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for me�察�by hearkening to my word�拭�What citizen or stranger�察�when he
sees us�察�will not greet us with praises such as these�拭� 'Behold
these two sisters�察�my friends�察�who saved their father's house�察�who��
when their foes were firmly planted of yore�察�took their lives in their
hands and stood forth as avengers of blood� �Worthy of love are these
twain�察�worthy of reverence from all�察�at festivals�察�and wherever the
folk are assembled�察�let these be honoured of all men for their
prowess。' Thus will every one speak of us�察�so that in life and in
death our glory shall not fail。
Come�察�dear sister�察�hearken� �Work with thy sire�察�share the burden
of thy brother�察�win rest from woes for me and for thyself�察� mindful of
this�察�that an ignoble life brings shame upon the noble。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
In such case as this�察�forethought is helpful for those who speak
and those who hear。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Yea�察�and before she spake�察�my friends�察�were she blest with a sound
mind�察�she would have remembered caution�察�as she doth not remember it。
Now whither canst thou have turned thine eyes�察�that thou art
arming thyself with such rashness�察�and calling me to aid thee�拭�Seest
thou not�察�thou art a woman�察�not a man�察�and no match for thine
adversaries in strength�拭�And their fortune prospers day by day��
while ours is ebbing and coming to nought。 Who�察�then�察�plotting to
vanquish a foe so strong�察�shall escape without suffering deadly
scathe�拭�See that we change not our evil plight to worse�察�if any one
hears these words。 It brings us no relief or benefit�察�if�察�after
winning fair fame�察�we die an ignominious death�察�for mere death is
not the bitterest�察�but rather when one who wants to die cannot
obtain even that boon。
Nay�察�I beseech thee�察�before we are utterly destroyed�察�and leave
our house desolate�察�restrain thy rage� �I will take care that thy words
remain secret and harmless�察�and learn thou the prudence�察�at last
though late�察�of yielding�察�when so helpless�察�to thy rulers。
LEADER
Hearken�察�there is no better gain for mortals to win than foresight
and a prudent mind。
ELECTRA
Thou hast said nothing unlooked´for�察�I well knew that thou wouldst
reject what I proffered。 Well� �I must do this deed with mine own hand��
and alone�察�for assuredly I will not leave it void。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Alas� �Would thou hadst been so purposed on the day of our father's
death� �What mightst thou not have wrought��
ELECTRA
My nature was the same then�察�but my mind less ripe。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Strive to keep such a mind through all thy life。
ELECTRA
These counsels mean that thou wilt not share my deed。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
No�察�for the venture is likely to bring disaster。
ELECTRA
I admire thy prudence�察�thy cowardice I hate。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
I will listen not less calmly when thou praise me。
ELECTRA
Never fear to suffer that from me。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Time enough in the future to decide that。
ELECTRA
Begone�察�there is no power to help in thee。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Not so�察�but in thee�察�no mind to learn。
ELECTRA
Go�察�declare all this to thy mother��
CHRYSOTHEMIS
But�察�again�察�I do not hate thee with such a hate。
ELECTRA
Yet know at least to what dishonour thou bringest me。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Dishonour�察�no� �I am only thinking of thy good。
ELECTRA
Am I bound�察�then�察�to follow thy rule of right��
CHRYSOTHEMIS
When thou art wise�察�then thou shalt be our guide。
ELECTRA
Sad�察�that one who speaks so well should speak amiss��
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Thou hast well described the fault to which thou cleavest。
ELECTRA
How�拭�Dost thou not think that I speak with justice��
CHRYSOTHEMIS
But sometimes justice itself is fraught with harm。
ELECTRA
I care not to live by such a law。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Well�察�if thou must do this�察�thou wilt praise me yet。
ELECTRA
And do it I will�察�no whit dismayed by thee。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Is this so indeed�拭�Wilt thou not change thy counsels��
ELECTRA
No�察�for nothing is more hateful than bad counsel。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Thou seemest to agree with nothing that I urge。
ELECTRA
My resolve is not new�察�but long since fixed。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Then I will go�察�thou canst not be brought to approve my words�察�nor
to commend thy conduct。
ELECTRA
Nay�察�go within�察�never will I follow thee�察�however much thou
mayst desire it�察�it were great folly even to attempt an idle quest。
CHRYSOTHEMIS
Nay�察�if thou art wise in thine own eyes�察�be such wisdom thine��
