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Shall scatter venom�察�to exude again
In pestilence on men。
What cry avails me now�察�what deed of blood��
Unto this land what dark despite��
Alack�察�alack�察�forlorn
Are we�察�a bitter injury have borne��
Alack�察�O sisters�察�O dishonoured brood
Of mother Night��
ATHENA
Nay�察�bow ye to my words�察�chafe not nor moan��
Ye are not worsted nor disgraced�察�behold��
With balanced vote the cause had issue fair��
Nor in the end did aught dishonour thee。
But thus the will of Zeus shone clearly forth��
And his own prophet´god avouched the same��
Orestes slew�此�his slaying is atoned。
Therefore I pray you�察�not upon this land
Shoot forth the dart of vengeance�察�be appeased��
Nor blast the land with blight�察�nor loose thereon
Drops of eternal venom�察�direful darts
Wasting and marring nature's seed of growth。
For I�察�the queen of Athens' sacred right��
Do pledge to you a holy sanctuary
Deep in the heart of this my land�察�made just
By your indwelling presence�察�while ye sit
Hard by your sacred shrines that gleam with oil
Of sacrifice�察�and by this folk adored。
CHORUS ��chanting��
Woe on you�察�younger gods� �the ancient right
Ye have o'erridden�察�rent it from my hands。
I am dishonoured of you�察�thrust to scorn��
But heavily my wrath
Shall on this land fling forth the drops that blast and burn��
Venom of vengeance�察�that shall work such scathe
As I have suffered�察�where that dew shall fall��
Shall leafless blight arise��
Wasting Earth's offspring�察�justice�察�hear my call� �
And thorough all the land in deadly wise
Shall scatter venom�察�to exude again
In pestilence on men。
What cry avails me now�察�what deed of blood��
Unto this land what dark despite��
Alack�察�alack�察�forlorn
Are we�察�a bitter injury have borne��
Alack�察�O sisters�察�O dishonoured brood
Of mother Night��
ATHENA
Dishonoured are ye not�察�turn not�察�I pray��
As goddesses your swelling wrath on men��
Nor make the friendly earth despiteful to them。
I too have Zeus for champion´'tis enough´
I only of all goddesses do know
To ope the chamber where his thunderbolts
Lie stored and sealed�察�but here is no such need。
Nay�察�be appeased�察�nor cast upon the ground
The malice of thy tongue�察�to blast the world��
Calm thou thy bitter wrath's black inward surge��
For high shall be thine honour�察�set beside me
For ever in this land�察�whose fertile lap
Shall pour its teeming firstfruits unto you��
Gifts for fair childbirth and for wedlock's crown��
Thus honoured�察�praise my spoken pledge for aye。
CHORUS ��chanting��
I�察�I dishonoured in this earth to dwell�察�
Ancient of days and wisdom� �I breathe forth
Poison and breath of frenzied ire。 O Earth��
Woe�察�woe for thee�察�for me��
From side to side what pains be these that thrill��
Hearken�察�O mother Night�察�my wrath�察�mine agony��
Whom from mine ancient rights the gods have thrust
And brought me to the dust´
Woe�察�woe is me� �with craft invincible。
ATHENA
Older art thou than I�察�and I will bear
With this thy fury。 Know�察�although thou be
More wise in ancient wisdom�察�yet have
From Zeus no scanted measure of the same��
Wherefore take heed unto this prophecy´
If to another land of alien men
Ye go�察�too late shall ye feel longing dreep
For mine。 The rolling tides of time bring round
A day of brighter glory for this town��
And thou�察�enshrined in honour by the halls
Where dwelt Erechtheus�察�shalt a worship win
From men and from the train of womankind��
Greater than any tribe elsewhere shall pay。
Cast thou not therefore on this soil of mine
Whetstones that sharpen souls to bloodshedding��
The burning goads of youthful hearts�察�made hot
With frenzy of the spirit�察�not of wine。
Nor pluck as 'twere the heart from cocks that strive��
To set it in the breast of citizens
Of mine�察�a war´god's spirit�察�keen for fight��
Made stern against their country and their kin。
The man who grievously doth lust for fame��
War�察�full�察�immitigable�察�let him wage
Against the stranger�察�but of kindred birds
I hold the challenge hateful。 Such the boon
I proffer thee´within this land of lands��
Most loved of gods�察�with me to show and share
Fair mercy�察�gratitude and grace as fair。
CHORUS ��chanting��
I�察�I dishonoured in this earth to dwell�察�
Ancient of days and wisdom� �I breathe forth
Poison and breath of frenzied ire。 O Earth��
Woe�察�woe for thee�察�for me��
