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    To endure henceforth the portion of a slave。

    Then one of my new masters with barbed words

    Shall wound me scoffing�此 �See the concubine

    Of Ajax�察�who was mightiest of the host��

    What servile tasks are hers who lived so daintily� �

    Thus will men speak�察�embittering my hard lot��

    But words of shame for thee and for thy race。

    Nay�察�piety forbid thee to forsake

    Thy father in his drear old age´thy mother

    With her sad weight of years�察�who many a time

    Prays to the gods that thou come home alive。

    And pity�察�O king�察�thy son�察�who without thee

    To foster his youth�察�must live the orphaned ward

    Of loveless guardians。 Think how great a sorrow

    Dying thou wilt bequeath to him and me。

    For I have nothing left to look to more

    Save thee。 By thy spear was my country ravaged��

    And by another stroke did fate lay low

    My mother and my sire to dwell with Hades。

    Without thee then what fatherland were mine��

    What wealth�拭�On thee alone rests all my hope。

    O take thought for me too。 Do we not owe

    Remembrance�察�where we have met with any joy��

    For kindness begets kindness evermore

    But he who from whose mind fades the memory

    Of benefits�察�noble is he no more。

  LEADER

    Ajax�察�would that thy soul would feel compassion��

    As mine does�察�so wouldst thou approve her words。

  AJAX

    Verily my approval shall she win��

    If only she find heart to do my bidding。

  TECMESSA

    Dear Ajax�察�in all things will I obey。

  AJAX

    Then bring me here my son�察�for I would see him。

  TECMESSA

    Nay�察�but I sent him from me in my fears。

  AJAX

    During my late affliction�察�is that thy meaning��

  TECMESSA

    Lest by ill chance he should meet thee and so perish。

  AJAX

    Yes�察�that would have been worthy of my fate。

  TECMESSA

    That at least I was watchful to avert。

  AJAX

    I praise thine act and the foresight thou hast shown。

  TECMESSA

    Since that is so�察�what shall I do to serve thee��

  AJAX

    Let me speak to him and behold his face。

  TECMESSA

    He is close by in the attendants' charge。

  AJAX

    Why is his coming then so long delayed��

  TECMESSA ��calling��

    My son�察�thy father calls thee。´Bring him thither

    Whichever of you is guiding the child's steps。

  AJAX

    Is the man coming�拭�Has he heard thy call��

  TECMESSA

    See�察�he is here already with the child。

                 ��An attendant enters�察�leading the child�察�EURYSACES。��

  AJAX

    Lift him up�察�lift him hither。 He will not shrink

    In terror at sight of yonder new´spilt blood��

    If he be rightly mine�察�his father's son。

    Early must he be broken to his sire's

    Stern rugged code�察�and grow like´natured with him。

    O son�察�mayst thou prove happier than thy father��

    In all else like him�察�and thou'lt prove not base。

    Yet even now might I envy thee herein��

    That of these woes thou hast no sense at all。

    For the life that is unconscious is most sweet´

    Until we learn what joy and sorrow are。

    But that once learnt�察�then midst thy father's foes

    Thou must show what thou art�察�and of what breed。

    Till then be nurtured on soft airs�察�cherishing

    Thy tender life�察�and be thy mother's joy。

    None of the Greeks�察�I know�察�will do thee wrong

    With cruel outrage�察�even though I be gone。

    So trusty a guardian will I leave thee�察�Teucer��

    Who will not stint his loving care�察�though now

    He is gone far away�察�in chase of foes。

    But you�察�my warriors�察�comrades in seafaring��

    On you too I impose this task of love��

    And fail not to announce my will to Teucer��

    That to my home he take the child and show him

    To Telamon and my mother Eriboea��

    That henceforth he may comfort their old age。

    And charge him that no game´steward make my arms

    A prize for the Greeks´nor he who ruined me。

    But this take thou�察�my son Eurysaces��

    Hold it and wield it by its firm´stitched thong��

    This sevenfold spear´proof shield�察�whence comes thy name。

    But else with me my arms shall be interred。

                                           ��Speaking now to TECMESSA��

    Come�察�take the child hence quickly�察�and bolt the doors��

    And let there be no weeping and lamenting

    Before the hut。 Women love tears too well。

    Close quickly。 It is not for a skilful leech

