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    Even such are the men who murmur against thee��

    And vainly without thine aid�察�O King��

    We strive to repel their accusing hate。

    For whene'er they are safe from the scorn of thy glance��

    They chatter and screech like bids in a flock��

    But smitten with dread of the powerful vulture��

    Doubtless at once�察�should'st thou but appear��

    They will cower down dumbly in silence。



                                                              strophe



    Was it the Tauric Olympian Artemis��

    ��Oh�察�the dread rumour of woe��

    Parent of my grievous shame�。�

    Who drove thee forth to slaughter the herds of the people��

    In wrath perchance for some unpaid´for victory��

    Whether defrauded of glorious spoil�察�or offerings

    Due for a stag that was slain��

    Or did the bronze´clad Demon of battle�察�aggrieved

    On him who scorned the might of his succouring spear��

    Plot revenge by nightly deception��



                                                          antistrophe



    Ne'er of itself had thy heart�察�son of Telamon��

    Strayed into folly so far

    As to murder flocks and herds。

    Escape from heaven´sent madness is none�此�yet Apollo

    And Zeus avert these evil rumours of the Greeks。

    But should the story be false�察�these crafty slanders

    Spread by the powerful kings��

    And by the child of the infamous Sisyphid line��

    No more�察�my master�察�thus in the tent by the sea

    Hide thy countenance�察�earning an ill fame。



                                                                epode



    Nay�察�but arise from thy seat�察�where'er so long wrapt in

    Brooding pause from the battle thou hast lurked�此�arise��

    Heaven´high kindle the flame of death。

    But the insolence of thy foes boldly

    Thus wanders abroad in the wind´swept glens。

    Meanwhile all men mocking

    With venomous tongues taunt thee��

    But grief in my heart wanes not。



      ��TECMESSA enters。 The following lines between TECMESSA and

               the CHORUS are chanted responsively。��



  TECMESSA

    Liegemen of Ajax�察�ship´companions��

    Ye children of earth´sprung Erechthid race��

    Lamentation is now our portion�察�to whom

    Dear is the far´off house of Telamon��

    Now that the stern and terrible Ajax

    Lies whelmed by a storm

    Of turbid wildering fury。

  CHORUS

    To what evil change from the day's woe now

    Has night given birth��

    Thou daughter of Phrygian Teleutas�察�speak��

    For a constant love has valiant Ajax

    Borne thee�察�his spear´won prisoner bride。

    Then hide from us nought that thou knowest。

  TECMESSA

    How to utter a tale of unspeakable things��

    For disastrous as death is the hap you will hear。

    In the darkness of night madness has seized

    Our glorious Ajax�此�he is ruined and lost。

    Hereof in the tent may proof be seen��

    Sword´slain victims in their own blood bathed��

    By his hand sacrificially slaughtered。

  CHORUS



                                                              strophe



    What tidings of the fiery warrior tellest thou��

    Not to be borne�察�nor yet to be disputed��

    Rumoured abroad by the chiefs of the Danaan host��

    Mightily still spreading and waxing��

    Woe's me� �I dread the horror to come。 Yea�察�to a public death

      doomed

    Will he die�察�if in truth his be the hand that wielded

    The red sword that in frenzy hath slain the herds and mounted

      herdsmen。

  TECMESSA

    Ah me� �Thence was it�察�thence that he came to me

    Leading his captive flock from the pastures��

    Thereof in the tent some did he slaughter��

    Others hewed he asunder with slashing sword��

    Then he caught up amain two white´footed rams��

    Sliced off from the one both the head and the tongue��

    And flings them away��

    But the other upright to a pillar he binds��

    Then seizing a heavy horse´harnessing thong

    He smites with the whistling doubled lash��

    Uttering fierce taunts which an evil fiend

    No mere mortal could have taught him。

  CHORUS



                                                          antistrophe



    'Tis time that now each with shamefully muffled head

    Forth from the camp should creep with stealthy footsteps。

    Nay�察�on the ship let us muster�察�and benched at the oars

    Over the waves launch her in swift flight。

    Such angry threats sound in our ears hurled by the brother

      princes��

    The Atreidae�此�and I quake�察�fearing a death by stoning��

    The dread portion of all who would share our hapless master's

      ruin。

  TECMESSA

    Yet hope we�此�for ceased is the lightning's flash��

    His rage dies down like a fierce south´wind。

    But now�察�grown sane�察�new misery is his��

    For on woes self´wrought he gazes aghast��

    Wherein no hand but his own had share��

    And with anguish his soul is afflicted。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Nay�察�if 'tis ceased�察�there is good cause to hope。

