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CLYTEMNESTRA
Even in this night that now brings forth the dawn。
LEADER
Yet who so swift could speed the message here��
CLYTEMNESTRA
From Ida's top Hephaestus�察�lord of fire��
Sent forth his sign�察�and on�察�and ever on��
Beacon to beacon sped the courier´flame。
From Ida to the crag�察�that Hermes loves��
Of Lemnos�察�thence unto the steep sublime
Of Athos�察�throne of Zeus�察�the broad blaze flared。
Thence�察�raised aloft to shoot across the sea��
The moving light�察�rejoicing in its strength��
Sped from the pyre of pine�察�and urged its way��
In golden glory�察�like some strange new sun��
Onward�察�and reached Macistus' watching heights。
There�察�with no dull delay nor heedless sleep��
The watcher sped the tidings on in turn��
Until the guard upon Messapius' peak
Saw the far flame gleam on Euripus' tide��
And from the high´piled heap of withered furze
Lit the new sign and bade the message on。
Then the strong light�察�far´flown and yet undimmed��
Shot thro' the sky above Asopus' plain��
Bright as the moon�察�and on Cithaeron's crag
Aroused another watch of flying fire。
And there the sentinels no whit disowned��
But sent redoubled on�察�the hest of flame
Swift shot the light�察�above Gorgopis' bay��
To Aegiplanctus' mount�察�and bade the peak
Fail not the onward ordinance of fire。
And like a long beard streaming in the wind��
Full´fed with fuel�察�roared and rose the blaze��
And onward flaring�察�gleamed above the cape��
Beneath which shimmers the Saronic bay��
And thence leapt light unto Arachne's peak��
The mountain watch that looks upon our town。
Thence to th' Atreides' roof´in lineage fair��
A bright posterity of Ida's fire。
So sped from stage to stage�察�fulfilled in turn��
Flame after flame�察�along the course ordained��
And lo� �the last to speed upon its way
Sights the end first�察�and glows unto the goal。
And Troy is ta'en�察�and by this sign my lord
Tells me the tale�察�and ye have learned my word。
LEADER
To heaven�察�O queen�察�will I upraise new song��
But�察�wouldst thou speak once more�察�I fain would hear
From first to last the marvel of the tale。
CLYTEMNESTRA
Think you´this very morn´the Greeks in Troy��
And loud therein the voice of utter wail��
Within one cup pour vinegar and oil��
And look� �unblent�察�unreconciled�察�they war。
So in the twofold issue of the strife
Mingle the victor's shout�察�the captives' moan。
For all the conquered whom the sword has spared
Cling weeping´some unto a brother slain��
Some childlike to a nursing father's form��
And wail the loved and lost�察�the while their neck
Bows down already 'neath the captive's chain。
And lo� �the victors�察�now the fight is done��
Goaded by restless hunger�察�far and wide
Range all disordered thro' the town�察�to snatch
Such victual and such rest as chance may give
Within the captive halls that once were Troy´
Joyful to rid them of the frost and dew��
Wherein they couched upon the plain of old´
Joyful to sleep the gracious night all through��
Unsummoned of the watching sentinel。
Yet let them reverence well the city's gods��
The lords of Troy�察�tho' fallen�察�and her shrines��
So shall the spoilers not in turn be spoiled。
Yea�察�let no craving for forbidden gain
Bid conquerors yield before the darts of greed。
For we need yet�察�before the race be won��
Homewards�察�unharmed�察�to round the course once more。
For should the host wax wanton ere it come��
Then�察�tho'the sudden blow of fate be spared��
Yet in the sight of gods shall rise once more
The great wrong of the slain�察�to claim revenge。
Now�察�hearing from this woman's mouth of mine��
The tale and eke its warning�察�pray with me��
Luck sway the scale�察�with no uncertain poise��
For my fair hopes are changed to fairer joys。
LEADER
A gracious word thy woman's lips have told��
Worthy a wise man's utterance�察�O my queen��
Now with clear trust in thy convincing tale
I set me to salute the gods with song��
