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                                 THE SUPPLIANTS

                                  by Aeschylus

                         translated by E。D。A。 Morshead




              CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY

    DANAUS
    THE KING OF ARGOS
    HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
    CHORUS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF DANAUS
    Attendants
SUPPLIANTS
    ��SCENE�此�A sacred precinct near the shore in Argos。 Several statues
    of the gods can be seen�察�as well as a large altar。 As the play
    opens�察�DANAUS�察�and his fifty daughters�察�the maidens who compose
    the CHORUS�察�enter。 Their costumes have an oriental richness about
    them not characteristic of the strictly Greek。 They carry also the
    wands of suppliants。 The CHORUS is singing。��

  CHORUS
    Zeus� �Lord and guard of suppliant hands
      Look down benign on us who crave
      Thine aid´whom winds and waters drave
    From where�察�through drifting shifting sands��
      Pours Nilus to the wave。
    From where the green land�察�god´possest��
    Closes and fronts the Syrian waste��
    We flee as exiles�察�yet unbanned
    By murder's sentence from our land��
    But´since Aegyptus had decreed
    His sons should wed his brother's seed�察�
    Ourselves we tore from bonds abhorred��
    From wedlock not of heart but hand��
    Nor brooked to call a kinsman lord��

    And Danaus�察�our sire and guide��
    The king of counsel�察�pond'ring well
    The dice of fortune as they fell��
    Out of two griefs the kindlier chose��
    And bade us fly�察�with him beside��
    Heedless what winds or waves arose��
    And o'er the wide sea waters haste��
    Until to Argos' shore at last
      Our wandering pinnace came´
    Argos�察�the immemorial home
    Of her from whom we boast to come´
    Io�察�the ox´horned maiden�察�whom��
    After long wandering�察�woe�察�and scathe��
    Zeus with a touch�察�a mystic breath��
      Made mother of our name。
    Therefore�察�of all the lands of earth��
    On this most gladly step we forth��
    And in our hands aloft we bear´
    Sole weapon for a suppliant's wear´
    The olive´shoot�察�with wool enwound��
      City�察�and land�察�and waters wan
    Of Inachus�察�and gods most high��
    And ye who�察�deep beneath the ground��
    Bring vengeance weird on mortal man��
    Powers of the grave�察�on you we cry��
    And unto Zeus the Saviour�察�guard
    Of mortals' holy purity��
    Receive ye us´keep watch and ward
    Above the suppliant maiden band��
    Chaste be the heart of this your land
    Towards the weak� �but�察�ere the throng��
    The wanton swarm�察�from Egypt sprung��
    Leap forth upon the silted shore��
    Thrust back their swift´rowed bark again��
    Repel them�察�urge them to the main��
    And there�察�'mid storm and lightning's shine��
    And scudding drift and thunder's roar��
    Deep death be theirs�察�in stormy brine��
    Before they foully grasp and win
    Us�察�maiden´children of their kin��
    And climb the couch by law denied��
    And wrong each weak reluctant bride。

                                                            strophe 1

            And now on her I call��
    Mine ancestress�察�who far on Egypt's shore
         A young cow's semblance wore�察�
    A maiden once�察�by Hera's malice changed��
         And then on him withal��
    Who�察�as amid the flowers the grazing creature ranged��
    Was in her by a breath of Zeus conceived��
      And�察�as the hour of birth drew nigh��
    By fate fulfilled�察�unto the light he came�察�
            And Epaphus for name��
    Born from the touch of Zeus�察�the child received

                                                        antistrophe 1

            On him�察�on him I cry��
            And him for patron hold´
        While in this grassy vale I stand��
            Where lo roamed of old��
      And here�察�recounting all her toil and pain��
      Signs will I show to those who rule the land
    That I am child of hers�察�and all shall understand��
    Hearing the doubtful tale of the dim past made plain。

                                                            strophe 2

            And�察�ere the end shall be��
      Each man the truth of what I tell shall see。
            And if there dwell hard by
      One skilled to read from bird´notes augury��
    That man�察�when through his ears shall thrill our tearful wail��
      Shall deem he hears the voice�察�the plaintive tale
    Of her�察�the piteous spouse of Tereus�察�lord of guile´
    Whom the hawk harries yet�察�the mourning nightingale。

