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Look you�察�not swiftly puts a fleet to sea��
Nor swiftly to its moorings�察�long it is
Or e'er the saving cables to the shore
Are borne�察�and long or e'er the steersmen cry��
The good ship swings at anchor´all is well。
Longest of all�察�the task to come aland
Where haven there is none�察�when sunset fades
In night。 To pilot wise�察�the adage saith��
Night is a day of wakefulness and pain。
Therefore no force of weaponed men�察�as yet��
Scatheless can come ashore�察�before the bark
Lie at her anchorage securely moored。
Bethink thee therefore�察�nor in panic leave
The shrine of gods whose succour thou hast won。
I go for aid´men shall not blame me long��
Old�察�but with youth at heart and on my tongue。
��DANAUS departs as the CHORUS sings in terror。��
CHORUS
strophe 1
O land of hill and dale�察�O holy land��
What shall befall us�拭�whither shall we flee��
From Apian land to some dark lair of earth��
O would that in vapour of smoke I might rise to the clouds of the
sky��
That as dust which flits up without wings I might pass and evanish
and die��
antistrophe 1
I dare not�察�I dare not abide�此�my heart yearns�察�eager to fly��
And dark is the cast of my thought�察�I shudder and tremble for
fear。
My father looked forth and beheld�此�I die of the sight that draws
near。
And for me be the strangling cord�察�the halter made ready by Fate��
Before to my body draws nigh the man of my horror and hate。
Nay�察�ere I will own him as lord�察�as handmaid to Hades I go��
strophe 2
And oh�察�that aloft in the sky�察�where the dark clouds are frozen
to snow��
A refuge for me might be found�察�or a mountain´top smooth and too
high
For the foot of the goat�察�where the vulture sits lonely�察�and none
may descry
The pinnacle veiled in the cloud�察�the highest and sheerest of
all��
Ere to wedlock that rendeth my heart�察�and love that is loveless��
I fall��
antistrophe 2
Yea�察�a prey to the dogs and the birds of the mount will I give me
to be�察�
From wailing and curse and pollution it is death�察�only death�察�sets
me free��
Let death come upon me before to the ravisher's bed I am thrust��
What champion�察�what saviour but death can I find�察�or what refuge
from lust��
strophe 3
I will utter my shriek of entreaty�察�a prayer that shrills up to
the sky��
That calleth the gods to compassion�察�a tuneful�察�a pitiful cry��
That is loud to invoke the releaser。 O father�察�look down on the
fight��
Look down in thy wrath on the wronger�察�with eyes that are eager
for right。
Zeus�察�thou that art lord of the world�察�whose kingdom is strong
over all��
Have mercy on us� �At thine altar for refuge and safety we call。
antistrophe 3
For the race of Aegyptus is fierce�察�with greed and with malice
afire��
They cry as the questing hounds�察�they sweep with the speed of
desire。
But thine is the balance of fate�察�thou rulest the wavering scale��
And without thee no mortal emprise shall have strength to achieve
or prevail。
��The CHORUS rushes to the altar during the final part of the
song。��
Alack�察�alack� �the ravisher´
He leaps from boat to beach�察�he draweth near��
Away�察�thou plunderer accurst��
Death seize thee first��
Or e'er thou touch me´off� �God�察�hear our cry��
Our maiden agony��
Ah�察�ah�察�the touch�察�the prelude of my shame。
Alas�察�my maiden fame��
O sister�察�sister�察�sister�察�to the altar cling��
For he that seizeth me��
Grim is his wrath and stern�察�by land as on the sea。
Guard us�察�O king��
��The HERALD OF AEGYPTUS enters with attendants。 The lines in
the following scene between the HERALD and the CHORUS are
sung and are accompanied by a frenzied symbolic dance。��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Hence to my barge´step swiftly�察�tarry not。
CHORUS
Alack�察�he rends´he rends my hair� �O wound on wound��
Help� �my lopped head will fall�察�my blood gush o'er the ground��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Aboard�察�ye cursed´with a new curse�察�go��
CHORUS
Would God that on the wand'ring brine
Thou and this braggart tongue of thine
Had sunk beneath the main´
Thy mast and planks�察�made fast in vain��
Thee would I drive aboard once more��
A slayer and a dastard�察�from the shore��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Be still�察�thou vain demented soul��
My force thy craving shall control。
