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LYCUS
Ha� �Amphitryon�察�'tis high time thou camest forth from the
palace�察�ye have been too long arraying yourselves in the robes and
trappings of the dead。 Come�察�bid the wife and children of Heracles
show themselves outside the house�察�to die on the conditions you
yourselves offered。
AMPHITRYON
O king�察�thou dost persecute me in my misery and heapest insult
upon me over and above the loss of my son�察�thou shouldst have been
more moderate in thy zeal�察�though thou art my lord and master。 But
since thou dost impose death's stern necessity on me�察�needs must I
acquiesce and do thy will。
LYCUS
Pray�察�where is Megara�拭�where are the children of Alcmena's son��
AMPHITRYON
She�察�I believe�察�so far as I can guess from outside´
LYCUS
What grounds hast thou to base thy fancy on��
AMPHITRYON
Is sitting as a suppliant on the altar's hallowed steps。
LYCUS
Imploring them quite uselessly to save her life。
AMPHITRYON
And calling on her dead husband�察�quite in vain。
LYCUS
He is nowhere near�察�and he certainly will never come。
AMPHITRYON
No�察�unless perhaps a god should raise him from the dead。
LYCUS
Go to her and bring her from the palace。
AMPHITRYON
By doing so I should become an accomplice in her murder。
LYCUS
Since thou hast this scruple�察�I�察�who have left fear behind�察�will
myself bring out the mother and her children。 Follow me�察�servants��
that we may put an end to this delay of our work to our joy。
��Lycus and his servants enter the palace。��
AMPHITRYON
Then go thy way along the path of fate�察�for what remains�察�maybe
another will provide。 Expect for thy evil deeds to find some ill
thyself。 Ah� �my aged friends�察�he is marching fairly to his doom��
soon will he be entangled in the snare of the sword�察�thinking to
slay his neighbours�察�the villain� �I will hence�察�to see him fall
dead�察�for the sight of a foe being slain and paying the penalty of his
misdeeds gives pleasure。
��AMPHITRYON follows Lycus into the palace。��
CHORUS ��singing��
Evil has changed sides�察�he who was erst a mighty king is now
turning his life backward into the road to Hades。
Hail to thee� �justice and heavenly retribution。
At last hast thou reached the goal where thy death will pay the
forfeit��
For thy insults against thy betters。
Joy makes my tears burst forth。
There is come a retribution�察�which the prince of the land never
once thought in his heart would happen。
Come�察�old friends�察�let us look within to see if one we know has
met the fate I hope。
LYCUS ��within��
Ah me� �ah me��
CHORUS ��singing��
Ha� �how sweet to hear that opening note of his within the house��
death is not far off him now。
Hark� �the prince cries out in his agony�察�that preludes death。
LYCUS ��within��
O kingdom of Cadmus�察�by treachery I am perishing��
CHORUS ��singing��
Thou wert thyself for making others perish�察�endure thy
retribution�察�'tis only the penalty of thy own deeds thou art paying。
Who was he�察�weak son of man�察�that aimed his silly saying at the
blessed gods of heaven with impious blasphemy�察�maintaining that they
are weaklings after all��
Old friends�察�our godless foe is now no more。
The house is still�察�let us to our dancing。
Yea�察�for fortune smiles upon my friends as I desire。
strophe 1
Dances and banquets now prevail throughout the holy town of
Thebes。 For release from tears and respite from sorrow give birth to
song。 The upstart king is dead and gone�察�our former monarch now is
prince�察�having made his way even from the bourn of Acheron。 Hope
beyond all expectation is fulfilled。
antistrophe 1
To heed the right and wrong is heaven's care。 'Tis their gold
and their good luck that lead men's hearts astray�察�bringing in their
train unholy tyranny。 For no man ever had the courage to reflect
what reverses time might bring�察�but�察�disregarding law to gratify
lawlessness�察�he shatters in gloom the car of happiness。
strophe 2
Deck thee with garlands�察�O Ismenus� �break forth into dancing�察�ye
paved streets of our seven´gated city� �come Dirce�察�fount of waters
fair�察�and joined with her ye daughters of Asopus�察�come from your
father's waves to add your maiden voices to our hymn�察�the victor's
prize that Heracles hath won。 O Pythian rock�察�with forests crowned��
and haunts of the Muses on Helicon� �make my city and her walls re´echo
with cries of joy�察�where sprang the earth´born crop to view�察�a
warrior´host with shields of brass�察�who are handing on their realm
