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��MENELAUS and his guards lead ANDROMACHE out。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
Never�察�oh� �never will I commend rival wives or sons of different
mothers�察�a cause of strife�察�of bitterness�察�and grief in every house。
would have a husband content with one wife whose rights he shareth
with no other。
antistrophe 1
Not even in states is dual monarchy better to bear than
undivided rule�察�it only doubles burdens and causes faction amongst the
citizens。 Often too will the Muse sow strife 'twixt rivals in the
art of minstrelsy。
strophe 2
Again�察�when strong winds are drifting mariners�察�the divided
counsel of the wise does not best avail for steering�察�and their
collective wisdom has less weight than the inferior mind of the single
man who has sole authority�察�for this is the essence of power alike
in house and state�察�whene'er men care to find the proper moment。
antistrophe 2
This Spartan�察�the daughter of the great chief Menelaus�察�proves
this�察�for she hath kindled hot fury against a rival�察�and is bent on
slaying the hapless Trojan maid and her child to further her bitter
quarrel。 'Tis a murder gods and laws and kindness all forbid。 Ah��
lady�察�retribution for this deed will yet visit thee。
But lo� �before the house I see those two united souls�察�condemned
to die。 Alas� �for thee�察�poor lady�察�and for thee�察�unhappy child�察�who
art dying on account of thy mother's marriage�察�though thou hast no
share therein and canst not be blamed by the royal house。
��ANDROMACHE enters�察�her arms bound。 Her son clings
to her。 MENELAUS and the guards follow�察�intent
on accomplishing the murder。 The following
lines are chanted responsively。��
ANDROMACHE
Behold me journeying on the downward path�察�my hands so tightly
bound with cords that they bleed。
MOLOSSUS
O mother�察�mother mine� �I too share thy downward path�察�nestling
'neath thy wing。
ANDROMACHE
A cruel sacrifice� �ye rulers of Phthia��
MOLOSSUS
Come�察�father� �succour those thou lovest。
ANDROMACHE
Rest there�察�my babe�察�my darling� �on thy mother's bosom�察�e'en in
death and in the grave。
MOLOSSUS
Ah�察�woe is me� �what will become of me and thee too�察�mother mine��
MENELAUS
Away�察�to the world below� �from hostile towers ye came�察�the pair of
you�察�two different causes necessitate your deaths�察�my sentence takes
away thy life�察�and my daughter Hermione's requires his�察�for it would
be the height of folly to leave our foemen's sons�察�when we might
kill them and remove the danger from our house。
ANDROMACHE
O husband mine� �I would I had thy strong arm and spear to aid
me�察�son of Priam。
MOLOSSUS
Ah�察�woe is me� �what spell can I now find to turn death's stroke
aside��
ANDROMACHE
Embrace thy master's knees�察�my child�察�and pray to him。
MOLOSSUS
Spare�察�O spare my life�察�kind master��
ANDROMACHE
Mine eyes are wet with tears�察�which trickle down my cheeks�察�as
doth a sunless spring from a smooth rock。 Ah me��
MOLOSSUS
What remedy�察�alas� �can I provide me 'gainst my ills��
MENELAUS
Why fall at my knees in supplication�拭�hard as the rock and deaf as
the wave am I。 My own friends have I helped�察�but for thee have no
tie of affection�察�for verily it cost me a great part of my life to
capture Troy and thy mother�察�so thou shalt reap the fruit thereof
and into Hades' halls descend。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Behold� �I see Peleus drawing nigh�察�with aged step he hasteth
hither。
��PELEUS enters with an attendant。��
PELEUS ��calling out as he comes in sight��
What means this�拭�I ask you and your executioner�察�why is the palace
in an uproar�拭�give a reason�察�what mean your lawless machinations��
Menelaus�察�hold thy hand。 Seek not to outrun justice。 ��To his
attendant�� Forward� �faster�察�faster� �for this matter�察�methinks��
admits of no delay�察�now if ever would I fain resume the vigour of my
youth。 First however will breathe new life into this captive�察�being to
her as the breeze that blows a ship before the wind。 Tell me�察�by
what right have they pinioned thine arms and are dragging thee and thy
child away�拭�Like a ewe with her lamb art thou led to the slaughter��
while I and thy lord were far away。
ANDROMACHE
Behold them that are haling me and my child to death�察�e'en as thou