by and by�察�when thou standest in evil plight�察�thou wilt praise my
words。
��CHRYSOTHEMIS goes into the palace。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
When we see the birds of the air�察�with sure instinct�察�careful to
nourish those who give them life and nurture�察�why do not we pay
these debts in like measure�拭�Nay�察�by the lightning´flash of Zeus�察�by
Themis throned in heaven�察�it is not long till sin brings sorrow。
Voice that comest to the dead beneath the earth�察�send a piteous
cry�察�I pray thee�察�to the son of Atreus in that world�察�a joyless
message of dishonour��
antistrophe 1
tell him that the fortunes of his house are now distempered��
while�察�among his children�察�strife of sister with sister hath broken
the harmony of loving days。 Electra�察�forsaken�察�braves the storm alone��
she bewails alway�察�hapless one�察�her father's fate�察�like the
nightingale unwearied in lament�察�she recks not of death�察�but is
ready to leave the sunlight�察�could she but quell the two Furies of her
house。 Who shall match such noble child of noble sire��
strophe 2
No generous soul deigns�察�by a base life�察�to cloud a fair repute��
and leave a name inglorious�察�as thou�察�too�察�O my daughter�察�hast
chosen to mourn all thy days with those that mourn�察�and hast spurned
dishonour�察�that thou mightest win at once a twofold praise�察�as wise��
and as the best of daughters。
antistrophe 2
May I yet see thy life raised in might and wealth above thy
foes�察�even as now it is humbled beneath their hand� �For I have found
thee in no prosperous estate�察�and yet�察�for observance of nature's
highest laws�察�winning the noblest renown�察�by thy piety towards Zeus。
��ORESTES enters�察�with PYLADES
and two attendants�察�one of them carrying a funeral urn。��
ORESTES
Ladies�察�have we been directed aright�察�and are we on the right path
to our goal��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
And what seekest thou�拭�With what desire hast thou come��
ORESTES
I have been searching for the home of Aegisthus。
LEADER
Well�察�thou hast found it�察�and thy guide is blameless。
ORESTES
Which of you�察�then�察�will tell those within that our company��
long desired�察�hath arrived��
LEADER
This maiden�察� if the nearest should announce it。
ORESTES
I pray thee�察�mistress�察�make it known in the house that certain men
of Phocis seek Aegisthus。
ELECTRA
Ah�察�woe is me� �Surely ye are not bringing the visible proofs of
that rumour which we heard��
ORESTES
I know nothing of thy 'rumour'�察�but the aged Strophius charged
me with tidings of Orestes。
ELECTRA
What are they�察�sir�拭�Ah�察�how I thrill with fear��
ORESTES
He is dead�察�and in a small urn�察�as thou seest�察�we bring the scanty
relics home。
ELECTRA
Ah me unhappy� �There�察�at last�察�before mine eyes�察�I see that
woful burden in your hands
ORESTES
If thy tears are for aught which Orestes hath suffered�察�know
that yonder vessel holds his dust。
ELECTRA
Ah�察�sir�察�allow me�察�then�察�I implore thee�察�if this urn indeed
contains him�察�to take it in my hands�察� that I may weep and wail�察�not
for these ashes alone�察�but for myself and for all our house therewith��
ORESTES ��to the attendants��
Bring it and give it her�察�whoe'er she be�察�for she who begs this
boon must be one who wished him no evil�察�but a friend�察�or haply a
kinswoman in blood。
��The urn is placed in ELECTRA'S hands。��
ELECTRA
Ah�察�memorial of him whom I loved best on earth� �Ah�察�Orestes�察�whose
life hath no relic left save this�察� how far from the hopes with
which I sent thee forth is the manner in which I receive thee back��
Now I carry thy poor dust in my hands�察�but thou wert radiant�察�my
child�察�when I sped the forth from home� �Would that I had yielded up my
breath�察�ere�察�with these hands�察�I stole thee away�察�and sent thee to a
strange land�察�and rescued the from death�察�that so thou mightest have
been stricken down on that self´same day�察�and had thy portion in the
tomb of thy sire��
But now�察�an exile from home and fatherland�察�thou hast perished
miserably�察�far from thy sister�察�woe is me�察�these loving hands have not
washed or decked thy corpse�察�nor taken up�察�as was meet�察�their sad
burden from the flaming pyre。 No� �at the hands of strangers�察�hapless
one�察�thou hast had those rites�察�and so art come to us�察�a little dust
in a narrow urn。
Ah�察�woe is me for my nursing long ago�察�so vain�察�that I oft
bestowed on thee with loving toil I For thou wast never thy mother's
darling so much as mine�察�nor was any in the house thy nurse but I�察�and
by thee I was ever called 'sister。' But now all this hath vanished
in a day�察�with thy death�察�like a whirlwind�察�thou hast swept all away
with thee。 Our father is gone�察�I am dead in regard to thee�察�thou
thyself hast perished�此�our foes exult�察�that mother�察�who is none�察�is
mad with joy�察� she of whom thou didst oft send me secret messages�察�thy
heralds�察�saying that thou thyself wouldst appear as an avenger。 But
our evil fortune。 thine and mine�察�hath r