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Bitter and strong to goad a man to wrath��
Soft words there be to soothe that wrath away��
But what device shall make the war of kin
Bloodless�拭�that woe�察�the blood of many beasts��
And victims manifold to many gods��
Alone can cure。 Right glad I were to shun
This strife�察�and am more fain of ignorance
Than of the wisdom of a woe endured。
The gods send better than my soul foretells��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Of many cries for mercy�察�hear the end。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Say on�察�then�察�for it shall not 'scape mine ear。
LEADER
Girdles we have�察�and bands that bind our robes。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Even so�察�such things beseem a woman's wear。
LEADER
Know�察�then�察�with these a fair device there is´
THE KING OF ARGOS
Speak�察�then�此�what utterance doth this foretell��
LEADER
Unless to us thou givest pledge secure
THE KING OF ARGOS
What can thy girdles' craft achieve for thee��
LEADER
Strange votive tablets shall these statues deck。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Mysterious thy resolve´avow it clear。
LEADER
Swiftly to hang me on these sculptured gods��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Thy word is as a lash to urge my heart。
LEADER
Thou seest truth�察�for I have cleared thine eyes。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�and woes manifold�察�invincible��
A crowd of ills�察�sweep on me torrent´like。
My bark goes forth upon a sea of troubles
Unfathomed�察�ill to traverse�察�harbourless。
For if my deed shall match not your demand��
Dire�察�beyond shot of speech�察�shall be the bane
Your death's pollution leaves unto this land。
Yet if against your kin�察�Aegyptus' race��
Before our gates I front the doom of war��
Will not the city's loss be sore�拭�Shall men
For women's sake incarnadine the ground��
But yet the wrath of Zeus�察�the suppliants' lord��
I needs must fear�此�most awful unto man
The terror of his anger。 Thou�察�old man��
The father of these maidens�察�gather up
Within your arms these wands of suppliance��
And lay them at the altars manifold
Of all our country's gods�察�that all the town
Know�察�by this sign�察�that ye come here to sue。
Nor�察�in thy haste�察�do thou say aught of me。
Swift is this folk to censure those who rule��
But�察�if they see these signs of suppliance��
It well may chance that each will pity you��
And loathe the young men's violent pursuit��
And thus a fairer favour you may find��
For�察�to the helpless�察�each man's heart is kind。
DANAUS
To us�察�beyond gifts manifold it is
To find a champion thus compassionate��
Yet send with me attendants�察�of thy folk��
Rightly to guide me�察�that I duly find
Each altar of your city's gods that stands
Before the fane�察�each dedicated shrine��
And that in safety through the city's ways
I may pass onwards�此�all unlike to yours
The outward semblance that I wear´the race
That Nilus rears is all dissimilar
To that of Inachus。 Keep watch and ward
Lest heedlessness bring death�此�full oft�察�I ween��
Friend hath slain friend�察�not knowing whom he slew。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Go at his side�察�attendants�察�he saith well。
On to the city's consecrated shrines��
Nor be of many words to those ye meet��
The while this suppliant voyager ye lead。
��DANAUS departs with attendants。��
LEADER
Let him go forward�察�thy command obeying。
But me how biddest�察�how assurest thou��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Leave there the new´plucked boughs�察�thy sorrow's sign。
LEADER
Thus beckoned forth�察�at thy behest I leave them。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Now to this level precinct turn thyself。
LEADER
Unconsecrate it is�察�and cannot shield me。
THE KING OF ARGOS
We will not yield thee to those falcons' greed。
LEADER
What help�拭�more fierce they are than serpents fell。
THE KING OF ARGOS
We spake thee fair´speak thou them fair in turn。
LEADER
What marvel that we loathe them�察�scared in soul��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Awe towards a king should other fears transcend。
LEADER
Thus speak�察�thus act�察�and reassure my mind。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Not long thy sire shall leave thee desolate。
But I will call the country's indwellers��
And with soft words th' assembly will persuade��
And warn your sire what pleadings will avail。
Therefore abide ye�察�and with prayer entreat
The country's gods to compass your desire��
The while I go�察�this matter to provide��
Persuasion and fair fortune at my side。
��The KING OF ARGOS departs with his retinue。 The CHORUS forms
to sing its prayer to Zeus。��
CHORUS
strophe 1
O King of Kings�察�among the blest
Thou highest and thou happiest��
Listen and grant our prayer��
And�察�deeply loathing�察�thrust
Away from us the young men's lust��
And deeply drown
In azure waters�察�down and ever down��
Benches and rowers dark��
The fatal and perfidious bark��
antistrophe 1
Unto the maidens turn thy gracious care��
Think yet again upon the tale of fame��
How from the maiden loved of thee there sprung
Mine ancient line�察�long since in many a legend sung��
Remember�察�O remember�察�thou whose hand
Did Io by a touch to human shape reclaim。
For from this Argos erst our mother came
Driven hence to Egypt's land��
Yet sprung of Zeus we were�察�and hence our birth we claim。
strophe 2
And now have I roamed back
Unto the ancient track
Where Io roamed and pastured among flowers��
Watched o'er by Argus' eyes��
Through the lush grasses and the meadow bowers。
Thence�察�by the gadfly maddened�察�forth she flies
Unto far lands and alien peoples driven
And�察�following fate�察�through paths of foam and surge��
Sees�察�as she goes�察�the cleaving strait divide
Greece�察�from the Eastland riven。
antistrophe 2
And swift through Asian borders doth she urge
Her course�察�o'er Phrygian mountains' sheep´clipt side��
Thence�察�where the Mysian realm of Teuthras lies��
Towards Lydian lowlands hies��
And o'er Cilician and Pamphylian hills
And ever´flowing rills��
And thence to Aphrodite's fertile shore��
The land of garnered wheat and wealthy store。
strophe 3
And thence�察�deep´stung by wild unrest��
By the winged fly that goaded her and drave��
Unto the fertile land�察�the god´possest
��Where�察�fed from far´off snows��
Life´giving Nilus flows��
Urged on by Typho's strength�察�a fertilizing wave����
She roves�察�in harassed and dishonoured flight��
Scathed by the blasting pangs of Hera's dread despite。
antistrophe 3
And they within the land
With terror shook and wanned��
So strange the sight they saw�察�and were afraid´
A wild twy´natured thing�察�half heifer and half maid。
Whose hand was laid at last on Io�察�thus forlorn��
With many roamings worn��
Who bade the harassed maiden's peace return��
strophe 4
Zeus�察�lord of time eterne。
Yea�察�by his breath divine�察�by his unscathing strength��
She lays aside her bane��
And softened back to womanhood at length
Sheds human tears again。
Then�察�quickened with Zeus' veritable seed��
A progeny she bare��
A stainless babe�察�a child of heavenly breed。
antistrophe 4
Of life and fortune fair。
His is the life of life´so all men say�察�
His is the seed of Zeus。
Who else had power stern Hera's craft to stay��
Her vengeful curse to loose��
Yea�察�all from Zeus befel��
And rightly wouldst thou tell
That we from Epaphus�察�his child�察�were born��
Justly his deed was done��
strophe 5
Unto what other one��
Of all the gods�察�should I for justice turn��
From him our race did spring��
Creator he and King��
Ancient of days and wisdom he�察�and might。
As bark before the wind��
So�察�wafted by his mind��
Moves every counsel�察�each device aright。
antistrophe 5
Beneath no stronger hand
Holds he a weak command��
No throne doth he abase him to adore��
Swift as a word�察�his deed
Acts out what stands decreed
In counsels of his heart�察�for evermore。
��DANAUS re´enters。��
DANAUS
Take heart�察�my children�此�th
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