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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