seest�察�aged prince。 Why should I tell thee�拭�For not by one urgent
summons alone but by countless messengers have I sent for thee。 No
doubt thou knowest by hearsay of the strife in this house with this
man's daughter�察�and the reason of my ruin。 So now they have torn and
are dragging me from the altar of Thetis�察�the goddess of thy
chiefest adoration and the mother of thy gallant son�察�without any
proper trial�察�yea�察�and without waiting for my absent master��
because�察�forsooth�察�they knew my defencelessness and my child's�察�whom
they mean to slay with me his hapless mother�察�though he has done no
harm。 But to thee�察�O sire�察�I make my supplication�察�prostrate at thy
knees�察�though my hand cannot touch thy friendly beard�察�save me�察�I
adjure thee�察�reverend sir�察�or to thy shame and my sorrow shall we be
slain。
PELEUS
Loose her bonds�察�I say�察�ere some one rue it�察�untie her folded
hands。
MENELAUS
I forbid it�察�for besides being a match for thee�察�I have a far
better right to her。
PELEUS
What� �art thou come hither to set my house in order�拭�Art not
content with ruling thy Spartans��
MENELAUS
She is my captive�察�I took her from Troy。
PELEUS
Aye�察�but my son's son received her as his prize。
MENELAUS
Is not all I have his�察�and all his mine��
PELEUS
For good�察�but not evil ends�察�and surely not for murderous
violence。
MENELAUS
Never shalt thou wrest her from my grasp。
PELEUS
With this good staff I'll stain thy head with blood��
MENELAUS
Just touch me and see� �Approach one step��
PELEUS
What� �shalt thou rank with men�拭�chief of cowards�察�son of
cowards� �What right hast thou to any place 'mongst men�拭�Thou who didst
let Phrygian rob thee of thy wife�察�leaving thy home without bolt or
guard�察�as if forsooth the cursed woman thou hadst there was a model of
virtue。 No� �a Spartan maid could not be chaste�察�e'en if she would�察�who
leaves her home and bares her limbs and lets her robe float free�察�to
share with youths their races and their sports�察�customs I cannot
away with。 Is it any wonder then that ye fail to educate your women in
virtue�拭�Helen might have asked thee this�察�seeing that she said goodbye
to thy affection and tripped off with her young gallant to a foreign
land。 And yet for her sake thou didst marshal all the hosts of
Hellas and lead them to Ilium�察�whereas thou shouldst have shown thy
loathing for her by refusing to stir a spear�察�once thou hadst found
her false�察�yea�察�thou shouldst have let her stay there�察�and even paid a
price to save ever having her back again。 But that was not at all
the way thy thoughts were turned�察�wherefore many a brave life hast
thou ended�察�and many an aged mother hast thou left childless in her
home�察�and grey´haired sires of gallant sons hast reft。 Of that sad
band am I member�察�seeing in thee Achilles' murderer like a malignant
fiend�察�for thou and thou alone hast returned from Troy without a
scratch�察�bringing back thy splendid weapons in their splendid cases
just as they went。 As for me�察�I ever told that amorous boy to form
no alliance with thee nor take unto his home an evil mother's child��
for daughters bear the marks of their mothers' ill´repute into their
new homes。 Wherefore�察�ye wooers�察�take heed to this my warning�此 �Choose
the daughter of a good mother。; And more than this�察�with what wanton
insult didst thou treat thy brother�察�bidding him sacrifice his
daughter in his simpleness� �So fearful wast thou of losing thy
worthless wife。 Then after capturing Troy�察�for thither too will I
accompany thee�察�thou didst not slay that woman�察�when she was in thy
power�察�but as soon as thine eyes caught sight of her breast�察�thy sword
was dropped and thou didst take her kisses�察�fondling the shameless
traitress�察�too weak to stem thy hot desire�察�thou caitiff wretch� �Yet
spite of all thou art the man to come and work havoc in my
grandson's halls when he is absent�察�seeking to slay with all indignity
a poor weak woman and her babe�此�but that babe shall one day make
thee and thy daughter in thy home rue it�察�e'en though his birth be
trebly base。 Yea�察�for oft ere now hath seed�察�sown on barren soil��
prevailed o'er rich deep tilth�察�and many bastard has proved a better
man than children better born。 Take thy daughter hence with thee��
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