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Whose sobs I hear�拭 �Has Creon pitied me
And sent me my two darlings�拭 �Can this be��

CREON
'Tis true�察�'twas I procured thee this delight��
Knowing the joy they were to thee of old。

OEDIPUS
God speed thee� �and as meed for bringing them
May Providence deal with thee kindlier
Than it has dealt with me�  �O children mine��
Where are ye�拭 �Let me clasp you with these hands��
A brother's hands�察�a father's�察�hands that made
Lack´luster sockets of his once bright eyes��
Hands of a man who blindly�察�recklessly��
Became your sire by her from whom he sprang。
Though I cannot behold you�察�I must weep
In thinking of the evil days to come��
The slights and wrongs that men will put upon you。
Where'er ye go to feast or festival��
No merrymaking will it prove for you��
But oft abashed in tears ye will return。
And when ye come to marriageable years��
Where's the bold wooers who will jeopardize
To take unto himself such disrepute
As to my children's children still must cling��
For what of infamy is lacking here��
;Their father slew his father�察�sowed the seed
Where he himself was gendered�察�and begat
These maidens at the source wherefrom he sprang。;
Such are the gibes that men will cast at you。
Who then will wed you�拭 �None�察�I ween�察�but ye
Must pine�察�poor maids�察�in single barrenness。
O Prince�察�Menoeceus' son�察�to thee�察�I turn��
With the it rests to father them�察�for we
Their natural parents�察�both of us�察�are lost。
O leave them not to wander poor�察�unwed��
Thy kin�察�nor let them share my low estate。
O pity them so young�察�and but for thee
All destitute。  Thy hand upon it�察�Prince。
To you�察�my children I had much to say��
Were ye but ripe to hear。  Let this suffice��
Pray ye may find some home and live content��
And may your lot prove happier than your sire's。

CREON
Thou hast had enough of weeping�察�pass within。

OEDIPUS
                                             I must obey��
Though 'tis grievous。

CREON
                         Weep not�察�everything must have its day。

OEDIPUS
Well I go�察�but on conditions。

CREON
                              What thy terms for going�察�say。

OEDIPUS
Send me from the land an exile。

CREON
                              Ask this of the gods�察�not me。

OEDIPUS
But I am the gods' abhorrence。

CREON
                              Then they soon will grant thy plea。

OEDIPUS
Lead me hence�察�then�察�I am willing。

CREON
                                   Come�察�but let thy children go。

OEDIPUS
Rob me not of these my children��

CREON
                                   Crave not mastery in all��
For the mastery that raised thee was thy bane and wrought thy fall。

CHORUS
Look ye�察�countrymen and Thebans�察�this is Oedipus the great��
He who knew the Sphinx's riddle and was mightiest in our state。
Who of all our townsmen gazed not on his fame with envious eyes��
Now�察�in what a sea of troubles sunk and overwhelmed he lies��
Therefore wait to see life's ending ere thou count one mortal blest��
Wait till free from pain and sorrow he has gained his final rest。


FOOTNOTES
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1。   Dr。 Kennedy and others render ;Since to men of experience  I  see
that also comparisons of their counsels are in most lively use。;

2。  Literally ;not to call them thine�察─�but the Greek may be  rendered
;In order not to reveal thine。;

3。  The Greek text that occurs in this place has been lost。




                              SOPHOCLES

                          OEDIPUS AT COLONUS

                     Translation by F。 Storr�察�BA
            Formerly Scholar of Trinity College�察�Cambridge
                    From the Loeb Library Edition
                       Originally published by
               Harvard University Press�察�Cambridge�察�MA
                                 and
                    William Heinemann Ltd�察�London

                       First published in 1912



                               ARGUMENT

Oedipus�察 �the  blind  and banished King of Thebes�察 �has  come  in  his
wanderings to Colonus�察�a deme of Athens�察�led by his daughter Antigone。
He sits to rest on a rock just within a sacred grove of the Furies and
is  bidden depart by a passing native。  But Oedipus�察�instructed by  an
oracle  that he had reached his final resting´place�察�refuses to  stir��
and the stranger consents to go and consult the Elders of Colonus ��the
Chorus  of  the Play��。  Conducted to the spot they pity at  first  the
blind  beggar  and  his daughter�察�but on learning his  name  they  are
horror´striken  and  order him to quit the land。  He  appeals  to  the
world´famed hospitality of Athens and hints at the blessings that  his
coming will confer on the State。  They agree to await the decision  of
King  Theseus。   From Theseus Oedipus craves protection  in  life  and
burial  in  Attic soil�察�the benefits that will accrue  shall  be  told
later。   Theseus departs having promised to aid and befriend him。   No
sooner  has  he gone than Creon enters with an armed guard  who  seize
Antigone  and  carry  her off ��Ismene�察�the  other  sister�察 �they  have
already  captured��  and  he is about to lay  hands  on  Oedipus�察 �when
Theseus�察 �who has heard the tumult�察�hurries up and�察 �upbraiding  Creon
for  his lawless act�察�threatens to detain him till he has shown  where
the captives are and restored them。  In the next scene Theseus returns
bringing  with  him the rescued maidens。  He informs  Oedipus  that  a
stranger  who has taken sanctuary at the altar of Poseidon  wishes  to
see  him。   It  is  Polyneices who has  come  to  crave  his  father's
forgiveness and blessing�察�knowing by an oracle that victory will  fall
to the side that Oedipus espouses。  But Oedipus spurns the  hypocrite��
and invokes a dire curse on both his unnatural sons。  A sudden clap of
thunder is heard�察�and as peal follows peal�察�Oedipus is aware that  his
hour  is come and bids Antigone summon Theseus。  Self´guided he  leads
the  way  to  the spot where death should overtake  him�察 �attended  by
Theseus  and his daughters。  Halfway he bids his  daughters  farewell��
and what followed none but Theseus knew。  He was not ��so the Messenger
reports�� for the gods took him。



