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delight of wine�察�that makes all pain to cease�察�hateful to him is every
one who careth not to live the life of bliss�察�that lasts through
days and nights of joy。 True wisdom is to keep the heart and soul
aloof from over´subtle wits。 That which the less enlightened crowd
approves and practises�察�will I accept。
Re´enter PENTHEUS。 Enter SERVANT bringing DIONYSUS bound。
SERVANT
We are come�察�Pentheus�察�having hunted down this prey�察�for which
thou didst send us forth�察�not in vain hath been our quest。 We found
our quarry tame�察�he did not fly from us�察�but yielded himself without a
struggle�察�his cheek ne'er blanched�察�nor did his ruddy colour change��
but with a smile he bade me bind and lead him away�察�and he waited��
making my task an easy one。 For very shame I said to him�察 �Against
my will�察�sir stranger�察�do I lead thee hence�察�but Pentheus ordered
it�察�who sent me hither。; As for his votaries whom thou thyself didst
check�察�seizing and binding them hand and foot in the public gaol��
all these have loosed their bonds and fled into the meadows where they
now are sporting�察�calling aloud on the Bromian god。 Their chains
fell off their feet of their own accord�察�and doors flew open without
man's hand to help。 Many a marvel hath this stranger brought with
him to our city of Thebes�察�what yet remains must be thy care。
PENTHEUS
Loose his hands�察�for now that I have him in the net he is scarce
swift enough to elude me。 So�察�sir stranger�察�thou art not
ill´favoured from a woman's point of view�察�which was thy real object
in coming to Thebes�察�thy hair is long because thou hast never been a
wrestler�察�flowing right down thy cheeks most wantonly�察�thy skin is
white to help thee gain thy end�察�not tanned by ray of sun�察�but kept
within the shade�察�as thou goest in quest of love with beauty's bait。
Come�察�tell me first of thy race。
DIONYSUS
That needs no braggart's tongue�察�'tis easily told�察�maybe thou
knowest Tmolus by hearsay。
PENTHEUS
I know it�察�the range that rings the city of Sardis round。
DIONYSUS
Thence I come�察�Lydia is my native home。
PENTHEUS
What makes thee bring these mysteries to Hellas��
DIONYSUS
Dionysus�察�the son of Zeus�察�initiated me。
PENTHEUS
Is there a Zeus in Lydia�察�who begets new gods��
DIONYSUS
No�察�but Zeus who married Semele in Hellas。
PENTHEUS
Was it by night or in the face of day that he constrained thee��
DIONYSUS
'Twas face to face he intrusted his mysteries to me。
PENTHEUS
Pray�察�what special feature stamps thy rites��
DIONYSUS
That is a secret to be hidden from the uninitiated。
PENTHEUS
What profit bring they to their votaries��
DIONYSUS
Thou must not be told�察�though 'tis well worth knowing。
PENTHEUS
A pretty piece of trickery�察�to excite my curiosity��
DIONYSUS
A man of godless life is an abomination to the rites of the god。
PENTHEUS
Thou sayest thou didst see the god clearly�察�what was he like��
DIONYSUS
What his fancy chose�察�I was not there to order this。
PENTHEUS
Another clever twist and turn of thine�察�without a word of answer。
DIONYSUS
He were a fool�察�methinks�察�who would utter wisdom to a fool。
PENTHEUS
Hast thou come hither first with this deity��
DIONYSUS
All foreigners already celebrate these mysteries with dances。
PENTHEUS
The reason being�察�they are far behind Hellenes in wisdom。
DIONYSUS
In this at least far in advance�察�though their customs differ。
PENTHEUS
Is it by night or day thou performest these devotions��
DIONYSUS
By night mostly�察�darkness lends solemnity。
PENTHEUS
Calculated to entrap and corrupt women。
DIONYSUS
Day too for that matter may discover shame。
PENTHEUS
This vile quibbling settles thy punishment。
DIONYSUS
Brutish ignorance and godlessness will settle thine。
PENTHEUS
How bold our Bacchanal is growing� �a very master in this wordy
strife��
DIONYSUS
Tell me what I am to suffer�察�what is the grievous doom thou wilt
inflict upon me��
PENTHEUS
First will I shear off thy dainty tresses。
DIONYSUS
My locks are sacred�察�for the god I let them grow。
PENTHEUS
Next surrender that thyrsus。
DIONYSUS
Take it from me thyself�察�'tis the wand of Dionysus I am bearing。
PENTHEUS
In dungeon deep thy body will I guard。
DIONYSUS
The god himself will set me free�察�whene'er I list。
PENTHEUS
Perhaps he may�察�when thou standest amid thy Bacchanals and callest
on his name。
DIONYSUS
Even now he is near me and witnesses my treatment。
PENTHEUS
Why�察�where is he�拭�To my eyes he is invisible。
DIONYSUS
He is by my side�察�thou art a godless man and therefore dost not
see him。
PENTHEUS
Seize him� �the fellow scorns me and Thebes too。
DIONYSUS
I bid you bind me not�察�reason addressing madness。
PENTHEUS
But I say ;bind� ─�with better right than thou。
