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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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