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            He to the tomb was borne��

        Yea�察�by her hand�察�the deed who wrought��

      With like dishonour to the grave was brought��

      And by her hand she strove�察�with strong desire��

      Thy life to crush�察�O child�察�by murder of thy sire��

      Bethink thee�察�hearing�察�of the shame�察�the pain

            Wherewith that sire was slain��

  ELECTRA

      Yea�察�such was the doom of my sire�察�well´a´day��

          I was thrust from his side�察�

      As a dog from the chamber they thrust me away��

      And in place of my laughter rose sobbing and tears��

            As in darkness I lay。

      O father�察�if this word can pass to thine ears��

         To thy soul let it reach and abide��

  CHORUS

    Let it pass�察�let it pierce�察�through the sense of thine ear��

      To thy soul�察�where in silence it waiteth the hour��

    The past is accomplished�察�but rouse thee to hear

    What the future prepareth�察�awake and appear��

            Our champion�察�in wrath and in power��

  ORESTES

    O father�察�to thy loved ones come in aid。

  ELECTRA

    With tears I call on thee。

  CHORUS

              Listen and rise to light��

      Be thou with us�察�be thou against the foe��

      Swiftly this cry arises´even so

        Pray we�察�the loyal band�察�as we have prayed��

  ORESTES

    Let their might meet with mine�察�and their right with my right。

  ELECTRA

    O ye Gods�察�it is yours to decree。

  CHORUS

    Ye call unto the dead�察�I quake to hear。

    Fate is ordained of old�察�and shall fulfil your prayer。

  ELECTRA

    Alas�察�the inborn curse that haunts our home��

      Of Ate's bloodstained scourge the tuneless sound��

    Alas�察�the deep insufferable doom��

      The stanchless wound��

  ORESTES

    It shall be stanched�察�the task is ours�察�

      Not by a stranger's�察�but by kindred hand��

    Shall be chased forth the blood´fiend of our land。

      Be this our spoken spell�察�to call Earth's nether powers��

  CHORUS

            Lords of a dark eternity��

            To you has come the children's cry��

            Send up from hell�察�fulfil your aid

            To them who prayed。

                                            ��The chant is concluded。��

  ORESTES

    O father�察�murdered in unkingly wise��

    Fulfil my prayer�察�grant me thine halls to sway。

  ELECTRA

    To me�察�too�察�grant this boon´dark death to deal

    Unto Aegisthus�察�and to 'scape my doom。

  ORESTES

    So shall the rightful feasts that mortals pay

    Be set for thee�察�else�察�not for thee shall rise

    The scented reek of altars fed with flesh��

    But thou shalt lie dishonoured�此�hear thou me��

  ELECTRA

    I too�察�from my full heritage restored��

    Will pour the lustral streams�察�what time I pass

    Forth as a bride from these paternal halls��

    And honour first�察�beyond all graves�察�thy tomb。

  ORESTES

    Earth�察�send my sire to fend me in the fight��

  ELECTRA

    Give fair´faced fortune�察�O Persephone��

  ORESTES

    Bethink thee�察�father�察�in the laver slain´

  ELECTRA

    Bethink thee of the net they handselled for thee��

  ORESTES

    Bonds not of brass ensnared thee�察�father mine。

  ELECTRA

    Yea�察�the ill craft of an enfolding robe。

  ORESTES

    By this our bitter speech arise�察�O sire��

  ELECTRA

    Raise thou thine head at love's last�察�dearest call��

  ORESTES

    Yea�察�speed forth Right to aid thy kinsmen's cause��

    Grip for grip�察�let them grasp the foe�察�if thou

    Willest in triumph to forget thy fall。

  ELECTRA

    Hear me�察�O father�察�once again hear me。

    Lo� �at thy tomb�察�two fledglings of thy brood´

    A man´child and a maid�察�hold them in ruth��

    Nor wipe them out�察�the last of Pelops' line。

    For while they live�察�thou livest from the dead��

    Children are memory's voices�察�and preserve

    The dead from wholly dying�此�as a net

    Is ever by the buoyant corks upheld��

    Which save the flax´mesh�察�in the depth submerged。

    Listen�察�this wail of ours doth rise for thee��

    And as thou heedest it thyself art saved。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    In sooth�察�a blameless prayer ye spake at length´