    Once 'tis past�察�of less moment is his frenzy。

  TECMESSA

    And which�察�were the choice thine�察�wouldst thou prefer��

    To afflict thy friends and feel delight thyself��

    Or to share sorrow�察�grieving with their grief��

  LEADER

    The twofold woe�察�lady�察�would be the greater。

  TECMESSA

    Then we�察�though plagued no more�察�are undone now。

  LEADER

    What mean thy words�拭�Their sense is dark to me。

  TECMESSA

    Yonder man�察�while his spirit was diseased��

    Himself had joy in his own evil plight��

    Though to us�察�who were sane�察�he brought distress。

    But now�察�since he has respite from his plague��

    He with sore grief is utterly cast down��

    And we likewise�察�no less than heretofore。

    Are there not here two woes instead of one��

  LEADER

    Yes truly。 And I fear�察�from some god came

    This stroke�察�how else�拭�if�察�now his frenzy is ceased��

    His mind has no more ease than when it raged。

  TECMESSA

    'Tis even as I said�察�rest well assured。

  LEADER

    But how did this bane first alight upon him��

    To us who share thy grief show what befell。

  TECMESSA

    Thou shalt hear all�察�as though thou hadst been present。

    In the middle of the night�察�when the evening braziers

    No longer flared�察�he took a two´edged sword��

    And fain would sally upon an empty quest。

    But I rebuked him�察�saying�此 �What doest thou��

    Ajax�拭�Why thus uncalled wouldst thou go forth��

    No messenger has summoned thee�察�no trumpet

    Roused thee。 Nay�察�the whole camp is sleeping still。;

    But curtly he replied in well´worn phrase��

    ;Woman�察�silence is the grace of woman。;

    Thus schooled�察�I yielded�察�and he rushed out alone。

    What passed outside the tent�察�I cannot tell。

    But in he came�察�driving lashed together

    Bulls�察�and shepherd dogs�察�and fleecy prey。

    Some he beheaded�察�the wrenched´back throats of some

    He slit�察�or cleft their chines�察�others he bound

    And tortured�察�as though men they were�察�not beasts。

    Last�察�darting through the doors�察�as to some phantom

    He tossed words�察�now against the Atreidae�察�now

    Taunting Odysseus�察�piling up huge jeers

    Of how he had gone and wreaked his scorn upon them。

    Soon he rushed back within the tent�察�where slowly

    And hardly to his reason he returned。

    And gazing round on the room filled with havoc��

    He struck his head and cried out�察�then amidst

    The wrecks of slaughtered sheep a wreck he fell��

    And sat clutching his hair with tight´clenched nails。

    There first for a long while he crouched speechless��

    Then did he threaten me with fearful threats��

    If I revealed not all that had befallen him��

    Asking what meant the plight wherein he lay。

    And I�察�friends�察�terror´stricken�察�told him all

    That had been done�察�so far as I had knowledge。

    Forthwith he broke forth into bitter wailing��

    Such as I ne'er had heard from him before

    For always had he held that such laments

    Befitted cowards only�察�and low´souled men��

    But uttering no shrill cries�察�he would express

    His grief in low groans�察�as of a moaning bull。

    But now prostrate beneath so great a woe��

    Not tasting food nor drink�察�he sits among

    The sword´slain beasts�察�motionless where he sank。

    And plainly he meditates some baleful deed��

    For so portend his words and lamentations。

    But�察�O friends� �'twas for this cause I came forth´

    Enter and help�察�if help at all you can��

    For by friends' words men so bestead are won。

  LEADER

    Child of Teleutas�察�fearful are thy tidings��

    That our prince has been maddened by his griefs。

  AJAX ��within��

    Alas� �Woe�察�woe��

  TECMESSA

    Soon�察�I fear�察�worse will follow。 Heard you not��

    'Twas Ajax。 Oh�察�how dreadful was that cry。

  AJAX

    Alas� �Woe�察�woe��

  LEADER

    He seems either still frenzied�察�or else grieving

    For his past frenzies�察�now he sees their work。

  AJAX

    Alas� �My son�察�my son��

  TECMESSA

    Woe's me� �Eurysaces�察�'tis for thee he calls。

    What can he purpose�拭�Where art thou�拭�Ah�察�woe��

  AJAX

    Teucer�察�come� �Where is Teucer�拭�Will he never

    Come back from cattle´raiding�拭�while I perish��

  LEADER

    He seems in his right mind。 But open the doors。

    Perhaps even the sight of me may sober him。



         ��She opens the doors of the tent。 AJAX is

          revealed sitting among the slain beasts。��



  TECMESSA

    See�察�I have opened。 You may now behold

    What he has done�察�and in what plight he lies。

  AJAX ��chanting��

    Alas��

    My shipmates and friends�察�you that alone to me

    Loyal and true remain�察�of all friends alone��

    Behold how great a billow lately rising from the storm of blood

    Surging around engulphs me��

  LEADER

    Ah me�察�too true�察�it seems�察�was thy report。

    This sight reveals the work of no sane mind。

  AJAX ��chant
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