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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

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