                          DRAMATIS PERSONAE

OEDIPUS�察�banished King of Thebes。
ANTIGONE�察�his daughter。
ISMENE�察�his daughter。
THESEUS�察�King of Athens。
CREON�察�brother of Jocasta�察�now reigning at Thebes。
POLYNEICES�察�elder son of Oedipus。
STRANGER�察�a native of Colonus。
MESSENGER�察�an attendant of Theseus。
CHORUS�察�citizens of Colonus。

     Scene�此 �In front of the grove of the Eumenides。



                          OEDIPUS AT COLONUS

Enter the blind OEDIPUS led by his daughter�察�ANTIGONE。

OEDIPUS
Child of an old blind sire�察�Antigone��
What region�察�say�察�whose city have we reached��
Who will provide today with scanted dole
This wanderer�拭 �'Tis little that he craves��
And less obtainsthat less enough for me��
For I am taught by suffering to endure��
And the long years that have grown old with me��
And last not least�察�by true nobility。
My daughter�察�if thou seest a resting place
On common ground or by some sacred grove��
Stay me and set me down。  Let us discover
Where we have come�察�for strangers must inquire
Of denizens�察�and do as they are bid。

ANTIGONE
Long´suffering father�察�Oedipus�察�the towers
That fence the city still are faint and far��
But where we stand is surely holy ground��
A wilderness of laurel�察�olive�察�vine��
Within a choir or songster nightingales
Are warbling。  On this native seat of rock
Rest�察�for an old man thou hast traveled far。

OEDIPUS
Guide these dark steps and seat me there secure。

ANTIGONE
If time can teach�察�I need not to be told。

OEDIPUS
Say�察�prithee�察�if thou knowest�察�where we are。

ANTIGONE
Athens I recognize�察�but not the spot。

OEDIPUS
That much we heard from every wayfarer。

ANTIGONE
Shall I go on and ask about the place��

OEDIPUS
Yes�察�daughter�察�if it be inhabited。

ANTIGONE
Sure there are habitations�察�but no need
To leave thee�察�yonder is a man hard by。

OEDIPUS
What�察�moving hitherward and on his way��

ANTIGONE
Say rather�察�here already。  Ask him straight
The needful questions�察�for the man is here。
��Enter STRANGER��

OEDIPUS
O stranger�察�as I learn from her whose eyes
Must serve both her and me�察�that thou art here
Sent by some happy chance to serve our doubts

STRANGER
First quit that seat�察�then question me at large��
The spot thou treadest on is holy ground。

OEDIPUS
What is the site�察�to what god dedicate��

STRANGER
Inviolable�察�untrod�察�goddesses��
Dread brood of Earth and Darkness�察�here abide。

OEDIPUS
Tell me the awful name I should invoke��

STRANGER
The Gracious Ones�察�All´seeing�察�so our folk
Call them�察�but elsewhere other names are rife。

OEDIPUS
Then may they show their suppliant grace�察�for I
From this your sanctuary will ne'er depart。

STRANGER
What word is this��

OEDIPUS
                    The watchword of my fate。

STRANGER
Nay�察�'tis not mine to bid thee hence without
Due warrant and instruction from the State。

OEDIPUS
Now in God's name�察�O stranger�察�scorn me not
As a wayfarer�察�tell me what I crave。

STRANGER
Ask�察�your request shall not be scorned by me。

OEDIPUS
How call you then the place wherein we bide��

STRANGER
Whate'er I know thou too shalt know�察�the place
Is all to great Poseidon consecrate。
Hard by�察�the Titan�察�he who bears the torch��
Prometheus�察�has his worship�察�but the spot
Thou treadest�察�the Brass´footed Threshold named��
Is Athens' bastion�察�and the neighboring lands
Claim as their chief and patron yonder knight
Colonus�察�and in common bear his name。
Such�察�stranger�察�is the spot�察�to fame unknown��
But dear to us its native worshipers。

OEDIPUS
Thou sayest there are dwellers in these parts��

STRANGER
Surely�察�they bear the name of yonder god。

OEDIPUS
Ruled by a king or by the general voice��

STRANGER
The lord of Athens is our over´lord。

OEDIPUS
Who is this monarch�察�great in word and might��

STRANGER
Theseus�察�the son of Aegeus our late king。

OEDIPUS
Might one be sent from you to summon him��

STRANGER
Wherefore�拭 �To tell him aught or urge his coming��

OEDIPUS
Say a slight service may avail him much。

STRANGER
How can he profit from a sightless man��

OEDIPUS
The blind man
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