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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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