                                                        antistrophe 2

    She�察�from her happy home and fair streams scared away��
      Wails wild and sad for haunts beloved erewhile。
      Yea�察�and for Itylus´ah�察�well´a´day��
        Slain by her own�察�his mother's hand��
    Maddened by lustful wrong�察�the deed by Tereus planned��

                                                            strophe 3

    Like her I wail and wail�察�in soft lonian tones��
            And as she wastes�察�even so
      Wastes my soft cheek�察�once ripe with Nilus' suns��
      And all my heart dissolves in utter woe。
            Sad flowers of grief I cull��
      Fleeing from kinsmen's love unmerciful´
    Yea�察�from the clutching hands�察�the wanton crowd��
    I sped across the waves�察�from Egypt's land of cloud。

                                                        antistrophe 3

        Gods of the ancient cradle of my race��
        Hear me�察�just gods� �With righteous grace
            On me�察�on me look down��
      Grant not to youth its heart's unchaste desire��
      But�察�swiftly spurning lust's unholy fire��
        Bless only love and willing wedlock's crown��
        The war´worn fliers from the battle's wrack
        Find refuge at the hallowed altar´side��
            The sanctuary divine�察�
        Ye gods� �such refuge unto me provide´
            Such sanctuary be mine��

                                                            strophe 4

        Though the deep will of Zeus be hard to track��
            Yet doth it flame and glance��
        A beacon in the dark�察�'mid clouds of chance
              That wrap mankind。

                                                        antistrophe 4

    Yea�察�though the counsel fall�察�undone it shall not lie��
    Whate'er be shaped and fixed within Zeus' ruling mind´
    Dark as a solemn grove�察�with sombre leafage shaded��
            His paths of purpose wind��
            A marvel to man's eye。

                                                            strophe 5

        Smitten by him�察�from towering hopes degraded��
             Mortals lie low and still。´
        Tireless and effortless�察�works forth its will
             The arm divine��
    God from His holy seat�察�in calm of unarmed power��
    Brings forth the deed�察�at its appointed hour��

                                                        antistrophe 5

        Let Him look down on mortal wantonness��
      Lo� �how the youthful stock of Belus' line
            Craves for me�察�uncontrolled´
            With greed and madness bold´
        Urged on by passion's shunless stress´
    And�察�cheated�察�learns too late the prey has 'scaped their hold��

                                                            strophe 6

      Ah�察�listen�察�listen to my grievous tale��
      My sorrow's words�察�my shrill and tearful cries��
            Ah woe�察�ah woe��
        Loud with lament the accents rise��
    And from my living lips my own sad dirges flow��

                                                            refrain 1

            O Apian land of hill and dale��
    Thou kennest yet�察�O land�察�this faltered foreign wail´
            Have mercy�察�hear my prayer��
      Lo�察�how again�察�again�察�rend and tear
      My woven raiment�察�and from off my hair
            Cast the Sidonian veil��

                                                        antistrophe 6

    Ah�察�but if fortune smile�察�if death be driven away��
    Vowed rites�察�with eager haste�察�we to the gods will pay��
            Alas�察�alas again��
    O whither drift the waves�拭�and who shall loose the pain��

                                                            refrain 1

            O Apian land of hill and dale��
    Thou kennest yet�察�O land�察�this faltered foreign wail
            Have mercy�察�hear my prayer��
      Lo�察�how again�察�again�察�I rend and tear
      My woven raiment�察�and from off my hair
            Cast the Sidonian veil��

                                                            strophe 7

      The wafting oar�察�the bark with woven sail��
            From which the sea foamed back��
      Sped me�察�unharmed of storms�察�along the breeze's track´
            Be it unblamed of me��
      But ah�察�the end�察�the end of my emprise��
      May He�察�the Father�察�with all´seeing eyes��
            Grant me that end to see��

                                                            refrain 2

      Grant that henceforth unstained as heretofore
        I may escape the forced embrace
        Of those proud children of the race
            That sacred Io bore。

                                                        antistrophe 7

    And thou�察�O maiden´god
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