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��A flute is played behind the scenes。��
XANTHIAS
What's the matter��
DIONYSUS
The breath of flutes。
XANTHIAS
Aye�察�and a whiff of torches
Breathed o'er me too�察�a very mystic whiff。
DIONYSUS
Then crouch we down�察�and mark what's going on。
CHORUS ��in the distance��
O lacchus� �O lacchus� �O Iacchus��
XANTHIAS
I have it�察�master�此�'tis those blessed Mystics��
Of whom he told us�察�sporting hereabouts。
They sing the Iacchus which Diagoras made。
DIONYSUS
I think so too�此�we had better both keep quiet
And so find out exactly what it is。
Enter CHORUS�察�who had chanted the songs of the FROGS�察�as initiates。
CHORUS
O Iacchus� �power excelling��
here in stately temples dwelling。
O Iacchus� �O lacchus��
Come to tread this verdant level��
Come to dance in mystic revel��
Come whilst round thy forehead hurtles
Many a wreath of fruitful myrtles��
Come with wild and saucy paces
Mingling in our joyous dance��
Pure and holy�察�which embraces
all the charms of all the Graces��
When the mystic choirs advance。
XANTHIAS
Holy and sacred queen�察�Demeter's daughter��
O�察�what a jolly whiff of pork breathed o'er me��
DIONYSUS
Hist� �and perchance you'll get some tripe yourself。
CHORUS
Come�察�arise�察�from sleep awaking��
come the fiery torches shaking��
O Iacchus� �O Iacchus��
Morning Star that shinest nightly。
Lo�察�the mead is blazing brightly��
Age forgets its years and sadness��
Aged knees curvet for gladness��
Lift thy flashing torches o'er us��
Marshal all thy blameless train��
Lead�察�O lead the way before us��
lead the lovely youthful Chorus
To the marshy flowery plain。
All evil thoughts and profane be still��
far hence�察�far hence from our choirs depart��
Who knows not well what the Mystics tell��
or is not holy and pure of heart��
Who ne'er has the noble revelry learned��
or danced the dance of the Muses high��
or shared in the Bacchic rites which old
bull´eating Cratinus's words supply��
Who vulgar coarse buffoonery loves��
though all untimely the they make��
Or lives not easy and kind with all��
or kindling faction forbears to slake��
But fans the fire�察�from a base desire
some pitiful gain for himself to reap��
Or takes�察�in office�察�his gifts and bribes��
while the city is tossed on the stormy deep��
Who fort or fleet to the foe betrays��
or�察�a vile Thorycion�察�ships away
Forbidden stores from Aegina's shores��
to Epidaurus across the Bay
Transmitting oar´pads and sails and tar��
that curst collector of five per cents��
The knave who tries to procure supplies
for the use of the enemy's armaments��
The Cyclian singer who dares befoul
the Lady Hecate's wayside shrine��
The public speaker who once lampooned
in our Bacchic feasts would�察�with heart malign��
Keep nibbling away the Comedians' pay�察�
to these I utter my warning cry��
I charge them once�察�I charge them twice��
I charge them thrice�察�that they draw not nigh
To the sacred dance of the Mystic choir。
But ye�察�my comrades�察�awake the song��
The night´long revels of joy and mirth
which ever of right to our feast belong。
Advance�察�true hearts�察�advance��
On to the gladsome bowers��
On to the sward�察�with flowers
Embosomed bright��
March on with jest�察�and jeer�察�and dance��
Full well ye've supped to´night。
March�察�chanting loud your lays��
Your hearts and voices raising��
The Saviour goddess praising
Who vows she'll still
Our city save to endless days��
Whate'er Thorycion's will。
Break off the measure�察�and change the time��
and now with chanting and hymns adorn
Demeter�察�goddess mighty and high��
the harvest´queen�察�the giver of corn。
O Lady�察�over our rites presiding��
Preserve and succour thy choral throng��
And grant us all�察�in thy help confiding��
To dance and revel the whole day long��
And much in earnest�察�and much in jest��
Worthy thy feast�察�may we speak therein。
And when we have bantered and laughed our best��
The victor's wreath be it ours to win。
Call we now the youthful god��
call him hither without delay��
Him who travels amongst his chorus��
dancing along on the Sacred Way。
O�察�come with the joy of thy festival song��
O�察�come to the goddess�察�O�察�mix with our throng
Untired�察�though the journey be never so long。
O Lord of the frolic and dance��
lacchus�察�beside me advance��
For fun�察�and for cheapness�察�our dress thou hast rent��
Through thee we may dance to the top of our bent��
