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silence�察�instead of scaring slumber from his brain and eyes��

  HYLLUS

    Nay�察�I cannot be patient when I behold this misery。

  HERACLES

    O thou Cenaean rock whereon mine altars rose�察�what a cruel

reward hast thou won me for those fair offerings�察� be Zeus my witness��

Ah�察�to what ruin hast thou brought me�察�to what ruin� �Would that I

had never beheld thee for thy sorrow� �Then had I never come face to

face with this fiery madness�察�which no spell can soothe� �Where is

the charmer�察�where is the cunning healer�察�save Zeus alone�察�that

shall lull this plague to rest�拭�I should marvel�察�if he ever came

within my ken��



                                                             strophe 1



    Ah��

    Leave me�察�hapless one�察�to my rest´ leave me to my last rest��



                                                             strophe 2



    Where art thou touching me�拭�Whither wouldst thou turn me�拭�Thou

wilt kill me�察�thou wilt kill me� �If there be any pang that slumbers��

thou hast aroused it��

    It hath seized me�察� oh�察�the pest comes again� � Whence are ye�察�most

ungrateful of all the Greeks�拭�I wore out my troublous days in

ridding Greece of pests�察�on the deep and in all forests�察�and now�察�when

I am stricken�察�will no man succour me with merciful fire of sword��



                                                         antistrophe 1



    Oh�察�will no one come and sever the head�察�at one fierce stroke��

from this wretched body�拭�Woe�察�woe is me��

  OLD MAN

    Son of Heracles�察�this task exceeds my strength�察� help thou�察� for

strength is at thy command�察�too largely to need my aid in his relief。

  HYLLUS

    My hands are helping�察�but no resource�察�in myself or from

another�察�avails me to make his life forget its anguish�此� such is the

doom appointed by Zeus��

  HERACLES



                                                             strophe 3



    O my son�察�where art thou�拭�Raise me�察� take hold of me�察� thus

thus� �Alas�察�my destiny��



                                                         antistrophe 2



    Again�察�again the cruel pest leaps forth to rend me�察�the fierce

plague with which none may cope��

    O Pallas�察�Pallas�察�it tortures me again� �Alas�察�my son�察�pity thy

sire�察� draw a blameless sword�察�and smite beneath my collar´bone�察�and

heal this pain wherewith thy godless mother hath made me wild� �So

may I see her fall�察� thus�察�even thus�察�as she hath destroyed me��



                                                         antistrophe 3



    Sweet Hades�察�brother of Zeus�察�give me rest�察�give me rest�察� end

my woe by a swiftly´sped doom��

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    I shudder�察�friends�察�to hear these sorrows of our lord�察�what a

