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420 BC
THE ACHARNIANS
by Aristophanes
anonymous translator
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
DICAEOPOLIS
HERALD
AMPHITHEUS
AMBASSADORS
PSEUDARTABAS
THEORUS
DAUGHTER OF DICAEOPOLIS
SLAVE OF EURIPIDES
EURIPIDES
LAMACHUS
A MEGARIAN
TWO YOUNG GIRLS�察�daughters of the Megarian
AN INFORMER
A BOEOTIAN
NICARCHUS
SLAVE OF LAMACHUS
A HUSBANDMAN
A WEDDING GUEST
CHORUS OF ACHARNIAN CHARCOAL BURNERS
ACHARIANS
��SCENE�此�The Orchestra represents the Pnyx at Athens�察�in the back´
ground are the usual houses�察�this time three in number�察�belonging
to Dicaeopolis�察�Euripides�察�and Lamachus respectively。��
DICAEOPOLIS ��alone��
What cares have not gnawed at my heart and how few have been the
pleasures in my life� �Four�察�to be exact�察�while my troubles have been
as countless as the grains of sand on the shore� �Let me see� �of what
value to me have been these few pleasures�拭�Ah� �I remember that I was
delighted in soul when Cleon had to cough up those five talents�察�I was
in ecstasy and I love the Knights for this deed�察 �it is an honour to
Greece。; But the day when I was impatiently awaiting a piece by
Aeschylus�察�what tragic despair it caused me when the herald called��
;Theognis�察�introduce your Chorus� ─�Just imagine how this blow struck
straight at my heart� �On the other hand�察�what joy Dexitheus caused
me at the musical competition�察�when right after Moschus he played a
Boeotian melody on the lyre� �But this year by contrast� �Oh� �what
deadly torture to hear Chaeris perform the prelude in the Orthian
mode� �Never�察�however�察�since I began to bathe�察�has the dust hurt my
eyes as it does to´day。 Still it is the day of assembly�察�all should be
here at daybreak�察�and yet the Pnyx is still deserted。 They are
gossiping in the market´place�察�slipping hither and thither to avoid
the vermilioned rope。 The Prytanes even do not come�察�they will be
late�察�but when they come they will push and fight each other for a
seat in the front row。 They will never trouble themselves with the
question of peace。 Oh� �Athens� �Athens� �As for myself�察�I do not fail to
come here before all the rest�察�and now�察�finding myself alone�察�I groan��
yawn�察�stretch�察�fart�察�and know not what to do�察�I make sketches in the
dust�察�pull out my loose hairs�察�muse�察�think of my fields�察�long for
peace�察�curse town life and regret my dear country home�察�which never
told me to ;buy fuel�察�vinegar or oil;�察�there the word ;buy�察─�which
cuts me in two�察�was unknown�察�I harvested everything at will。 Therefore
I have come to the assembly fully prepared to bawl�察�interrupt and
abuse the speakers�察�if they talk of anything but peace。 ��The Orchestra
begins to fill with people。�� But here come the Prytanes�察�and high time
too�察�for it is midday� �There�察�just as I said�察�they are pushing and
fighting for the front seats。
HERALD ��officiously��
Step forward�察�step forward�察�get within the consecrated area。
AMPHITHEUS ��rising��
Has anyone spoken yet��
HERALD
Who asks to speak��
AMPHITHEUS
I do。
HERALD
Your name��
AMPHITHEUS
Amphitheus。
HERALD
Are you not a man��
AMPHITHEUS
No� �I am an immortal� �Amphitheus was the son of Ceres and
Triptolemus�察�of him was born Celeus�察�Celeus wedded Phaenerete�察�my
grandmother�察�whose son was Lycinus�察�and�察�being born of him I am an
immortal�察�it is to me alone that the gods have entrusted the duty of
treating with the Lacedaemonians。 But�察�citizens�察�though I am immortal��
I am dying of hunger�察�the Prytanes give me nothing。
HERALD ��calling��
Officers��
AMPHITHEUS ��as the Scythian policemen seize him��
Oh�察�Triptolemus and Celeus�察�do ye thus forsake your own blood��
DICAEOPOLIS ��rising��
Prytanes�察�in expelling this citizen�察�you are offering an outrage
to the Assembly。 He only desired to secure peace for us and to sheathe
the sword。
��The Scythians release Amphitheus。��
HERALD
Sit down� �Silence��
DICAEOPOLIS
No�察�by Apollo�察�I will not�察�unless you are going to discuss the
question of peace。
HERALD ��ignoring this�察�loudly��
The ambassadors�察�who are returned from the Court of the King��
DICAEOPOLIS
Of what King�拭�I am sick of all those fine birds�察�the peacock
ambassadors and their swagger。
HERALD
Silence��
DICAEOPOLIS ��as he perceives the entering ambassadors dressed in the
Persian mode��
Oh� �oh� �By Ecbatana�察�what a costume��
AMBASSADOR ��pompously��
During the archonship of Euthymenes�察�you sent us to the Great King
on a salary of two drachmae per diem。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
Ah� �those poor drachmae��
AMBASSADOR
We suffered horribly on the plains of the Cayster�察�sleeping
under tent�察�stretched deliciously on fine chariots�察�half dead with
weariness。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
