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Strange to think that he dare
Blame the bard who has won��
More than all in our days��
Fame and praise for his lays��
Lays so many and fair。
Much I marvel to hear
What the charge he will bring
'Gainst our tragedy king��
Yea for himself do fear。
EURIPIDES
Wonderful lays� �O yes�察�you'll see directly。
I'll cut down all his metrical strains to one。
DIONYSUS
And I�察�I'll take some pebbles�察�and keep count。
A slight pause�察�during which the music of a flute is heard。 The
music continues to the end of line ��EURIPIDES´Hush� �the bee。。。�А�as
an accompaniment to the recitative。
EURIPIDES
;Lord of Phthia�察�Achilles�察�why hearing the
voice of the hero´dividing
Hah� �smiting� �approachest thou not to the rescue��
We�察�by the lake who abide�察�are adoring our ancestor Hermes。
Hah� �smiting� �approachest thou not to the rescue�拭�
DIONYSUS
O Aeschylus�察�twice art thou smitten I
EURIPIDES
;Hearken to me�察�great king�察�yea�察�hearken
Atreides�察�thou noblest of the Achaeans。
Hah� �smiting� �approachest thou not to the rescue��
DIONYSUS
Thrice�察�Aeschylus�察�thrice art thou smitten��
EURIPIDES
;Hush� �the bee´wardens are here�此�they will
quickly the Temple of Artemis open。
Hah� �smiting� �approachest thou not to the rescue��
I will expound ��for I know it�� the omen the
chieftains encountered。
Hah� �smiting� �approachest thou not to the rescue�拭�
DIONYSUS
O Zeus and King�察�the terrible lot of smittings��
I'll to the bath�此�I'm very sure my kidneys
Are quite inflamed and swoln with all these smitings。
EURIPIDES
Wait till you've heard another batch of lays
Culled from his lyre´accompanied melodies。
DIONYSUS
Go on then�察�go�此�but no more smitings�察�please。
EURIPIDES
;How the twin´throned powers of Achaea��
the lords of the mighty Hellenes。
O phlattothrattophlattothrat��
Sendeth the Sphinx�察�the unchancy�察�the chieftainness bloodhound。
O phlattothrattophlattothratt
launcheth fierce with brand and hand the avengers
the terrible eagle。
O phlattothrattophlattothrat��
So for the swift´winged hounds of the air he provided a booty。
O phlattothrattophlattothrat��
The throng down´bearing on Aias。
O phlattothrattophlattotbrat� �
DIONYSUS
Whence comes that phlattothrat��
From Marathon�察�or
Where picked you up these cable´twister's strains��
AESCHYLUS
From noblest source for noblest ends brought them��
Unwilling in the Muses' holy field
The self´same flowers as Phrynichus to cull。
But he from all things rotten draws his lays��
From Carian flutings�察�catches of Meletus��
Dance´music�察�dirges。 You shall hear directly。
Bring me the lyre。 Yet wherefore need a lyre
For songs like these�拭�Where's she that bangs and jangles
Her castanets�拭�Euripides's Muse��
Present yourself�此�fit goddess for fit verse。
DIONYSUS
The Muse herself can't be a wanton�拭�No��
AESCHYLUS
Halycons�察�who by the ever´rippling
Waves of the sea are babbling��
Dewing your plumes with the drops that fall
From wings in the salt spray dabbling。
Spiders�察�ever with twir´r´r´r´r´rling fingers
Weaving the warp and the woof��
Little�察�brittle�察�network�察�fretwork��
Under the coigns of the roof。
The minstrel shuttle's care。
Where in the front of the dark´prowed ships
Yarely the flute´loving dolphin skips。
Races here and oracles there。
And the joy of the young vines smiling��
And the tendril of grapes�察�care´beguiling。
O embrace me�察�my child�察�O embrace me。
��To DIONYSUS�� You see this foot��
DIONYSUS
I do。
AESCHYLUS
And this��
DIONYSUS
And that one too。
AESCHYLUS ��to EURIPIDES��
You�察�such stuff who compile��
Dare my songs to upbraid��
You�察�whose songs in the style
Of Cyrene's embraces are made。
So much for them�此�but still I'd like to show
The way in which your monodies are framed
;O darkly´light mysterious Night��
What may this Vision mean��
Sent from the world unseen
With baleful omens rife��
A thing of lifeless life��
A child of sable night��
A ghastly curdlinisight��
In black funereal veils��
With murder�察�murder in its eyes��
And great enormous nails��
Light ye the lanterns�察�my maidens��
and dipping your jugs in the stream��
Draw me the dew of the water��
and heat it to boiling and steam��
So will I wash me away the ill effects of my dream。
God of the sea��
My dream's come true。
Ho�察�lodgers�察�ho��
This portent view。
Glyce has vanished�察�carrying off my cock��
My cock that crew��
O Mania�察�help� �O Oreads of the rock
Pursue� �pursue��
For I�察�poor girl�察�was working within��
