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                                     420 BC

                                   THE CLOUDS

                                by Aristophanes

                              anonymous translator




                 CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY



    STREPSIADES

    PHIDIPPIDES

    SERVANT OF STREPSIADES

    DISCIPLES OF SOCRATES

    SOCRATES

    JUST DISCOURSE

    UNJUST DISCOURSE

    PASIAS�察�a Money´lender

    AMYNIAS�察�another Money´lender

    CHORUS OF CLOUDS

CLOUDS

    ��SCENE�此�In the background are two houses�察�that of Strepsiades and

    that of Socrates�察�the Thoughtery。 The latter is small and dingy��

    the in�察�terior of the former is shown and two beds are seen�察�each

    occupied。��



  STREPSIADES ��sitting up��

    GREAT gods� �will these nights never end�拭�will daylight never come��

I heard the cock crow long ago and my slaves are snoring still� �Ah� �Ah��

It wasn't like this formerly。 Curses on the war� �has it not done

me ills enough�拭�Now I may not even chastise my own slaves。 Again

there's this brave lad�察�who never wakes the whole long night�察�but��

wrapped in his five coverlets�察�farts away to his heart's content。

��He lies down�� Come� �let me nestle in well and snore too�察�if it be

possible。。。。oh� �misery�察�it's vain to think of sleep with all these

expenses�察�this stable�察�these debts�察�which are devouring me�察�thanks

to this fine cavalier�察�who only knows how to look after his long

locks�察�to show himself off in his chariot and to dream of horses��

And I�察�I am nearly dead�察�when I see the moon bringing the third decade

in her train and my liability falling due。。。。Slave� �light the lamp and

bring me my tablets。 ��The slave obeys。�� Who are all my creditors��

Let me see and reckon up the interest。 What is it I owe�拭�。。。Twelve

minae to Pasias。。。。What� �twelve minae to Pasias�拭�。。。Why did I borrow

these�拭�Ah� �I know� �It was to buy that thoroughbred�察�which cost me so

much。 How I should have prized the stone that had blinded him��

  PHIDIPPIDES ��in his sleep��

    That's not fair�察�Philo� �Drive your chariot straight�察�I say。

  STREPSIADES

    This is what is destroying me。 He raves about horses�察�even in

his sleep。

  PHIDIPPIDES ��still sleeping��

    How many times round the track is the race for the chariots of

war��

  STREPSIADES

    It's your own father you are driving to death。。。。to ruin。 Come��

what debt comes next�察�after that of Pasias�拭�。。。Three minae to

Amynias for a chariot and its two wheels。

  PHIDIPPIDES ��still asleep��

    Give the horse a good roll in the dust and lead him home。

  STREPSIADES

    Ah� �wretched boy� �it's my money that you are making roll。 My

creditors have distrained on my goods�察�and here are others again��

who demand security for their interest。

  PHIDIPPIDES ��awaking��

    What is the matter with you�察�father�察�that you groan and turn about

the whole night through��

  STREPSIADES

    I have a bum´bailiff in the bedclothes biting me。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    For pity's sake�察�let me have a little sleep。 ��He turns over。��

  STREPSIADES

    Very well�察�sleep on� �but remember that all these debts will fall

back on your shoulders。 Oh� �curses on the go´between who made me marry

your mother� �I lived so happily in the country�察�a commonplace��

everyday life�察�but a good and easy one´had not a trouble�察�not a

care�察�was rich in bees�察�in sheep and in olives。 Then indeed I had to

marry the niece of Megacles�察�the son of Megacles�察�I belonged to the

country�察�she was from the town�察�she was a haughty�察�extravagant

woman�察�a true Coesyra。 On the nuptial day�察�when I lay beside her�察�I

was reeking of the dregs of the wine´cup�察�of cheese and of wool�察�she

was redolent with essences�察�saffron�察�voluptuous kisses�察�the love of

spending�察�of good cheer and of wanton delights。 I will not say she did

nothing�察�no�察�she worked hard。。。to ruin me�察�and pretending all the

while merely to be showing her the cloak she had woven for me�察�I said��

;Wife you go too fast about your work�察�your threads are too closely

woven and you use far too much wool。;

