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420 BC
PEACE
by Aristophanes
anonymous translator
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
TRYGAEUS
TWO SERVANTS OF TRYGAEUS
DAUGHTERS OF TRYGAEUS
HERMES
WAR
TUMULT
HIEROCLES�察�a Soothsayer
AN ARMOURER
A SICKLE´MAKER
A CREST´MAKER
SON OF LAMACHUS
SON OF CLEONYMUS
CHORUS OF HUSBANDMEN
PEACE
��SCENE�此�Behind the Orchestra on the right the farmhouse of
TRYGAEUS�察�in the centre the mouth of a cave closed up with huge
boulders�察�on the left the palace of ZEUS。 In front of the
farmhouse is a stable�察�the door of wkich is closed。 Two of
TRYGAEUS'slaves are seen in front of the stable�察�one of them
kneading cakes of dung�察�the other taking the finished cakes and
throwing them into the stable。��
FIRST SERVANT
Quick�察�quick�察�bring the dung´beetle his cake。
SECOND SERVANT
There it is。 Give it to him�察�and may it kill him� �And may he never
eat a better。
FIRST SERVANT
Now give him this other one kneaded up with ass's dung。
SECOND SERVANT
There� �I've done that too。 And where's what you gave him just now��
Surely he can't have devoured it yet��
FIRST SERVANT
Indeed he has�察�he snatched it�察�rolled it between his feet and
bolted it。 Come�察�hurry up�察�knead up a lot and knead them stiffly。
SECOND SERVANT
Oh�察�scavengers�察�help me in the name of the gods�察�if you do not
wish to see me fall down choked。
FIRST SERVANT
Come�察�come�察�another made from the stool of a fairy's favourite。
That will be to the beetle's taste�察�he likes it well ground。
SECOND SERVANT
There� �I am free at least from suspicion�察�none will accuse me of
tasting what I mix。
FIRST SERVANT
Faugh� �come�察�now another� �keep on mixing with all your might。
SECOND SERVANT
By god�察�no。 I can stand this awful cesspool stench no longer。
FIRST SERVANT
I shall bring you the whole ill´smelling gear。
SECOND SERVANT
Pitch it down the sewer sooner�察�and yourself with it。 ��To the
AUDIENCE�� Maybe�察�one of you can tell me where I can buy a stopped´up
nose�察�for there is no work more disgusting than to mix food for a
dung´beetle and to carry it to him。 A pig or a dog will at least
pounce upon our excrement without more ado�察�but this foul wretch
affects the disdainful�察�the spoilt mistress�察�and won't eat unless I
offer him a cake that has been kneaded for an entire day。。。。 But let
us open the door a bit ajar without his seeing it。 Has he done eating��
Come�察�pluck up courage�察�cram yourself till you burst� �The cursed
creature� �It wallows in its food� �It grips it between its claws like a
wrestler clutching his opponent�察�and with head and feet together rolls
up its paste like a rope´maker twisting a hawser。 What an indecent��
stinking�察�gluttonous beast� �I don't know what angry god let this
monster loose upon us�察�but of a certainty it was neither Aphrodite nor
the Graces。
FIRST SERVANT
Who was it then��
SECOND SERVANT
No doubt Zeus�察�the God of the Thundercrap。
FIRST SERVANT
But perhaps some spectator�察�some beardless youth�察�who thinks
himself a sage�察�will say�察 �What is this�拭�What does the beetle mean�拭�
And then an Ionian�察�sitting next him�察�will add�察 �I think it's an
allusion to Cleon�察�who so shamelessly feeds on filth all by
himself。;´But now I'm going indoors to fetch the beetle a drink。
SECOND SERVANT
As for me�察�I will explain the matter to you all�察�children�察�youths��
grownups and old men�察�aye�察�even to the decrepit dotards。 My master
is mad�察�not as you are�察�but with another sort of madness�察�quite a
new kind。 The livelong day he looks open´mouthed towards heaven and
never stops addressing Zeus。 ;Ah� �Zeus�察─�he cries�察 �what are thy
intentions�拭�Lay aside thy besom�察�do not sweep Greece away� ─�Ah��
Hush�察�hush� �I think I hear his voice��
TRYGAEUS ��from within��
Oh� �Zeus�察�what art thou going to do for our people�拭�Dost thou
not see this�察�that our cities will soon be but empty husks��
SECOND SERVANT
As I told you�察�that is his form of madness。 There you have a
sample of his follies。 When his trouble first began to seize him�察�he
said to himself�察 �By what means could I go straight to Zeus�拭�Then he
made himself very slender little ladders and so clambered up towards
heaven�察�but he soon came hurtling down again and broke his head。
Yesterday�察�to our misfortune�察�he went out and brought us back this
thoroughbred�察�but from where I know not�察�this great beetle�察�whose
groom he has forced me to become。 He himself caresses it as though
it were a horse�察�saying�察 �Oh� �my little Pegasus�察�my noble aerial
steed�察�may your wings soon bear me straight to Zeus� ─�But what is my
master doing�拭�I must stoop down to look through this hole。 Oh� �great
gods� �Here� �neighbours�察�run here quick� �here is my master flying off
