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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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