                                        ��A slave enters witk a lamp。��

  SLAVE

    There is no more oil in the lamp。

  STREPSIADES

    Why then did you light such a thirsty lamp�拭�Come here�察�I am

going to beat you。

  SLAVE

    What for��

  STREPSIADES

    Because you have put in too thick a wick。。。。Later�察�when we had

this boy�察�what was to be his name�拭�It was the cause of much

quarrelling with my loving wife。 She insisted on having some reference

to a horse in his name�察�that he should be called Xanthippus�察�Charippus

or Callippides。 I wanted to name him Phidonides after his grandfather。

We disputed long�察�and finally agreed to style him Phidippides。。。。She

used to fondle and coax him�察�saying�察 �Oh� �what a joy it will be to

me when you have grown up�察�to see you�察�like my father�察�Megacles��

clothed in purple and standing up straight in your chariot driving

your steeds toward the town。; And I would say to him�察 �When�察�like your

father�察�you will go�察�dressed in a skin�察�to fetch back your goats

from Phelleus。; Alas� �he never listened to me and his madness for

horses has shattered my fortune。 ��He gets out of bed。�� But by dint

of thinking the livelong night�察�I have discovered a road to salvation��

both miraculous and divine。 If he will but follow it�察�I shall be out

of my trouble� �First�察�however�察�he must be awakened�察�but it must be

done as gently as possible。 How shall I manage it�拭�Phidippides� �my

little Phidippides��

  PHIDIPPIDES ��awaking again��

    What is it�察�father��

  STREPSIADES

    Kiss me and give me your hand。

  PHIDIPPIDES ��getting up and doing as his father requests��

    There� �What's it all about��

  STREPSIADES

    Tell me� �do you love me��

  PHIDIPPIDES

    By Posidon�察�the equestrian Posidon� �yes�察�I swear I do。

  STREPSIADES

    Oh�察�do not�察�I pray you�察�invoke this god of horses�察�he is the one

who is the cause of all my cares。 But if you really love me�察�and

with your whole heart�察�my boy�察�believe me。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Believe you�拭�about what��

  STREPSIADES

    Alter your habits forthwith and go and learn what I tell you。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Say on�察�what are your orders��

  STREPSIADES

    Will you obey me ever so little��

  PHIDIPPIDES

    By Bacchus�察�I will obey you。

  STREPSIADES

    Very well then� �Look this way。 Do you see that little door and

that little house��

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Yes�察�father。 But what are you driving at��

  STREPSIADES

    That is the Thoughtery of wise souls。 There they prove that we are

coals enclosed on all sides under a vast snuffer�察�which is the sky。 If

well paid�察�these men also teach one how to gain law´suits�察�whether

they be just or not。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    What do they call themselves��

  STREPSIADES

    I do not know exactly�察�but they are deep thinkers and most

admirable people。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    Bah� �the wretches� �I know them�察�you mean those quacks with pale

faces�察�those barefoot fellows�察�such as that miserable Socrates and

Chaerephon��

  STREPSIADES

    Silence� �say nothing foolish� �If you desire your father not to die

of hunger�察�join their company and let your horses go。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    No�察�by Bacchus� �even though you gave me the pheasants that

Leogoras raises。

  STREPSIADES

    Oh� �my beloved son�察�I beseech you�察�go and follow their teachings。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    And what is it I should learn��

  STREPSIADES

    It seems they have two courses of reasoning�察�the true and the

false�察�and that�察�thanks to the false�察�the worst law´suits can be

gained。 If then you learn this science�察�which is false�察�I shall not

have to pay an obolus of all the debts I have contracted on your

account。

  PHIDIPPIDES

  No�察�I will not do it。 I should no longer dare to look at our gallant

horsemen�察�when I had so ruined my tan。

  STREPSIADES

    Well then�察�by Demeter� �I will no longer support you�察�neither

you�察�nor your team�察�nor your saddle´horse。 Go and hang yourself�察�I

turn you out of house and home。

  PHIDIPPIDES

    My uncle Megacles will not leave me without horses�察�I shall go

to him and laugh at your anger。

              ��He departs。 STREPSIADES goes over to SOCRATES' house。��

  STREPSIADES

    One rebuff shall not dishearten me。 With the help of the gods I

will enter the Thoughtery and learn myself。 ��He hesitates。�� But at

my age�察�memory has gone and the mind is slow to grasp things。 How

can all these fine distinctions�察�these subtleties be learned��

��Making up his mind�� Bah� �why should I dally thus instead of rapping

at the door�拭�Slave�察�slave��

                                               ��He knocks and calls。��

  A DISCIPLE ��from within��

    A plague on you� �Who are you��

  STREPSIADES

    Strepsiades�察�the son of Phido�察�of the deme of Cicynna。

  DISCIPLE ��coming out of the door��

    You are nothing but an ignorant and illiterate fellow to let fly

at the door with such kicks。 You have brought on a miscarriage´of an

idea��

  STREPSIADES

    Pardon me�察�please�察�for I live far away from here in the country。

But tell me�察�what was the idea that miscarried��

  DISCIPLE

    I may not tell it to any but a disciple。

  STREPSIADES

    Then tell me without fear�察�for I have come to study among you。

  DISCIPLE

    Very well then�察�but reflect�察�that these are mysteries。 Lately�察�a

flea bit Chaerephon on the brow and then from there sprang on to the

head of Socrates。 Socrates asked Chaerephon�察 �How many times the

length of its legs does a flea jump�拭�

  STREPSIADES

    And how ever did he go about measuring it��

  DISCIPLE

    Oh� �it was most ingenious� �He melted some wax�察�seized the flea and

dipped its two feet in the wax�察�which�察�when cooled�察�left them shod

with true Persian slippers。 These he took off and with them measured

the distance。

  STREPSIADES

    Ah� �great Zeus� �what a brain� �what subtlety��

  DISCIPLE

    I wonder what then would you say�察�if you knew another 
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