DIONYSUS
Thou hast no knowledge of the life thou art leading�察�thy very
existence is now a mystery to thee。
PENTHEUS
I am Pentheus�察�son of Agave and Echion。
DIONYSUS
Well´named to be misfortune's mate��
PENTHEUS
Avaunt� �Ho� �shut him up within the horses' stalls hard by�察�that
for light he may have pitchy gloom。 Do thy dancing there�察�and these
women whom thou bringest with thee to share thy villainies I will
either sell as slaves or make their hands cease from this noisy
beating of drums�察�and set them to work at the loom as servants of my
own。
DIONYSUS
I will go�察�for that which fate forbids�察�can never befall me。 For
this thy mockery be sure Dionysus will exact a recompense of thee´even
the god whose existence thou deniest�察�for thou art injuring him by
haling me to prison。
Exit DIONYSUS�察�guarded�察�and PENTHEUS。
CHORUS
Hail to thee�察�Dirce�察�happy maid�察�daughter revered of Achelous��
within thy founts thou didst receive in days gone by the babe of Zeus��
what time his father caught him up into his thigh from out the
deathless flame�察�while thus he cried�此 �Go rest�察�my Dithyrambus��
there within thy father's womb�察�by this name�察�O Bacchic god�察�I now
proclaim thee to Thebes。; But thou�察�blest Dirce�察�thrustest me aside��
when in thy midst I strive to hold my revels graced with crowns。 Why
dost thou scorn me�拭�Why avoid me�拭�By the clustered charm that Dionysus
sheds o'er the vintage I vow there yet shall come a time when thou
wilt turn thy thoughts to Bromius。 What furious rage the earth´born
race displays�察�even Pentheus sprung of a dragon of old�察�himself the
son of earth´born Echion�察�a savage monster in his very mien�察�not
made in human mould�察�but like some murderous giant pitted against
heaven�察�for he means to bind me�察�the handmaid of Bromius�察�in cords
forthwith�察�and e'en now he keeps my fellow´reveller pent within his
palace�察�plunged in a gloomy dungeon。 Dost thou mark this�察�O
Dionysus�察�son of Zeus�察�thy prophets struggling 'gainst resistless
might�拭�Come�察�O king�察�brandishing thy golden thyrsus along the slopes
of Olympus�察�restrain the pride of this bloodthirsty wretch� �Oh��
where in Nysa�察�haunt of beasts�察�or on the peaks of Corycus art thou��
Dionysus�察�marshalling with thy wand the revellers�拭�or haply in the
thick forest depths of Olympus�察�where erst Orpheus with his lute
gathered trees to his minstrelsy�察�and beasts that range the fields。 Ah
blest Pieria� �Evius honours thee�察�to thee will he come with his
Bacchic rites to lead the dance�察�and thither will he lead the circling
Maenads�察�crossing the swift current of Axius and the Lydias�察�that
giveth wealth and happiness to man�察�yea�察�and the father of rivers��
which�察�as I have heard�察�enriches with his waters fair a land of
steeds。
DIONYSUS ��Within��
What ho� �my Bacchantes�察�ho� �hear my call�察�oh� �hear。
CHORUS I
Who art thou�拭�what Evian cry is this that calls me�拭�whence comes
it��
DIONYSUS
What ho� �once more I call�察�I the son of Semele�察�the child of Zeus。
CHORUS II
My master�察�O my master�察�hail��
CHORUS III
Come to our revel´band�察�O Bromian god。
CHORUS IV
Thou solid earth��
CHORUS V
Most awful shock��
CHORUS VI
O horror� �soon will the palace of Pentheus totter and fall。
CHORUS VII
Dionysus is within this house。
CHORUS VIII
Do homage to him。
CHORUS IX
We do� �I do��
CHORUS X
Did ye mark yon architrave of stone upon the columns start
asunder��
CHORUS XI
Within these walls the triumph´shout of Bromius himself will rise。
DIONYSUS
Kindle the blazing torch with lightning's fire�察�abandon to the
flames the halls of Pentheus。
CHORUS XII
Ha� �dost not see the flame�察�dost not clearly mark it at the sacred
tomb of Semele�察�the lightning flame which long ago the hurler of the
bolt left there��
CHORUS XIII
Your trembling limbs prostrate�察�ye Maenads�察�low upon the ground。
CHORUS XIV
Yea�察�for our king�察�the son of Zeus�察�is assailing and utterly
confounding this house。
Enter DIONYSUS。
DIONYSUS
Are ye so stricken with terror that ye have fallen to the earth�察�O
foreign dames�拭�Ye saw then�察�it would seem�察�how the Bacchic god made
Pentheus' halls to quake�察�but arise�察�be of good heart�察�compose your
trembling limbs。
CHORUS
O chiefest splendour of our gladsome Bacchic sport�察�with what
joy I see thee in my loneliness��
DIONYSUS
Were ye cast down when I was led into the house�察�to be plunged
into the gloomy dungeons of Pentheus��
CHORUS
Indeed I was。 Who was to protect me�察�if thou shouldst meet with
mishap�拭�But how wert thou set free from the clutches of this godless
wretch��
DIONYSUS
My own hands worked out my own salvation�察�easily and without
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