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Beyond the doors�拭�Where goest thou�拭�Methinks
Some grief unbidden walketh at thy side。
NURSE
My mistress bids me�察�with what speed I may��
Call in Aegisthus to the stranger guests��
That he may come�察�and stinding face to face��
A man with men�察�way thus more clearly learn
This rumour new。 Thus speaking�察�to her slaves
Laughter for what is wrought´to her desire
Too well�察�but ill�察�ill�察�ill besets the house��
Brought by the tale these guests have told so clear。
And he�察�God wot�察�will gladden all his heart
Hearing this rumour。 Woe and well´a´day��
The bitter mingled cup of ancient woes��
Hard to be borne�察�that here in Atreus' house
Befell�察�was grievous to mine inmost heart��
But never yet did I endure such pain。
All else I bore with set soul patiently��
But now´alack�察�alack��Orestes dear��
The day and night´long travail of my soul
Whom from his mother's womb�察�a new´born child��
I clasped and cherished� �Many a time and oft
Toilsome and profitless my service was��
When his shrill outcry called me from my couch��
For the young child�察�before the sense is born��
Hath but a dumb thing's life�察�must needs be nursed
As its own nature bids。 The swaddled thing
Hath nought of speech�察�whate'er discomfort come�察�
Hunger or thirst or lower weakling need�察�
For the babe's stomach works its own relief。
Which knowing well before�察�yet oft surprised��
'Twas mine to cleanse the swaddling clothes´poor
Was nurse to tend and fuller to make white��
Two works in one�察�two handicrafts I took��
When in mine arms the father laid the boy。
And now he's dead´alack and well´a´day��
Yet must I go to him whose wrongful power
Pollutes this house´fair tidings these to him��
LEADER
Say then�察�with what array she bids him come��
NURSE
What say'st thou� �Speak。 more clearly for mine ear。
LEADER
Bids she bring henchmen�察�or to come alone��
NURSE
She bids him bring a spear´armed body´guard。
Nay�察�tell not that unto our loathed lord��
But speed to him�察�put on the mien of joy��
Say�察�Come alone�察�fear nought�察�the news is good��
A bearer can tell straight a twisted tale。
NURSE
Does then thy mind in this new tale find joy��
LEADER
What if Zeus bid our ill wind veer to fair��
NURSE
And how�拭�the home's hope with Orestes dies。
LEADER
Not yet´a seer�察�though feeble�察�this might see。
NURSE
What say'st thou�拭�Know'st thou aught�察�this tale belying��
LEADER
Go�察�tell the news to him�察�perform thine hest�察�
What the gods will�察�themselves can well provide。
NURSE
Well�察�I will go�察�herein obeying thee��
And luck fall fair�察�with favour sent from heaven。
��She goes out。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
Zeus�察�sire of them who on Olympus dwell��
Hear thou�察�O hear my prayer��
Grant to my rightful lords to prosper well
Even as their zeal is fair��
For right�察�for right goes up aloud my cry´
Zeus�察�aid him�察�stand anigh��
refrain 1
Into his father's hall he goes
To smite his father's foes。
Bid him prevail by thee on throne of triumph set��
Twice�察�yea and thrice with joy shall he acquit the debt。
antistrophe 1
Bethink thee�察�the young steed�察�the orphan foal
Of sire beloved by thee�察�unto the car
Of doom is harnessed fast。
Guide him aright�察�plant firm a lasting goal��
Speed thou his pace�察�O that no chance may mar
The homeward course�察�the last��
strophe 2
And ye who dwell within the inner chamber
Where shines the stored joy of gold´
Gods of one heart�察�O hear ye�察�and remember��
Up and avenge the blood shed forth of old��
With sudden rightful blow��
Then let the old curse die�察�nor be renewed
With progeny of blood�察�
Once more�察�and not again�察�be latter guilt laid low��
refrain 2
O thou who dwell'st in Delphi's mighty cave��
Grant us to see this home once more restored
Unto its rightful lord��
Let it look forth�察�from veils of death�察�with joyous eye
Unto the dawning light of liberty��
antistrophe 2
And Hermes�察�Maia's child�察�lend hand to save��
Willing the right�察�and guide
Our state with Fortune's breeze adown the favouring tide。
Whate'er in darkness hidden lies��
He utters at his will��
He at his will throws darkness on our eyes��
By night and eke by day inscrutable。
strophe 3
Then�察�then shall wealth atone
The ills that here were done。
Then�察�then will we unbind��
Fling free on wafting wind
Of joy�察�the woman's voice that waileth now
In piercing accents for a chief laid low��
refrain 3
And this our song shall be´
Hail to the commonwealth restored��
Hail to the freedom won to me��
All hail� �for doom hath passed from him�察�my well´loved lord��
antistrophe 3
And thou�察�O child�察�when Time and Chance agree��
Up to the deed that for thy sire is done��
And if she wail unto thee�察�Spare�察�O son´
Cry�察�Aid�察�O father´and achieve the deed��
The horror of man's tongue�察�the gods' great need��
Hold in thy breast such heart as Perseus had��
The bitter woe work forth��
Appease the summons of the dead��
The wrath of friends on earth��
Yea�察�set within a sign of blood and doom��
And do to utter death him that polilites thy home。
��AEGISTHUS enters alone。��
AEGISTHUS
Hither and not unsummoned have I come��
For a new rumour�察�borne by stranger men
Arriving hither�察�hath attained mine ears��
Of hap unwished´for�察�even Orestes' death。
This were new sorrow�察�a blood´bolter'd load
Laid on the house that doth already bow
Beneath a former wound that festers deep。
Dare I opine these words have truth and life��
Or are they tales�察�of woman's terror born��
That fly in the void air�察�and die disproved��
Canst thou tell aught�察�and prove it to my soul��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
What we have heard�察�we heard�察�go thou within
Thyself to ask the strangers of their tale。
Strengthless are tidings�察�thro' another heard��
Question is his�察�to whom the tale is brought。
AEGISTHUS
I too will meet and test the messenger��
Whether himself stood witness of the death��
Or tells it merely from dim rumour learnt��
None shall cheat me�察�whose soul hath watchful eyes。
��He goes into the palace。��
CHORUS ��singing��
Zeus�察�Zeus� �what word to me is given��
What cry or prayer�察�invoking heaven��
Shall first by me be uttered��
What speech of craft´nor all revealing��
Nor all too warily concealing´
Ending my speech�察�shall aid the deed��
For lo� �in readiness is laid
The dark emprise�察�the rending blade��
Blood´dropping daggers shall achieve
The dateless doom of Atreus' name��
Or´kindling torch and joyful flame
In sign of new´won liberty´
Once more Orestes shall retrieve
His father's wealth�察�and�察�throned on high��
Shall hold the city's fealty。
So mighty is the grasp whereby��
Heaven´holpen�察�he shall trip and throw��
Unseconded�察�a double foe。
Ho for the victory��
��A loud cry is heard within。��
VOICE OF AEGISTHUS
Help�察�help�察�alas��
CHORUS
Ho there�察�ho I how is't within��
Is't done�拭�is't over�拭�Stand we here aloof
While it is wrought�察�that guiltless we may seem
Of this dark deed�察�with death is strife fulfilled。
��An ATTENDANT enters from the palace。��
ATTENDANT
O woe�察�O woe�察�my lord is done to death��
Woe�察�woe�察�and woe again�察�Aegisthus gone��
Hasten�察�fling wide the doors�察�unloose the bolts
Of the queen's chamber。 O for some young strength
To match the need� �but aid availeth nought
To him laid low for ever。 Help
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