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who should be our prey´
O'ermastered by slumber we sank�察�and our quarry hath stolen away��
antistrophe 1
Thou�察�child of the high God Zeus�察�Apollo�察�hast robbed us and
wronged��
Thou�察�a youth�察�hast down´trodden the right that to godship more
ancient belonged��
Thou hast cherished thy suppliant man�察�the slayer�察�the God´
forsaken��
The bane of a parent�察�by craft from out of our grasp thou hast
taken��
A god�察�thou hast stolen from us the avengers a matricide son´
And who shall consider thy deed and say�察�It is rightfully done��
strophe 2
The sound of chiding scorn
Came from the land of dream��
Deep to mine inmost heart I felt it thrill and burn��
Thrust as a strong´grasped goad�察�to urge
Onward the chariot's team。
Thrilled�察�chilled with bitter inward pain
I stand as one beneath the doomsman's scourge。
antistrophe 2
Shame on the younger gods who tread down right��
Sitting on thrones of might��
Woe on the altar of earth's central fane��
Clotted on step and shrine��
Behold�察�the guilt of blood�察�the ghastly stain��
strophe 3
Woe upon thee�察�Apollo� �uncontrolled��
Unbidden�察�hast thou�察�prophet´god�察�imbrued
The pure prophetic shrine with wrongful blood��
For thou too heinous a respect didst hold
Of man�察�too little heed of powers divine��
And us the Fates�察�the ancients of the earth��
Didst deem as nothing worth。
antistrophe 3
Scornful to me thou art�察�yet shalt not fend
My wrath from him�察�though unto hell he flee��
There too are we��
And he the blood´defiled�察�should feel and rue��
Though I were not�察�fiend´wrath that shall not end��
Descending on his head who foully slew。
��APOLLO enters from the inner shrine。��
APOLLO
Out� �I command you。 Out from this my home´
Haste�察�tarry not� �Out from the mystic shrine��
Lest thy lot be to take into thy breast
The winged bright dart that from my golden string
Speeds hissing as a snake�察�lest�察�pierced and thrilled
With agony�察�thou shouldst spew forth again
Black frothy heart's´blood�察�drawn from mortal men��
Belching the gory clots sucked forth from wounds。
These be no halls where such as you can prowl´
Go where men lay on men the doom of blood��
Heads lopped from necks�察�eyes from their spheres plucked out��
Hacked flesh�察�the flower of youthful seed crushed out��
Feet hewn away�察�and hands�察�and death beneath
The smiting stone�察�low moans and piteous
Of men impaled´Hark�察�hear ye for what feast
Ye hanker ever�察�and the loathing gods
Do spit upon your craving�拭�Lo�察�your shape
Is all too fitted to your greed�察�the cave
Where lurks some lion�察�lapping gore�察�were home
More meet for you。 Avaunt from sacred shrines��
Nor bring pollution by your touch on all
That nears yuu。 Hence� �and roam unshepherded´
No god there is to tend such herd as you。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
O king Apollo�察�in our turn hear us。
Thou hast not only part in these ill things��
But art chief cause and doer of the same。
APOLLO
How�拭�stretch thy speech to tell this�察�and have done。
LEADER
Thine oracle bade this man slay his mother。
APOLLO
I bade him quit his sire's death�察�wherefore not��
LEADER
Then didst thou aid and guard red´handed crime。
APOLLO
Yea�察�and I bade him to this temple flee。
LEADIER
And yet forsooth dost chide us following him�。�
APOLLO
Ay´not for you it is�察�to near this fane。
LEADER
Yet is such office ours�察�imposed by fate。
APOLLO
What office�拭�vaunt the thing ye deem so fair。
LEADER
From home to home we chase the matricide。
APOLLO
What�拭�to avenge a wife who slays her lord��
LEADER
That is not blood outpoured by kindred hands。
APOLLO
How darkly ye dishonour and annul
The troth to which the high accomplishers��
Hera and Zeus�察�do honour。 Yea�察�and thus
Is Aphrodite to dishonour cast��
The queen of rapture unto mortal men。
Know�察�that above the marriage´bed ordained
For man and woman staddeth Right as guard��
Enhancing sanctity of trothplight sworn��
Therefore�察�if thou art placable to those
Who have their consort slain�察�nor will'st to turn
On them the eye of wrath�察�unjust art thou
In hounding to his doom the man who slew
His mother。 Lo�察�I know thee full of wrath
Against one deed�察�but all too placable
Unto the other�察�minishing the crime。
But in this cause shall Pallas guard the right。
LEADER
Deem not my quest shall ever quit that man。