to children's children�察�a light divine to Thebes。
antistrophe 2
All hail the marriage� �wherein two bridegrooms shared�察�the one��
a mortal�察�the other�察�Zeus�察�who came to wed the maiden sprung from
Perseus�察�for that marriage of thine�察�O Zeus�察�in days gone by has
been proved to me a true story beyond all expectation�察�and time hath
shown the lustre of Heracles' prowess�察�who emerged from caverns 'neath
the earth after leaving Pluto's halls below。 To me art thou a worthier
lord than that base´born king�察�who now lets it be plainly seen in this
struggle 'twixt armed warriors�察�whether justice still finds favour
in heaven。
��The spectres of MADNESS and IRIS appear
from above。 The CHORUS sees them。��
Ha� �see there�察�my old comrades� �is the same wild panic fallen on
us all�察�what phantom is this I see hovering o'er the house�拭�Fly��
fly�察�bestir thy tardy steps� �begone� �away� �away� �O saviour prince��
avert calamity from me��
IRIS
Courage�察�old men� �she�察�whom you see�察�is Madness�察�daughter of
Night�察�and I am Iris�察�the handmaid of the gods。 We have not come to do
your city any hurt�察�but against the house of one man only is our
warfare�察�even against him whom they call the son of Zeus and
Alcmena。 For until he had finished all his grievous toils�察�Destiny was
preserving him�察�nor would father Zeus ever suffer me or Hera to harm
him。 But now that he hath accomplished the labours of Eurystheus�察�Hera
is minded to brand him with the guilt of shedding kindred blood by
slaying his own children�察�and I am one with her。 Come then�察�maid
unwed�察�child of murky Night�察�harden thy heart relentlessly�察�send forth
frenzy upon him�察�confound his mind even to the slaying of his
children�察�drive him�察�goad him wildly on his mad career�察�shake out
the sails of death�察�that when he has sent o'er Acheron's ferry that
fair group of children by his own murderous hand�察�he may learn to know
how fiercely against him the wrath of Hera burns and may also
experience mine�察�otherwise�察�if he escape punishment�察�the gods will
become as naught�察�while man's power will grow。
MADNESS
Of noble parents was I born�察�the daughter of Night�察�sprung from
the blood of Uranus�察�and these prerogatives I hold�察�not to use them in
anger against friends�察�nor have I any joy in visiting the homes of
men�察�and fain would I counsel Hera�察�before I see her err�察�and thee
too�察�if ye will hearken to my words。 This man�察�against whose house
thou art sending me�察�has made himself a name alike in heaven and
earth�察�for�察�after taming pathless wilds and raging sea�察�he by his
single might raised up again the honours of the gods when sinking
before man's impiety�察�wherefore I counsel thee�察�do not wish him dire
mishaps。
IRIS
Spare us thy advice on Hera's and my schemes。
MADNESS
I seek to turn thy steps into the best path instead of into this
one of evil。
IRIS
'Twas not to practice self´control that the wife of Zeus sent thee
hither。
MADNESS
I call the sun´god to witness that herein I am acting against my
will�察�but if indeed I must forthwith serve thee and Hera and follow
you in full cry as hounds follow the huntsman�察�why go I will�察�nor
shall ocean with its moaning waves�察�nor the earthquake�察�nor the
thunderbolt with blast of agony be half so furious as the headlong
rush I will make into the breast of Heracles�察�through his roof will
I burst my way and swoop upon his house�察�after first slaying his
children�察�nor shall their murderer know that he is killing his
own´begotten babes�察�till he is released from my madness。 Behold him��
see how even now he is wildly tossing his head at the outset�察�and
rolling his eyes fiercely from side to side without word�察�nor can he
control his panting breath�察�but like a bull in act to charge�察�he
bellows fearfully�察�calling on the goddesses of nether hell。 Soon
will I rouse thee to yet wilder dancing and sound a note of terror
in thine ear。 Soar away�察�O Iris�察�to Olympus on thy honoured course��
while I unseen will steal into the halls of Heracles。
��IRIS and MADNESS vanish。��
CHORUS ��chanting��
Alas� �alas� �lament�察�O city�察�the son of Zeus�察�thy fairest bloom�察�is
being cut down。
Woe is thee�察�Hellas� �that wilt cast from thee thy benefactor��
and destroy him as he madly�察�wildly dances where no pipe is heard。
She is mounted on her car�察�the queen of
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