Reviling�察�and jeering�察�and none will resent。
O Lord of the frolic and dance��
lacchus�察�beside me advance��
A sweet pretty girl I observed in the show��
Her robe had been torn in the scuffle�察�and lo��
There peeped through the tatters a bosom of snow。
O Lord of the frolic and dance��
lacchus�察�beside me advance��
DIONYSUS
Wouldn't I like to follow on�察�and try
A little sport and dancing��
XANTHIAS
Wouldn't I��
CHORUS
Shall we all a merry joke
At Archedemus poke��
Who has not cut his guildsmen yet�察�though seven years old��
Yet up among the dead
He is demagogue and head
And contrives the topmost place of the rascaldom to hold��
And Cleisthenes�察�they say��
Is among the tombs all day��
Bewailing for his lover with a lamentable whine。
And Callias�察�I'm told��
Has become a sailor bold��
And casts a lion's hide o'er his members feminine。
DIONYSUS
Can any of you tell
Where Pluto here may dwell��
For we�察�sirs�察�are two strangers who were never here before��
CHORUS
O�察�then no further stray��
Nor again inquire the way��
For know that ye have journeyed to his very entrance´door。
DIONYSUS
Take up the wraps�察�my lad。
XANTHIAS
Now is not this too bad��
Like ;Zeus's Corinth�察─�he ;the wraps; keeps saying o'er and o'er。
CHORUS
Now wheel your sacred dances through the glade
with flowers bedight��
All ye who are partakers of the holy festal rite��
And I will with the women and the holy maidens go
Where they keep the nightly vigil�察�an auspicious
light to show。
Now haste we to the roses��
And the meadows full of posies��
Now haste we to the meadows
In our own old way��
In choral dances blending��
In dances never ending��
Which only for the holy
The Destinies array。
O�察�happy mystic chorus��
The blessed sunshine o'er us
On us alone is smiling��
In its soft sweet light��
On us who strove forever
With holy�察�pure endeavour��
Alike by friend and stranger
To guide our steps aright。
DIONYSUS
What's the right way to knock�拭�I wonder how
The natives here are wont to knock at doors。
XANTHIAS
No dawdling�此�taste the door。 You've got�察�remember��
The lion´hide and pride of Heracles。
DIONYSUS ��knocking��
Boy� �boy��
The door opens。 AEACUS appears。
AEACUS
Who's there��
DIONYSUS
I�察�Heracles the strong��
AEACUS
O�察�you most shameless desperate ruffian�察�you
O�察�villain�察�villain�察�arrant vilest villain��
Who seized our Cerberus by the throat�察�and fled��
And ran�察�and rushed�察�and bolted�察�haling of
The dog�察�my charge� �But now I've got thee fast。
So close the Styx's inky´hearted rock��
The blood´bedabbled peak of Acheron
Shall hem thee in�此�the hell´hounds of Cocytus
Prowl round thee�察�whilst the hundred´headed Asp
Shall rive thy heart´strings�此�the Tartesian Lamprey
Prey on thy lungs�此�and those Tithrasian Gorgons
Mangle and tear thy kidneys�察�mauling them��
Entrails and all�察�into one bloody mash。
I'll speed a running foot to fetch them hither。
Exit AEACUS。
XANTHIAS
Hallo� �what now��
DIONYSUS
I've done it�此�call the god。
XANTHIAS
Get up�察�you laughing´stock�察�get up directly��
Before you're seen。
DIONYSUS
What�察�I get up�拭�I'm fainting。
Please dab a sponge of water on my heart。
XANTHIAS
Here� �Dab it on。
DIONYSUS
Where is it��
XANTHIAS
Ye golden gods��
Lies your heart there��
DIONYSUS
It got so terrified
It fluttered down into my stomach's pit。
XANTHIAS
Cowardliest of gods and men��
DIONYSUS
The cowardliest�拭�I��
What I�察�who asked you for a sponge�察�a thing
A coward never would have done��
XANTHIAS
What then��
DIONYSUS
A coward would have lain there wallowing��
But I stood up�察�and wiped myself withal。
XANTHIAS
Poseidon� �quite heroic。
DIONYSUS
'Deed I think so。
But weren't you frightened at those dreadful threats
And shoutings��
XANTHIAS
Frightened�拭�Not a bit。 I cared not。
DIONYSUS
Come then�察�if you're so very brave a man��
Will you be I�察�and take the hero's club
And lion's skin�察�since you're so monstrous plucky��
And I'll be now the slave�察�and bear the luggage。
XANTHIAS
Hand them across。 I cannot choose but take them。
And now observe the Xanthio´heracles
If I'm a coward and a sneak like you。
DIONYSUS
Nay�察�you're the rogue from Melite's own self。
And I'll pick up and carry on the traps。
Enter a MAID´SERVANT of Persephone�察�from the door。
MAID
O welcome�察�Heracles� �come in�察�sweetheart。
My Lidy�察�when they told her�察�set to work��
Baked mighty loaves�察�boi
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