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For the life that is unconscious is most sweet´
Until we learn what joy and sorrow are。
But that once learnt�察�then midst thy father's foes
Thou must show what thou art�察�and of what breed。
Till then be nurtured on soft airs�察�cherishing
Thy tender life�察�and be thy mother's joy。
None of the Greeks�察�I know�察�will do thee wrong
With cruel outrage�察�even though I be gone。
So trusty a guardian will I leave thee�察�Teucer��
Who will not stint his loving care�察�though now
He is gone far away�察�in chase of foes。
But you�察�my warriors�察�comrades in seafaring��
On you too I impose this task of love��
And fail not to announce my will to Teucer��
That to my home he take the child and show him
To Telamon and my mother Eriboea��
That henceforth he may comfort their old age。
And charge him that no game´steward make my arms
A prize for the Greeks´nor he who ruined me。
But this take thou�察�my son Eurysaces��
Hold it and wield it by its firm´stitched thong��
This sevenfold spear´proof shield�察�whence comes thy name。
But else with me my arms shall be interred。
��Speaking now to TECMESSA��
Come�察�take the child hence quickly�察�and bolt the doors��
And let there be no weeping and lamenting
Before the hut。 Women love tears too well。
Close quickly。 It is not for a skilful leech
To drone charms o'er a wound that craves the knife。
LEADER
I am fearful�察�listening to this eager mood。
The sharp edge of thy tongue�察�I like it not。
TECMESSA
O my lord Ajax�察�what art thou purposing��
AJAX
Question me not。 To be discreet is best。
TECMESSA
Ah me�察�heavy is my heart。 Now by thy child��
By the gods�察�I entreat�察�forsake us not。
AJAX
Vex me no further。 Know'st thou not that I
To the gods owe no duty any more��
TECMESSA
Utter no proud words。
AJAX
Speak to those who listen。
TECMESSA
Wilt thou not heed��
AJAX
Too much thou hast spoken already。
TECMESSA
Yes�察�through my fears�察�O king。
AJAX
Close the doors quickly。
TECMESSA
For the gods' love�察�relent。
AJAX
'Tis a foolish hope��
If thou shouldst now propose to school my mood。
��The doors are closed upon AJAX。 TECMESSA goes out with EURYSACES。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
O famed Salamis�察�thou amidst
Breaking surges abidest ever
Blissful�察�a joy to the eyes of all men。
But I the while long and wearily tarrying
Through countless months still encamped on the fields of Ida
In misery here have made my couch��
By time broken and worn��
In dread waiting the hour
When I shall enter at last the terrible shadow abode of Hades。
antistrophe 1
Now dismays me a new despair��
This incurable frenzy ��woe�察�ah
Woe's me�。� cast by the gods on Ajax��
Whom thou of old sentest forth from thy shores�察�a strong
And valiant chief�察�but now�察�to his friends a sore grief��
Devouring his lonely heart he sits。
His once glorious deeds
Are now fallen and scorned��
Fallen to death without love from the loveless and pitiless sons
of Atreus。
strophe 2
His mother�察�'tis most like�察�burdened with many days��
And whitened with old age�察�when she shall hear how frenzy
Has smitten his soul to ruin��
Ailinon� �ailinon��
Will break forth her despair�察�not as the nightingale's
Plaintive�察�tender lament�察�no�察�but in passion's wailing
Shrill´toned cries�察�and with fierce strokes
Wildly smiting her bosom��
In grief's anguish her hands will rend her grey locks。
antistrophe 2
Yea�察�better Hell should hide one who is sick in soul��
Though there be none than he sprung from a nobler lineage
Of the war´weary Greeks�察�yet
Strayed from his inbred mood
Now amidst alien thoughts dwells he a stranger。
Hapless father� �alas�察�bitter the tale that waits thee��
Thy son's grievous affliction。
No life save his alone
Of Aeacid kings such a curse has ever haunted。
��AJAX enters�察�carrying a sword。 As he speaks�察�TECMESSA also enters。��
AJAX
All things the long and countless lapse of time
Brings forth。 displays�察�then hides once more in gloom。
Nought is too strange to look for�察�but the event
May mock the sternest oath�察�the firmest will。
Thus I�察�who late so strong�察�so stubborn seemed
Like iron dipped�察�yet now grow soft with pity
Before this woman�察�whom I am loath to leave
Midst foes a widow with this orphaned child。
But I will seek the meadows by the shore��
There will I wash and purge these stains�察�if so
I may appease Athena's heavy wrath。