    To drone charms o'er a wound that craves the knife。

  LEADER

    I am fearful�察�listening to this eager mood。

    The sharp edge of thy tongue�察�I like it not。

  TECMESSA

    O my lord Ajax�察�what art thou purposing��

  AJAX

    Question me not。 To be discreet is best。

  TECMESSA

    Ah me�察�heavy is my heart。 Now by thy child��

    By the gods�察�I entreat�察�forsake us not。

  AJAX

    Vex me no further。 Know'st thou not that I

    To the gods owe no duty any more��

  TECMESSA

    Utter no proud words。

  AJAX

    Speak to those who listen。

  TECMESSA

    Wilt thou not heed��

  AJAX

    Too much thou hast spoken already。

  TECMESSA

    Yes�察�through my fears�察�O king。

  AJAX

    Close the doors quickly。

  TECMESSA

    For the gods' love�察�relent。

  AJAX

    'Tis a foolish hope��

    If thou shouldst now propose to school my mood。



  ��The doors are closed upon AJAX。 TECMESSA goes out with EURYSACES。��



  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    O famed Salamis�察�thou amidst

    Breaking surges abidest ever

    Blissful�察�a joy to the eyes of all men。

    But I the while long and wearily tarrying

    Through countless months still encamped on the fields of Ida

    In misery here have made my couch��

    By time broken and worn��

    In dread waiting the hour

    When I shall enter at last the terrible shadow abode of Hades。



                                                        antistrophe 1



    Now dismays me a new despair��

    This incurable frenzy ��woe�察�ah

    Woe's me�。� cast by the gods on Ajax��

    Whom thou of old sentest forth from thy shores�察�a strong

    And valiant chief�察�but now�察�to his friends a sore grief��

    Devouring his lonely heart he sits。

    His once glorious deeds

    Are now fallen and scorned��

    Fallen to death without love from the loveless and pitiless sons

      of Atreus。



                                                            strophe 2



    His mother�察�'tis most like�察�burdened with many days��

    And whitened with old age�察�when she shall hear how frenzy

    Has smitten his soul to ruin��

    Ailinon� �ailinon��

    Will break forth her despair�察�not as the nightingale's

    Plaintive�察�tender lament�察�no�察�but in passion's wailing

    Shrill´toned cries�察�and with fierce strokes

    Wildly smiting her bosom��

    In grief's anguish her hands will rend her grey locks。



                                                        antistrophe 2



    Yea�察�better Hell should hide one who is sick in soul��

    Though there be none than he sprung from a nobler lineage

    Of the war´weary Greeks�察�yet

    Strayed from his inbred mood

    Now amidst alien thoughts dwells he a stranger。

    Hapless father� �alas�察�bitter the tale that waits thee��

    Thy son's grievous affliction。

    No life save his alone

    Of Aeacid kings such a curse has ever haunted。



  ��AJAX enters�察�carrying a sword。 As he speaks�察�TECMESSA also enters。��



  AJAX

    All things the long and countless lapse of time

    Brings forth。 displays�察�then hides once more in gloom。

    Nought is too strange to look for�察�but the event

    May mock the sternest oath�察�the firmest will。

    Thus I�察�who late so strong�察�so stubborn seemed

    Like iron dipped�察�yet now grow soft with pity

    Before this woman�察�whom I am loath to leave

    Midst foes a widow with this orphaned child。

    But I will seek the meadows by the shore��

    There will I wash and purge these stains�察�if so

    I may appease Athena's heavy wrath。

    Then will I find some lonely place�察�where I

    May hide this sword�察�beyond all others cursed��

    Buried where none may see it�察�deep in earth。

    May night and Hades keep it there below。

    For from that hour my hand accepted it��

    The gift of Hector�察�deadliest of my foes��

    Nought from the Greeks towards me hath sped well。

    So now I find that ancient proverb true��

    Foes' gifts are no gifts�此�profit bring they none。

    Therefore henceforth I study to obey

    The Gods�察�and reverence the sons of Atreus。

    Our rulers are they�此�we must yield。 How else��

    For to authority yield all things most dread

    And mighty。 Thus must Winter's snowy feet

    Give place to Summer with her wealth of fruits��

    And from her weary round doth Night withdraw��

    That Day's white steeds may kindle heaven with light。

    After fierce tempest calm will ever lull

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