Away�察�aboard� �What�察�clingest to the shrine��
Away� �this city's gods I hold not for divine。
CHORUS
Aid me�察�ye gods�察�that never�察�never
I may again behold
The mighty�察�the life´giving river��
Nilus�察�the quickener of field and fold��
Alack�察�O sire�察�unto the shrine I cling´
Shrine of this land from which mine ancient line did spring��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Shrines�察�shrines�察�forsooth� �the ship�察�the ship be shrine
Aboard�察�perforce and will´ye nill´ye�察�go��
Or e'er from hands of mine
Ye suffer torments worse and blow on blow。
CHORUS
Alack�察�God grant those hands may strive in vain
With the salt´streaming wave��
When 'gainst the wide´blown blasts thy bark shall strain
To round Sarpedon's cape�察�the sandbank's treach'rous grave。
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Shrill ye and shriek unto what gods ye may��
Ye shall not leap from out Aegyptus' bark��
How bitterly soe'er ye wail your woe。
CHORUS
Alack�察�alack my wrong��
Stern is thy voice�察�thy vaunting loud and strong。
Thy sire�察�the mighty Nilus�察�drive thee hence��
Turning to death and doom thy greedy violence��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Swift to the vessel of the double prow��
Go quickly� �let none linger�察�else this hand
Ruthless will hale you by your tresses hence。
CHORUS
Alack�察�O father� �from the shrine
Not aid but agony is mine。
As a spider he creeps and he clutches his prey��
And he hales me away。
A spectre of darkness�察�of darkness。 Alas and alas� �well´a´day��
O Earth�察�O my mother� �O Zeus�察�thou king of the earth�察�and her
child��
Turn back�察�we pray thee�察�from us his clamour and threatenings
wild��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Peace� �I fear not this country's deities。
They fostered not my childhood nor mine age。
CHORUS
Like a snake that is human he comes�察�he shudders and crawls to my
side��
As an adder that biteth the foot�察�his clutch on my flesh doth
abide。
O Earth�察�O my mother� �O Zeus�察�thou king of the earth�察�and her
child��
Turn back�察�we pray thee�察�from us his clamour and threatenings
wild��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Swift each unto the ship�察�repine no more��
Or my hand shall not spare to rend your robe。
CHORUS
O chiefs�察�O leaders�察�aid me�察�or I yield��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Peace� �if ye have not ears to hear my words��
Lo�察�by these tresses must I hale you hence。
CHORUS
Undone we are�察�O king� �all hope is gone。
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Ay�察�kings enow ye shall behold anon��
Aegyptus' sons´Ye shall not want for kings。
��The KING OF ARGOS enters with his retinue。��
THE KING OF ARGOS
Sirrah�察�what dost thou�拭�in what arrogance
Darest thou thus insult Pelasgia's realm��
Deemest thou this a woman´hearted town��
Thou art too full of thy barbarian scorn
For us of Grecian blood�察�and�察�erring thus��
Thou dost bewray thyself a fool in all��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Say thou wherein my deeds transgress my right。
THE KING OF ARGOS
First�察�that thou play'st a stranger's part amiss。
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Wherein�拭�I do but search and claim mine own。
THE KING OF ARGOS
To whom of our guest´champions hast appealed��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
To Hermes�察�herald's champion�察�lord of search。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Yea�察�to a god´yet dost thou wrong the gods��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
The gods that rule by Nilus I revere。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Hear I aright�拭�our Argive gods are nought��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
The prey is mine�察�unless force rend it from me。
THE KING OF ARGOS
At thine own peril touch them´'ware�察�and soon��
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
I hear thy speech�察�no hospitable word。
THE KING OF ARGOS
I am no host for sacrilegious hands。
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
I will go tell this to Aegyptus' sons。
THE KING OF ARGOS
Well it I my pride will ponder not thy word。
HERALD OF AEGYPTUS
Yet�察�that I have my message clear to say
��For it behoves that heralds' words be clear��
Be they or ill or good���察�how a
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