Who bring us bliss to counterpoise our pain。
��CLYTEMNESTRA goes into the palace。��
CHORUS ��singing��
Zeus�察�Lord of heaven� �and welcome night
Of victory�察�that hast our might
With all the glories crowned��
On towers of Ilion�察�free no more��
Hast flung the mighty mesh of war��
And closely girt them round��
Till neither warrior may 'scape��
Nor stripling lightly overleap
The trammels as they close�察�and close��
Till with the grip of doom our foes
In slavery's coil are bound��
Zeus�察�Lord of hospitality��
In grateful awe I bend to thee´
'Tis thou hast struck the blow��
At Alexander�察�long ago��
We marked thee bend thy vengeful bow��
But long and warily withhold
The eager shaft�察�which�察�uncontrolled
And loosed too soon or launched too high��
Had wandered bloodless through the sky。
strophe 1
Zeus�察�the high God� �whate'er be dim in doubt��
This can our thought track out´
The blow that fells the sinner is of God��
And as he wills�察�the rod
Of vengeance smiteth sore。 One said of old��
The gods list not to hold
A reckoning with him whose feet oppress
The grace of holiness´
An impious word� �for whenso'er the sire
Breathed forth rebellious fire´
What time his household overflowed the measure
Of bliss and health and treasure´
His children's children read the reckoning plain��
At last�察�in tears and pain。
On me let weal that brings no woe be sent��
And therewithal�察�content��
Who spurns the shrine of Right�察�nor wealth nor power
Shall be to him a tower��
To guard him from the gulf�此�there lies his lot��
Where all things are forgot。
antistrophe 1
Lust drives him on´lust�察�desperate and wild��
Fate's sin´contriving child´
And cure is none�察�beyond concealment clear��
Kindles sin's baleful glare。
As an ill coin beneath the wearing touch
Betrays by stain and smutch
Its metal false´such is the sinful wight。
Before�察�on pinions light��
Fair Pleasure flits�察�and lures him childlike on��
While home and kin make moan
Beneath the grinding burden of his crime��
Till�察�in the end of time��
Cast down of heaven�察�he pours forth fruitless prayer
To powers that will not hear。
And such did Paris come
Unto Atreides' home��
And thence�察�with sin and shame his welcome to repay��
Ravished the wife away´
strophe 2
And she�察�unto her country and her kin
Leaving the clash of shields and spears and arming ships��
And bearing unto Troy destruction for a dower��
And overbold in sin��
Went fleetly thro' the gates�察�at midnight hour。
Oft from the prophets' lips
Moaned out the warning and the wail´Ah woe��
Woe for the home�察�the home� �and for the chieftains�察�woe��
Woe for the bride´bed�察�warm
Yet from the lovely limbs�察�the impress of the form
Of her who loved her lord�察�awhile ago
And woe� �for him who stands
Shamed�察�silent�察�unreproachful�察�stretching hands
That find her not�察�and sees�察�yet will not see��
That she is far away��
And his sad fancy�察�yearning o'er the sea��
Shall summon and recall
Her wraith�察�once more to queen it in his hall。
And sad with many memories��
The fair cold beauty of each sculptured face´
And all to hatefulness is turned their grace��
Seen blankly by forlorn and hungering eyes��
antistrophe 2
And when the night is deep��
Come visions�察�sweet and sad�察�and bearing pain
Of hopings vain´
Void�察�void and vain�察�for scarce the sleeping sight
Has seen its old delight��
When thro' the grasps of love that bid it stay
It vanishes away
On silent wings that roam adown the ways of sleep。
Such are the sights�察�the sorrows fell��
About our hearth´and worse�察�whereof I may not tell。
But�察�all the wide town o'er��
Each home that sent its master far away
From Hellas' shore��
Feels the keen thrill of heart�察�the pang of loss�察�to´day。
For�察�truth to say��
The touch of bitter death is manifold��
Familiar was each face�察�and dear as life��
That went unto the war��
But thither�察�whence a warrior went of old��
Doth nought return´
Only a spear and sw
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