can appease� �Hast
thou�察�then�察�no mercy for me�拭�O thou herald of evil�察�bitter tidings��
what word dost thou utter�拭�Alas�察�I was already as dead�察�and thou
hast smitten me anew� �What sayest thou�察�my son�拭�What is this new
message that thou bringest´woe�察�woe is me� �Of a wife's doom´of
slaughter headed on slaughter��
CHORUS
Thou canst behold�此�'tis no longer hidden within。
��The doors of the palace are opened�察�and the corpse of EURYDICE is
disclosed。��
CREON
antistrophe 2
Ah me�察�yonder I behold a new�察�a second woe� �What destiny�察�ah what��
can yet await me�拭�I have but now raised my son in my
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