APOLLO
Follow then�察�make thee�察�double toil in vain
LEADER
Think not by speech mine office to curtail。
APOLLO
None hast thou�察�that I would accept of thee��
LEADER
Yea�察�high thine honour by the throne of Zeus��
But I�察�drawn on by scent of mother's blood��
Seek vengeance on this man and hound him down。
��The CHORUS goes in pursuit of ORESTES。��
APOLLO
But I will stand beside him�察�'tis for me
To guard my suppliant�此�gods and men alike
Do dread the curse of such an one betrayed��
And in me Fear and Will say Leave him not。
��He goes into the temple。��
��The scene changes to Athens。 In the foreground is the Temple
of ATHENA on the Acropolis�察�her statue stands in the
centre�察�ORESTES is seen clinging to it。��
ORESTES
Look on me�察�queen Athena�察�lo�察�I come
By Loxias' behest�察�thou of thy grace
Receive me�察�driven of avenging powers´
Not now a red´hand slayer unannealed��
But with guilt fading�察�half´effaced�察�outworn
On many homes and paths of mortal men。
For to the limit of each land�察�each sea��
I roamed�察�obedient to Apollo's best��
And come at last�察�O Goddess�察�to thy fane��
And clinging to thine image�察�bide my doom。
��The CHORUS OF FURIES enters�察�questing like hounds。��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Ho� �clear is here the trace of him we seek��
Follow the track of blood�察�the silent sign��
Like to some hound that hunts a wounded fawn��
We snuff along the scent of dripping gore��
And inwardly we pant�察�for many a day
Toiling in chase that shall fordo the man��
For o'er and o'er the wide land have I ranged��
And o'er the wide sea�察�flying without wings��
Swift as a sail I pressed upon his track��
Who now hard by is crouching�察�well I wot��
For scent of mortal blood allures me here。
CHORUS ��chanting��
Follow�察�seek him´round and round
Scent and snuff and scan the ground��
Lest unharmed he slip away��
He who did his mother slay��
Hist´he is there� �See him his arms entwine
Around the image of the maid divine´
Thus aided�察�for the deed he wrought
Unto the judgment wills he to be brought。
It may not be� �a mother's blood�察�poured forth
Upon the stained earth��
None gathers up�此�it lies´bear witness�察�Hell� �
For aye indelible
And thou who sheddest it shalt give thine own
That shedding to atone��
Yea�察�from thy living limbs I suck it out��
Red�察�clotted�察�gout by gout�察�
A draught abhorred of men and gods�察�but
Will drain it�察�suck thee dry��
Yea�察�I will waste thee living�察�nerve and vein��
Yea�察�for thy mother slain��
Will drag thee downward�察�there where thou shalt dree
The weird of agony��
And thou and whosoe'er of men hath sinned´
Hath wronged or God�察�or friend��
Or parent�察�learn ye how to all and each
The arm of doom can reach��
Sternly requiteth�察�in the world beneath��
The judgment´seat of Death��
Yea�察�Death�察�beholding every man's endeavour��
Recordeth it for ever。
ORESTES
I�察�schooled in many miseries�察�have learnt
How many refuges of cleansing shrines
And when imposeth silence。 Lo�察�I stand
Fixed now to speak�察�for he whose word is wise
Commands the same。 Look�察�how the stain of blood
Is dull upon mine hand and wastes away��
And laved and lost therewith is the deep curse
Of matricide�察�for while the guilt was new��
'Twas banished from me at Apollo's hearth��
Atoned and purified by death of swine。
Long were my word if I should sum the tale��
How oft since then among my fellow´men
I stood and brought no curse。 Time cleanses all´
Time�察�the coeval of all things that are。
Now from pure lips�察�in words of omen fair��
I call Athena�察�lady of this land��
To come�察�my champion�此�so�察�in aftertime��
She shall not fail of love and service leal��
Not won by war�察�from me and from my land
And all the folk of Argos�察�vowed to her。
Now�察�be she far away in Libyan land
Where flows from Triton's lake her natal wave�察�
Stand she with planted feet�察�or in some hour
Of rest conceal them�察�champion of her friends
Where'er she be�察�Or whether o'er the plain
Phlegraean she look forth�察�as warrior bold´
I cry to her to come�察�where'er she be��
��And she�察�as goddess�察�from afar can hear��
And aid and free me�察�set among my foes。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Thee not Apollo nor Athena's strength
Can save from perishing�察�a castaway
Amid the Lost�察�where no delight shall meet
Thy soul´a bloodless pr