And I was very much at ease�察�lying on the straw along the
battlements��
AMBASSADOR
Everywhere we were well received and forced to drink delicious
wine out of golden or crystal flagons。。。。。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
Oh�察�city of Cranaus�察�thy ambassadors are laughing at thee��
AMBASSADOR
For great feeders and heavy drinkers are alone esteemed as men
by the barbarians。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
Just as here in Athens�察�we only esteem the wenchers and pederasts。
AMBASSADOR
At the end of the fourth year we reached the King's Court�察�but
he had left with his whole army to take a crap�察�and for the space of
eight months he was thus sitting on the can in the midst of the golden
mountains。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
And how long did it take him to close his arse�拭�A month��
AMBASSADOR
After this he returned to his palace�察�then he entertained us and
had us served with oxen roasted whole in an oven。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
Who ever saw an ox roasted in an oven�拭�What a lie��
AMBASSADOR
And one day�察�by Zeus�察�he also had us served with a bird three
times as large as Cleonymus�察�and called the Hoax。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
And do we give you two drachmae�察�that you should hoax us thus��
AMBASSADOR
We are bringing to you Pseudartabas�察�the King's Eye。
DICAEOPOLIS
I would a crow might pluck out yours with his beak�察�you cursed
ambassador��
HERALD ��loudly��
The King's Eye��
��Enter PSEUDARTABAS�察�in Persian costume�察�his mask is one great
eye�察�he is accompanied by two eunuchs。��
DICAEOPOLIS ��as he sees kim��
Good God� �Friend�察�with your great eye�察�round like the hole through
which the oarsman passes his sweep�察�you have the air of a galley
doubling a cape to gain port。
AMBASSADOR
Come�察�Pseudartabas�察�give forth the message for the Athenians
with which you were charged by the Great King。
PSEUDARTABAS
I artamane Xarxas apiaona satra。
AMBASSADOR ��to DICAEOPOLIS��
Do you understand what he says��
DICAEOPOLIS
God�察�no��
AMBASSADOR ��to the PRYTANES��
He says that the Great King will send you gold。 ��to
PSEUDARTABAS�� Come�察�utter the word 'gold' louder and more distinctly。
PSEUDARTABAS
Thou shalt not have gold�察�thou gaping´arsed Ionian。
DICAEOPOLIS
Ah� �God help us�察�but that's clear enough��
AMBASSADOR
What does he say��
DICAEOPOLIS
That the Ionians are gaping´arsed�察�if they expect to receive
gold from the barbarians。
AMBASSADOR
Not so�察�he speaks of bushels of gold。
DICAEOPOLIS
What bushels�拭�You're nothing but a wind´bag�察�get out of the way�察�I
will find out the truth by myself。 ��to PSEUDARTABAS�� Come now��
answer me clearly�察�if you do not wish me to dye your skin red。 Will
the Great King send us gold�拭。�PSEUDARTABAS makes a negative sign。��
Then our ambassadors are seeking to deceive us�拭。�PSEUDARTABAS signs
affirmatively。�� These fellows make signs like any Greek�察�I am sure
that they are nothing but Athenians。 Oh� �ho� �I recognize one of
these eunuchs�察�it is Clisthenes�察�the son of Sibyrtius。 Behold the
effrontery of this shaven and provocative arse� �How�察�you big baboon��
with such a beard do you seek to play the eunuch to us�拭�And this other
one�拭�Is it not Straton��
HERALD
Silence� �Sit down� �The Senate invites the King's Eye to the
Prytaneum。
��The AMBASSADORS and PSEUDARTABAS depart。��
DICAEOPOLIS
Is this not sufficient to drive a man to hang himself�拭�Here I
stand chilled to the bone�察�whilst the doors of the Prytaneum fly
wide open to lodge such rascals。 But I will do something great and
bold。 Where is Amphitheus�拭�Come and speak with me。
AMPHITHEUS
Here I am。
DICAEOPOLIS
Take these eight drachmae and go and conclude a truce with the
Lace daemonians for me�察�my wife and my children�察�I leave you free��
my dear Prytanes�察�to send out embassies and to stand gaping in the
air。
��AMPHITHEUS rushes out。��
HERALD
Bring in Theorus�察�who has returned from the Court of Sitalces。
THEORUS ��rising�察�he wears a Thracian costume。��
I am here。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
Another humbug��
THEORUS
We should not have remained long in Thrace。。。。。
DICAEOPOLIS
。。。。if you had not been well paid。
THEORUS
。。。。if the country had not been covered with snow�察�the rivers were
ice´bound。。。。
DICAEOPOLIS ��aside��
That was when Theognis produced his tragedy。
THEORUS
。。。。during the whole of that time I was holding my own with
Sitalces cup in hand�察�and�察�in truth�察�he adored you to such a degree
that he wrote on the walls�察 �How beautiful are the Athenians� ─�His
son�察�to whom we gave the freedom of the city�察�burned with desire to
come here and eat sausages at the f
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