man is here�察�and what torments afflict him��

  HERACLES

    Ah�察�fierce full oft�察�and grievous not in name alone�察�have been the

labours of these hands�察�the burdens borne upon these shoulders� �But no

toil ever laid on me by the wife of Zeus or by the hateful

Eurystheus was like unto this thing which the daughter of Oeneus�察�fair

and false�察�hath fastened upon my back�察� this woven net of the

Furies�察�in which I perish� �Glued to my sides�察�it hath eaten my flesh

to the inmost parts�察�it is ever with me�察�sucking the channels of my

breath�察�already it hath drained my fresh lifeblood�察�and my whole

body is wasted�察�a captive to these unutterable bonds。

    Not the warrior on the battle´field�察�not the Giants' earth´born

host�察�nor the might of savage beasts�察�hath ever done unto me thus�察�

not Hellas�察�nor the land of the alien�察�nor any land to which I have

come as a deliverer�此�no�察�a woman�察�a weak woman�察�born not to the

strength of man�察�all alone hath vanquished me�察�without stroke of sword



    Son�察�show thyself my son indeed�察�and do not honour a mother's name

above a sire's�此�bring forth the woman that bare thee�察�and give her

with thine own hands into my hand�察�that I may know of a truth which

sight grieves thee most�察� my tortured frame�察�or hers�察�when she suffers

her righteous doom��

    Go�察�my son�察�shrink not´ and show thy pity for me�察�whom many

might deem pitiful�察� for me�察�moaning and weeping like a girl�察� and the

man lives not who can say that he ever saw me do thus before�察�no��

without complaining I still went whither mine evil fortune led。 But

now�察�alas�察�the strong man hath been found a woman。

    Approach�察�stand near thy sire�察�and see what a fate it is that hath

brought me to this pass�察�for I will lift the veil。 Behold� �Look�察�all

of you�察�on this miserable body�察�see how wretched�察�how piteous is my

plight��

    Ah�察�woe is me��

    The burning throe of torment is there anew�察�it darts through my

sides´ I must wrestle once more with that cruel�察�devouring plague��

    O thou lord of the dark realm�察�receive me� �Smite me�察�O fire of

Zeus� �Hurl down thy thunderbolt�察�O King�察�send it�察�O father�察�upon my

head� �For again the pest is consuming me�察�it hath blazed forth�察�it

hath started into fury� �O hands�察�my hands�察�O shoulders and breast

and trusty arms�察�ye�察�now in this plight�察�are the same whose force of

old subdued the dweller in Nemea�察�the scourge of herdsmen�察�the lion�察�a

creature that no man might approach or confront�察�ye tamed the Lernaean

Hydra�察�and that monstrous host of double form�察�man joined to steed��

a race with whom none may commune�察�violent�察�lawless�察�of surpassing

might�察�ye tamed the Erymanthian beast�察�and the three´headed whelp of

Hades underground�察�a resistless terror�察�offspring of the dread

Echidna�察�ye tamed the dragon that guarded the golden fruit in the

utmost places of the earth。

    These toils and countless others have I proved�察�nor hath any man

vaunted a triumph over my prowess。 But now�察�with joints unhinged and

with flesh torn to shreds�察�I have become the miserable prey of an

unseen destroyer�察� I�察�who am called the son of noblest mother�察� I��

whose reputed sire is Zeus�察�lord of the starry sky。

    But ye may be sure of one thing�此� though I am as nought�察�though

I cannot move a step�察�yet she who hath done this deed shall feel my

heavy hand even now�此�let her but come�察�and she shall learn to proclaim

this message unto all�察�that in my death�察�as in my life�察�I chastised

the wicked��

  LEADER

    Ah�察�hapless Greece�察�what mourning do I forsee for her�察�if she must

lose this man

  HYLLUS

    Father�察�since thy pause permits an answer�察�hear me�察�afflicted

though thou art。 I will ask thee for no more than is my due。 Accept my

counsels�察�in a calmer mood than that to which this anger stings

thee�此�else thou canst not learn how vain is thy desire for

vengeance�察�and how causeless thy resentment。

  HERACLES

    Say what thou wilt�察�and cease�察�in this my pain I understand nought

of all thy riddling words。

  HYLLUS

    I come to tell thee of my mother�察� how it is now with her�察�and how

she sinned unwittingly。

  HERACLES

    Villain� �What´ hast thou dared to breathe her name again in my

hearing�察� the name of the mother who hath slain thy sire��

  HYLLUS

    Yea�察�such is her state that silence is unmeet。

  HERACLES

    Unmeet�察�truly�察�in view of her past crimes。

  HYLLUS

    And also of her deeds this day�察� as thou wilt own。

  HERACLES

    Speak�察� but give heed that thou be not found a traitor。

  HYLLUS

    These are my tidings。 She is dead�察�lately slain。

  HERACLES

    By whose hand�拭�A wondrous message�察�from a prophet of ill´omened

voice��

  HYLLUS

    By her own hand�察�and no stranger's。

  HERACLES

    Alas�察�ere she died by mine�察�as she deserved��

  HYLLUS

    Even thy wrath would be turned�察�couldst thou hear all。

  HERACLES

    A strange preamble�察�but unfold thy meaning。

  HYLLUS

    The sum is this�察� she erred�察�with a good intent。

  HERACLES

    Is it a good deed�察�thou wretch�察�to have slain thy sire��

  HYLLUS

    Nay�察�she thought to use a love´charm for thy heart�察�when she saw

the new bride in the house�察�but missed her aim。

  HERACLES

    And what Trachinian deals in spells so potent��

  HYLLUS

    Nessus the Centaur persuaded her of old to inflame thy desire with

such a charm。

  HERACLES

    Alas�察�alas�察�miserable that I am� �Woe is me�察�I am lost�察� undone��

undone� �No more for me the light of day� �Alas�察�now I see in what a

plight stand� �Go�察�my son�察� for thy father's end hath come�察� summon��

I pray thee�察�all thy brethren�察�summon�察�too�察�the hapless Alcmena�察�in

vain the bride of Zeus�察� that ye may learn from my dying lips what

oracles know。

  HYLLUS

    Nay�察�thy mother is not here�察�as it chances�察�she hath her abode

at Tiryns by the sea。 Some of thy children she hath taken to live with

her there�察�and others�察�thou wilt find�察�are dwelling in Thebe's town。

But we who are with thee�察�my father�察�will render all service that is

needed�察�at thy bidding。

  HERACLES

    Hear�察�then�察�thy task�此�now is the time to show what stuff is in

thee�察�who art called my son。

    It was foreshown to me by my Sire of old that I should perish by

no creature that had the breath of life�察�but by on

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