Then will I find some lonely place�察�where I
May hide this sword�察�beyond all others cursed��
Buried where none may see it�察�deep in earth。
May night and Hades keep it there below。
For from that hour my hand accepted it��
The gift of Hector�察�deadliest of my foes��
Nought from the Greeks towards me hath sped well。
So now I find that ancient proverb true��
Foes' gifts are no gifts�此�profit bring they none。
Therefore henceforth I study to obey
The Gods�察�and reverence the sons of Atreus。
Our rulers are they�此�we must yield。 How else��
For to authority yield all things most dread
And mighty。 Thus must Winter's snowy feet
Give place to Summer with her wealth of fruits��
And from her weary round doth Night withdraw��
That Day's white steeds may kindle heaven with light。
After fierce tempest calm will ever lull
The moaning sea�察�and Sleep�察�that masters all��
Binds life awhile�察�yet loosens soon the bond。
And who am I that I should not learn wisdom��
Of all men I�察�whom proof hath taught of late
How so far only should we hate our foes
As though we soon might love them�察�and so far
Do a friend service�察�as to one most like
Some day to prove our foe�察�since oftenest men
In friendship but a faithless haven find。
Thus well am I resolved。 ��To TECMESSA�� Thou�察�woman�察�pass
Within�察�and pray the gods that all things so
May be accomplished as my heart desires。
And you�察�friends�察�heed my wishes as she doth��
And when he comes�察�bid Teucer he must guard
My rights at need�察�and withal stand your friend。
For now I go whither I needs must pass。
Do as I bid。 Soon haply you shall hear��
With me�察�for all this misery�察�'tis most well。
��AJAX departs。 TECMESSA goes into the tent。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe
I thrill with rapture�察�flutter on wings of ecstasy。
Io�察�Io�察�Pan�察�Pan��
O Pan�察�Pan� �from the stony ridge��
Snow´bestrewn of Cyllene's height
Appear roving across the waters��
O dance´ordering king of gods��
That thou mayst join me in flinging free
Fancy measures of Nysa and of Cnossus。
Yea for the dance I now am eager。
And over the far Icarian billows come�察�O king Apollo��
From Delos in haste�察�come thou��
Thy kindly power here in our midst revealing。
antistrophe
Ares hath lifted horror and anguish from our eyes。
Io�察�Io� �Now again��
Now�察�O Zeus�察�can the bright and blithe
Glory of happier days return
To our swift´voyaging ships�察�for now
Hath Ajax wholly forgot his grief��
And all rites due to the gods he now
Fain would meetly perform with loyal worship。
Mighty is time to dwindle all things。
Nought would I call too strange for belief�察�when Ajax thus beyond
hope
Hath learnt to repent his proud feuds��
And lay aside anger against the Atreidae。
��A MESSENGER enters。��
MESSENGER
My friends�察�these tiding I would tell you first��
Teucer is present�察�from the Mysian heights
But now returned�察�and in the central camp
By all the Greeks at once is being reviled。
As he drew near they knew him from afar��
Then gathering around him one and all
With taunts assailed him from this side and that��
Calling him kinsman of that maniac��
That plotter against the host�察�saying that nought
Should save him�察�stoned and mangled he must die。
And so they had come to such a pitch that swords
Plucked from their sheaths stood naked in men's hands。
Yet when the strife ran highest�察�it was stayed
By words from the elders and so reconciled。
But where is Ajax�拭�I must speak with him。
He whom it most concerns must be told all。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
He is not within�察�but has just now gone forth
With a new purpose yoked to a new mood。
MESSENGER
Alas� �Alas��
Then too late on this errand was I sped
By him who sent me�察�or I have proved too slow。
LEADER
What urgent need has been neglected here��
MESSENGER
Teucer forbade that Ajax should go forth
Outside his hut�察�till he himself should come。
LEADER
Well�察�he is gone。 To wisest purpose now
His mind is turned�察�to appease heaven's wrath。
MESSENGER
These words of thine are filled with utter folly��
If there was truth in Calchas' prophecy。
LEADER
What prophecy�拭�And what know you of this thing��
MESSENGER
Thus much I know�察�for by chance I was present。
Leaving the circle of consulting chiefs
Where sat the Atreidae�察�Calchas went aside��
And with kind p
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