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LYSISTRATA
If only you had common sense�察�you would always do in politics
the same as we do with our yarn。
MAGISTRATE
Come�察�how is that�察�eh��
LYSISTRATA
First we wash the yarn to separate the grease and filth�察�do the
same with all bad citizens�察�sort them out and drive them forth with
rods´they're the refuse of the city。 Then for all such as come
crowding up in search of employments and offices�察�we must card them
thoroughly�察�then�察�to bring them all to the same standard�察�pitch them
pell´mell into the same basket�察�resident aliens or no�察�allies�察�debtors
to the State�察�all mixed up together。 Then as for our Colonies�察�you
must think of them as so many isolated hanks�察�find the ends of the
separate threads�察�draw them to a centre here�察�wind them into one�察�make
one great hank of the lot�察�out of which the public can weave itself
a good�察�stout tunic。
MAGISTRATE
Is it not a sin and a shame to see them carding and winding the
State�察�these women who have neither art nor part in the burdens of the
war��
LYSISTRATA
What� �wretched man� �why�察�it's a far heavier burden to us than to
you。 In the first place�察�we bear sons who go off to fight far away
from Athens。
MAGISTRATE
Enough said� �do not recall sad and sorry memories��
LYSISTRATA
Then secondly�察�instead of enjoying the pleasures of love and
making the best of our youth and beauty�察�we are left to languish far
from our husbands�察�who are all with the army。 But say no more of
ourselves�察�what afflicts me is to see our girls growing old in
lonely grief。
MAGISTRATE
Don't the men grow old too��
LYSISTRATA
That is not the same thing。 When the soldier returns from the
wars�察�even though he has white hair�察�he very soon finds a young
wife。 But a woman has only one summer�察�if she does not make hay
while the sun shines�察�no one will afterwards have anything to say to
her�察�and she spends her days consulting oracles that never send her
a husband。
MAGISTRATE
But the old man who can still get an erection。。。
LYSISTRATA
But you�察�why don't you get done with it and die�拭�You are rich��
go buy yourself a bier�察�and I will knead you a honey´cake for
Cerberus。 Here�察�take this garland。
��Drenching him with water。��
CLEONICE
And this one too。
��Drenching him with water。��
MYRRHINE
And these fillets。
��Drenching him with water。��
LYSISTRATA
What else do you need�拭�Step aboard the boat�察�Charon is waiting for
you�察�you're keeping him from pushing off。
MAGISTRATE
To treat me so scurvily� �What an insult� �I will go show myself
to my fellow´magistrates just as I am。
LYSISTRATA
What� �are you blaming us for not having exposed you according to
custom�拭�Nay�察�console yourself�察�we will not fail to offer up the
third´day sacrifice for you�察�first thing in the morning。
��She goes into the Acropolis�察�with CLEONICE and MYRRHINE。��
LEADER OF CHORUS OF OLD MEN
Awake�察�friends of freedom�察�let us hold ourselves aye ready to act。
CHORUS OF OLD MEN ��singing��
I suspect a mighty peril�察�I foresee another tyranny like Hippias'。
I am sore afraid the Laconians assembled here with Clisthenes have�察�by
a stratagem of war�察�stirred up these women�察�enemies of the gods�察�to
seize upon our treasury and the funds whereby I lived。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF OLD MEN
Is it not a sin and a shame for them to interfere in advising
the citizens�察�to prate of shields and lances�察�and to ally themselves
with Laconians�察�fellows I trust no more than I would so many
famished wolves�拭�The whole thing�察�my friends�察�is nothing else but an
attempt to re´establish tyranny。 But I will never submit�察�I will be on
my guard for the future�察�I will always carry a blade hidden under
myrtle boughs�察�I will post myself in the public square under arms��
shoulder to shoulder with Aristogiton�察�and now�察�to make a start�察�I
must just break a few of that cursed old jade's teeth yonder。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF WOMEN
Nay�察�never play the brave man�察�else when you go back home�察�your
own mother won't know you。 But�察�dear friends and allies�察�first let
us lay our burdens down。
CHORUS OF WOMEN ��singing��
Then�察�citizens all�察�hear what I have to say。 I have useful counsel
to give our city�察�which deserves it well at my hands for the brilliant
distinctions it has lavished on my girlhood。 At seven years of age��
I carried the sacred vessels�察�at ten�察�I pounded barley for the altar
of Athene�察�next�察�clad in a robe of yellow silk�察�I played the bear to
Artemis at the Brauronia�察�presently�察�when I was grown up�察�a tall��
handsome maiden�察�they put a necklace of dried figs about my neck��
and I was one of the Canephori。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF WOMEN
