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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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