mounted on his beetle as if on horseback。
��The Machine brings in TRYGAEUS astride an enormous figure of a
dung beetle with wings spread。��
TRYGAEUS ��intoning��
Gently�察�gently�察�go easy�察�beetle�察�don't start off so proudly�察�or
trust at first too greatly to your powers�察�wait till you have sweated��
till the beating of your wings shall make your limb joints supple。
Above all things�察�don't let off some foul smell。 I adjure you�察�else
I would rather have you stay right in the stable。
SECOND SERVANT ��intoning��
Poor master� �Is he crazy��
TRYGAEUS ��intoning��
Silence� �silence��
SECOND SERVANT ��intoning��
But why start up into the air on chance��
TRYGAEUS ��intoning��
'Tis for the weal of all the Greeks�察�I am attempting a daring
and novel feat。
SECOND SERVANT ��intoning��
But what is your purpose�拭�What useless folly��
TRYGAEUS ��intoning��
No words of ill omen� �Give vent to joy and command all men to keep
silence�察�to close down their drains and privies with new tiles and
to cork up their own arses。
FIRST SERVANT ��speaking��
No�察�I shall not be silent�察�unless you tell me where you are going。
TRYGAEUS
Why�察�where am I likely to be going across the sky�察�if it be not to
visit Zeus��
FIRST SERVANT
For what purpose��
TRYGAEUS
I want to ask him what he reckons to do for all the Greeks。
SECOND SERVANT
And if he doesn't tell you��
TRYGAEUS
I shall pursue him at law as a traitor who sells Greece to the
Medes。
SECOND SERVANT
Death seize me�察�if I let you go。
TRYGAEUS
It is absolutely necessary。
SECOND SERVANT ��loudly��
Alas� �alas� �dear little girls�察�your father is deserting you
secretly to go to heaven。 Ah� �poor orphans�察�entreat him�察�beseech him。
��The little daughters of TRYGAEUS come out。��
LITTLE DAUGHTER ��singing��
Father� �father� �what is this I hear�拭�Is it true�拭�What� �you would
leave me�察�you would vanish into the sky�察�you would go to the crows��
Impossible� �Answer�察�father�察�if you love me。
TRYGAEUS ��singing��
Yes�察�I am going。 You hurt me too sorely�察�my daughters�察�when you
ask me for bread�察�calling me your daddy�察�and there is not the ghost of
an obolus in the house�察�if I succeed and come back�察�you will have a
barley loaf every morning´and a punch in the eye for sauce��
LITTLE DAUGHTER
But how will you make the journey�拭�There's no ship that will
take you there。
TRYGAEUS
No�察�but this winged steed will。
LITTLE DAUGHTER
But what an idea�察�papa�察�to harness a beetle�察�to fly to the gods
on。
TRYGAEUS
We see from Aesop's fables that they alone can fly to the abode of
the Immortals。
LITTLE DAUGHTER
Father�察�father�察�that's a tale nobody can believe� �that such a
smelly creature can have gone to the gods。
TRYGAEUS
It went to have vengeance on the eagle and break its eggs。
LITTLE DAUGHTER
Why not saddle Pegasus�拭�you would have a more tragic appearance in
the eyes of the gods。
TRYGAEUS
Eh� �don't you see�察�little fool�察�that then twice the food would
be wanted�拭�Whereas my beetle devours again as filth what I have
eaten myself。
LITTLE DAUGHTER
And if it fell into the watery depths of the sea�察�could it
escape with its wings��
TRYGAEUS ��exposing himself��
I am fitted with a rudder in case of need�察�and my Naxos beetle
will serve me as a boat。
LITTLE DAUGHTER
And what harbour will you put in at��
TRYGAEUS
Why is there not the harbour of Cantharus at the Piraeus��
LITTLE DAUGHTER
Take care not to knock against anything and so fall off into
space�察�once a cripple�察�you would be a fit subject for Euripides�察�who
would put you into a tragedy。
TRYGAEUS ��as the Machine hoists him higher��
I'll see to it。 Good´bye� 。�To the Athenians�� You�察�for love of whom
I brave these dangers�察�do ye neither fart nor crap for the space of
three days�察�for�察�if�察�while cleaving the air�察�my steed should scent
anything�察�he would fling me head foremost from the summit of my hopes。
��Intoning��
Now come�察�my Pegasus�察�get a´going with up´pricked ears and make
your golden bridle resound gaily。 Eh� �what are you doing�拭�What are you
up to�拭�Do you turn your nose towards the cesspools�拭�Come�察�pluck up a
spirit�察�rush upwards from the earth�察�stretch out your speedy wings and
make straight for the palace of Zeus�察�for once give up foraging in
your daily food。´Hi� �you down there�察�what are you after now�拭�Oh� �my
god� �it's a man taking a crap in the Piraeus�察�close to the
whorehouses。 But is it my death you seek then�察�my death�拭�Will you
not bury that right away and pile a great heap of earth upon it and
plant wild thyme therein and pour perfumes on it�拭�If I were to fall
from up here and misfortune happened to me�察�the town of Chios would
owe a fine of five talents for my death
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