    The tomb's requital for its dirge denied��

    Now�察�for the rest�察�as thou art fixed to do��

    Take fortune by the hand and work thy will。

  ORESTES

    The doom is set�察�and yet I fain would ask´

    Not swerving from the course of my resolve�察�

    Wherefore she sent these offerings�察�and why

    She softens all too late her cureless deed��

    An idle boon it was�察�to send them here

    Unto the dead who recks not of such gifts。

    I cannot guess her thought�察�but well I ween

    Such gifts are skilless to atone such crime。

    Be blood once spilled�察�an idle strife he strives

    Who seeks with other wealth or wine outpoured

    To atone the deed。 So stands the word�察�nor fails。

    Yet would I know her thought�察�speak�察�if thou knowest。

  LEADER

    I know it�察�son�察�for at her side I stood。

    'Twas the night´wandering terror of a dream

    That flung her shivering from her couch�察�and bade her´

    Her�察�the accursed of God´these offerings send。

  ORESTES

    Heard ye the dream�察�to tell it forth aright��

  LEADER

    Yea�察�from herself�察�her womb a serpent bare。

  ORESTES

    What then the sum and issue of the tale��

  LEADER

    Even as a swaddled child�察�she lull'd the thing。

  ORESTES

    What suckling craved the creature�察�born full´fanged��

  LEADER

    Yet in her dreams she proffered it the breast。

  ORESTES

    How�拭�did the hateful thing not bite her teat��

  LEADER

    Yea�察�and sucked forth a blood´gout in the milk。

  ORESTES

    Not vain this dream´it bodes a man's revenge。

  LEADER

    Then out of sleep she started with a cry��

    And thro' the palace for their mistress' aid

    Full many lamps�察�that erst lay blind with night��

    Flared into light�察�then�察�even as mourners use��

    She sends these offerings�察�in hope to win

    A cure to cleave and sunder sin from doom。

  ORESTES

    Earth and my father's grave�察�to you I call´

    Give this her dream fulfilment�察�and thro' me。

    I read it in each part coincident

    With what shall be�察�for mark�察�that serpent sprang

    From the same womb as I�察�in swaddling bands

    By the same hands was swathed�察�lipped the same breast��

    And sucking forth the same sweet mother's´milk

    Infused a clot of blood�察�and in alarm

    She cried upon her wound the cry of pain。

    The rede is clear�此�the thing of dread she nursed��

    The death of blood she dies�察�and I�察�'tis I��

    In semblance of a serpent�察�that must slay her。

    Thou art my seer�察�and thus I read the dream。

  LEADER

    So do�察�yet ere thou doest�察�speak to us��

    Bidding some act�察�some�察�by not acting�察�aid。

  ORESTES

    Brief my command�此�I bid my sister pass

    In silence to the house�察�and all I bid

    This my design with wariness conceal��

    That they who did by craft a chieftain slay

    May by like craft and in like noose be talen��

    Dying the death which Loxias foretold´

    Apollo�察�king and prophet undisproved。

    I with this warrior Pylades will come

    In likeness of a stranger�察�full equipt

    As travellers come�察�and at the palace gates

    Will stand�察�as stranger yet in friendship's bond

    Unto this house allied�察�and each of us

    Will speak the tongue that round Parnassus sounds��

    Feigning such speech as Phocian voices use。

    And what if none of those that tend the gates

    Shall welcome us with gladness�察�since the house

    With ills divine is baunted�拭�If this hap��

    We at the gate will bide�察�till�察�passing by��

    Some townsman make conjecture and proclaim��

    How�拭�is Aegisthus here�察�and knowingly

    Keeps suppliants aloof�察�by bolt and bar��

    Then shall I win my way�察�and if I cross

    The threshold of the gate�察�the palace' guard��

    And find him throned where once my father sat´

    Or if he come anon�察�and face to face

    Confronting�察�drop his eyes from mine´I swear

    He shall not utter�察�Who art thou and whence��

    Ere my steel leap�察�and compassed round with death

    Low he shall lie�此�and thus�察�full´fed with doom��

    The Fury of the house shall drain once more

    A deep third draught of rich unmingled blood。

    But thou�察�O sister�察�look that all within

    Be well prepared to give these things event。

    And ye´I say 'twere well to bear a tongue

    Full of fair silence and of fitting speech

    As each beseems the time�察�and last�察�do thou��

    Hermes the warder´god�察�keep watch and ward��

    And guide to victory my striving sword。

    ��ORESTES�察�PYLADES�察�and ELECTRA depart。��



  CHORUS ��singing��

                                                            strophe 1



      Many and marvellous the things of fear

          Earth's breast doth bear��

      And the sea's lap with many monsters teems��

      And windy levin´bolts and meteor gleams

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