So surely I am bound to give my best advice to Athens。 What
matters that I was born a woman�察�if I can cure your misfortunes�拭�I pay
my share of tolls and taxes�察�by giving men to the State。 But you��
you miserable greybeards�察�you contribute nothing to the public
charges�察�on the contrary�察�you have wasted the treasure of our
forefathers�察�as it was called�察�the treasure amassed in the days of the
Persian Wars。 You pay nothing at all in return�察�and into the bargain
you endanger our lives and liberties by your mistakes。 Have you one
word to say for yourselves�拭�。。 Ah� �don't irritate me�察�you there�察�or
I'll lay my slipper across your jaws�察�and it's pretty heavy。
CHORUS OF OLD MEN ��singing��
Outrage upon outrage� �things are going from bad to worse。 Let us
punish the minxes�察�every one of us that has balls to boast of。 Come��
off with our tunics�察�for a man must savour of manhood�察�come�察�my
friends�察�let us strip naked from head to foot。 Courage�察�I say�察�we
who in our day garrisoned Lipsydrion�察�let us be young again�察�and shake
off eld。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF OLD MEN
If we give them the least hold over us�察�that's the end� �their
audacity will know no bounds� �We shall see them building ships�察�and
fighting sea´fights�察�like Artemisia�察�and�察�if they want to mount and
ride as cavalry�察�we had best cashier the knights�察�for indeed women
excel in riding�察�and have a fine。 firm seat for the gallop。 Just think
of all those squadrons of Amazons Micon has painted for us engaged
in hand´to´hand combat with men。 Come then�察�we must now fit collars to
all these willing necks。
CHORUS OF WOMEN ��singing��
By the blessed goddesses�察�if you anger me�察�I will let loose the
beast of my evil passions�察�and a very hailstorm of blows will set
you yelling for help。 Come�察�dames�察�off with your tunics�察�and quick's
the word�察�women must smell the smell of women in the throes of
passion。。。。 Now just you dare to measure strength with me�察�old
greybeard�察�and I warrant you you'll never eat garlic or black beans
any more。 No�察�not a word� �my anger is at boiling point�察�and I'll do
with you what the beetle did with the eagle's eggs。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF WOMEN
I laugh at your threats�察�so long as I have on my side Lampito
here�察�and the noble Theban�察�my dear Ismenia。。。。 Pass decree on decree��
you can do us no hurt�察�you wretch abhorred of all your fellows。 Why��
only yesterday�察�on occasion of the feast of Hecate�察�I asked my
neighbours of Boeotia for one of their daughters for whom my girls
have a lively liking ´a fine�察�fat eel to wit�察�and if they did not
refuse�察�all along of your silly decrees� �We shall never cease to
suffer the like�察�till some one gives you a neat trip´up and breaks
your neck for you� 。�To LYSISTRATA as she comes out from the
Acropolis�� You�察�Lysistrata�察�you who are leader of our glorious
enterprise�察�why do I see you coming towards me with so gloomy an air��
LYSISTRATA
It's the behaviour of these naughty women�察�it's the female heart
and female weakness that so discourage me。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF WOMEN
Tell us�察�tell us�察�what is it��
LYSISTRATA
I only tell the simple truth。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF WOMEN
What has happened so disconcerting�拭�Come�察�tell your friends。
LYSISTRATA
Oh� �the thing is so hard to tell´yet so impossible to conceal。
LEADER OF CHORUS OF WOMEN
Never seek to hide any ill that has befallen our cause。
LYSISTRATA
To blurt it out in a word´we want laying��
LEADER OF CHORUS OF WOMEN
Oh� �Zeus�察�oh� �Zeus��
LYSISTRATA
What use calling upon Zeus�拭�The thing is even as I say。 I cannot
stop them any longer from lusting after the men。 They are all for
deserting。 The first I caught was slipping out by the postern gate
near the cave of Pan�察�another was letting herself down by a rope and
pulley�察�a third was busy preparing her escape�察�while a fourth�察�perched
on a bird's back�察�was just taking wing for Orsilochus' house�察�when I
seized her by the hair。 One and all�察�they are inventing excuses to
be off home。 ��Pointing to the gate�� Look� �there goes one�察�trying
to get out� �Halloa there� �whither away so fast��
FIRST WOMAN
I want to go home�察�I have some Milesian wool in the house�察�which
is getting all eaten up by the worms。
LYSISTRATA
Bah� �you and your worms� �go back�察�I say��
FIRST WOMAN
I will return immediately�察�I swear I will by the two goddesses��
I only have just to spread it out on the bed。
LYSISTRATA
You shall not do anything of the kind� �I say�察�you shall not go。
FIRST WOMAN
Must I leave my wool to spoil then��
LYSISTRATA
Yes�察�if need be。
SECOND WOMAN
Unhappy woman that I am� �Alas for my flax� �I've left
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