Holding my distaff heavy and full��
Twir´r´r´r´r´rling my hand as the threads I spin��
Weaving an excellent bobbin of wool��
Thinking 'To´morrow I'll go to the fair��
In the dusk of the morn�察�and be selling it there。'
But he to the blue up flew�察�up flew��
on the lightliest tips of his wings outspread��
To me he bequeathed but woe�察�but woe��
And tears�察�sad tears�察�from my eyes o'erflow��
Which I�察�the bereaved�察�must shed�察�must shed。
O children of Ida�察�sons of Crete��
Grasping your bows to the rescue come��
Twinkle about on your restless feet��
Stand in a circle around her home。
O Artemis�察�thou maid divine��
Dictynna�察�huntress�察�fair to see��
O bring that keen´nosed pack of thine��
And hunt through all the house with me。
O Hecate�察�with flameful brands��
O Zeus's daughter�察�arm thine hands��
Those swiftliest hands�察�both right and left��
Thy rays on Glyce's cottage throw
That I serenely there may go��
And search by moonlight for the theft。;
DIONYSUS
Enough of both your odes。
AESCHYLUS
Enough for me。
Now would I bring the fellow to the scales。
That�察�that alone�察�shall test our poetry now��
And prove whose words are weightiest�察�his or mine。
DIONYSUS
Then both come hither�察�since I needs must weigh
The art poetic like a pound of cheese。
Here a large balance is brought out and placed
upon the stage。
CHORUS
O the labour these wits go through I
O the wild�察�extravagant�察�new��
Wonderful things they are going to do��
Who but they would ever have thought of it��
Why�察�if a man had happened to meet me
Out in the street�察�and intelligence brought of it��
I should have thought he was trying to cheat me��
Thought that his story was false and deceiving。
That were a tale I could never believe in。
DIONYSUS
Each of you stand beside his scale。
AESCHYLUS and EURIPIDES
We're here。
DIONYSUS
And grasp it firmly whilst ye speak your lines��
Each holds his own scale steady while he speaks
his line into it。
And don't let go until I cry ;Cuckoo。;
AESCHYLUS and EURIPIDES
Ready��
DIONYSUS
Now speak your lines into the scale。
EURIPIDES
;O that the Argo had not winged her way´;
AESCHYLUS
;River Spercheius�察�cattle´grazing haunts´;
DIONYSUS
Cuckoo� �let go。 O look�察�by far the lowest
His scale sinks down。
EURIPIDES
Why�察�how came that about��
DIONYSUS
He threw a river in�察�like some wool´seller
Wetting his wool�察�to make it weigh the more。
But threw in a light and winged word。
EURIPIDES
Come�察�let him match another verse with mine。
DIONYSUS
Each to his scale。
AESCHYLUS and EURIPIDES
We're ready。
DIONYSUS
Speak your lines。
EURIPIDES
;Persuasion's only shrine is eloquent speech。;
AESCHYLUS
;Death loves not gifts�察�alone amongst the gods。;
DIONYSUS
Let go�察�let go。 Down goes his scale again。
He threw in Death�察�the heaviest ill of all。
EURIPIDES
And I Persuasion�察�the most lovely word。
DIONYSUS
A vain and empty sound�察�devoid of sense。
Think of some heavier´weighted line of yours��
To drag your scale down�此�something strong and big。
EURIPIDES
Where have I got one�拭�Where�拭�Let's see。
DIONYSUS
I'll tell you。
;Achilles threw two singles and a four。;
Come�察�speak your lines�此�this is your last set´to。
EURIPIDES
;In his right hand he grasped an iron´clamped mace。;
AESCHYLUS
;Chariot on chariot�察�corpse on corpse was hurled。;
DIONYSUS
There now� �again he has done you。
EURIPIDES
Done me�拭�How��
DIONYSUS
He threw two chariots and two corpses in��
Five´score Egyptians could not lift that weight。
AESCHYLUS
No more of ;line for line;�察�let him´himself��
His children�察�wife�察�Cephisophon´get in��
With all his books collected in his arms��
Two lines of mine shall overweigh the lot。
DIONYSUS
Both are my friends�察�I can't decide between them��
I don't desire to be at odds with either��
One is so clever�察�one delights me so。
PLUTO ��coming forward��
Then you'll effect nothing
for which you came��
DIONYSUS
And how�察�if I decide��
PLUTO
Then take the winner��
So will your journey not be made in vain。
DIONYSUS
Heaven bless your Highness� �Listen�察�I came down
After a poet。
EURIPIDES
To what end��
The city�察�saved�察�may keep her choral games。
Now then�察�whichever of you two shall best
Advise the city�察�he shall come with me。
And first of Alcibiades�察�let each
Say what he thinks�察�the city travails sore。
DIONYSUS
What does she think herself about him��
She loves�察�and hates�察�and longs to have him back。
But give me your advice about the man。
EUR
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