From side to side what pains be these that thrill��
Hearken�察�O mother Night�察�my wrath�察�mine agony��
Whom from mine ancient rights the gods have thrust
And brought me to the dust´
Woe�察�woe is me� �with craft invincible。
ATHENA
I will not weary of soft words to thee��
That never mayst thou say�察�Behold me spurned��
An elder by a younger deity��
And from this land rejected and forlorn��
Unhonoured by the men who dwell therein。
But�察�if Persuasion's grace be sacred to thee��
Soft in the soothing accents of my tongue��
Tarry�察�I Dray thee�察�yet�察�if go thou wilt。
Not rightfully wilt thou on this my town
Sway down the scale that beareth wrath and teen
Or wasting plague uport this folk。 'Tis thine��
If so thou wilt�察�inheritress to be
Of this my land�察�its utmost grace to win。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
O queen�察�what refuge dost thou promise me��
ATHENA
Refuge untouched by bale�此�take thou my boon。
LEADER
What�察�if I take it�察�shall mine honour be��
ATHENA
No house shall prosper without grace of thine。
LEADER
Canst thou achieve and grant such power to me��
ATHENA
Yea�察�for my hand shall bless thy worshippers。
LEADER
And wilt thou pledge me this for time eterne��
ATHENA
Yea�此�none can bid me pledge beyond my power。
LEADER
Lo�察�I desist from wrath�察�appeased by thee。
ATHENA
Then in the land's heart shalt thou win thee friends。
LEADER
What chant dost bid me raise�察�to greet the land��
ATHENA
Such as aspires towards a victory
Unrued by any�此�chants from breast of earth��
From wave�察�from sky�察�and let the wild winds' breath
Pass with soft sunlight o'er the lap of land�察�
Strong wax the fruits of earth�察�fair teem the kine��
Unfailing�察�for my town's prosperity��
And constant be the growth of mortal seed。
But more and more root out the impious��
For as a gardener fosters what he sows��
So foster I this race�察�whom righteousness
Doth fend from sorrow。 Such the proffered boon。
But I�察�if wars must be�察�and their loud clash
And carnage�察�for my town�察�will ne'er endure
That aught but victory shall crown her fame。
CHORUS ��chanting��
Lo�察�I accept it�察�at her very side
Doth Pallas bid me dwell��
I will not wrong the city of her pride��
Which even Almighty Zeus and Ares hold
Heaven's earthly citadel��
Loved home of Grecian gods�察�the young�察�the old��
The sanctuary divine��
The shield of every shrine��
For Athens I say forth a gracious prophecy�察�
The glory of the sunlight and the skies
Shall bid from earth arise
Warm wavelets of new life and glad prosperity。
ATUENA ��chanting��
Behold�察�with gracious heart well pleased
I for my citizens do grant
Fulfilment of this covenant��
And here�察�their wrath at length appeased��
These mighty deities shall stay。
For theirs it is by right to sway
The lot that rules our mortal day��
And he who hath not inly felt
Their stern decree�察�ere long on him��
Not knowing why and whence�察�the grim
Life´crushing blow is dealt。
The father's sin upon the child
Descends�察�and sin is silent death��
And leads him on the downward path��
By stealth beguiled��
Unto the Furies�此�though his state
On earth were high�察�and loud his boast��
Victim of silent ire and hate
He dwells among the Lost。
CHORUS ��chanting��
To my blessing now give ear。´
Scorching blight nor singed air
Never blast thine olives fair��
Drouth�察�that wasteth bud and plant��
Keep to thine own place。 Avaunt��
Famine fell�察�and come not hither
Stealthily to waste and wither��
Let the land�察�in season due��
Twice her waxing fruits renew��
Teem the kine in double measure��
Rich in new god´given treasure��
Here let men the powers adore
For sudden gifts unhoped before��
ATHENA ��chanting��
O hearken�察�warders of the wall
That guards mine Athens�察�what a dower
Is unto her ordained and given��
For mighty is the Furies' power��
And deep´revered in courts of heaven
And realms of hell�察�and clear to all
They weave thy doom�察�mortality��
And some in joy and peace shall sing��
But unto other some they bring
Sad life and tear´dimmed eye。
CHORUS ��chanting��
And far away I ban thee and remove��
Untimely death of youths too soon brought low��
And to each maid�察�O gods�察�when time is come for love��
Grant ye a warrior's heart�察�a wedded life to know。
Ye too�察�O Fates�察�children of mother Night��
Whose children too are we�察�O goddesses
Of just award�察�of all by sac