Aristophanes Frogs ll.992-1003
Cook, Jeanna / Aristophanes Frogs
- Created on 2017-05-06 03:58:56
- Modified on 2017-05-06 04:03:04
- Translated by Jeffrey Henderson
- Aligned by Cook, Jeanna
Ἑλληνική Transliterate
English
τάδε μὲν λεύσσεις , φαίδιμ᾿ Ἀχιλλεῦ ·
993a σὺ σὲ τί , φέρε , πρὸς ταῦτα λέξεις ;
993b μόνον ὅπως
μή σ᾿ ὁ θυμὸς ἁρπάσας
995 ἐκτὸς οἴσει τῶν ἐλαῶν ·
δεινὰ γὰρ κατηγόρηκεν .
ἀλλ᾿ ὅπως , ὦ γεννάδα ,
μὴ πρὸς ὀργὴν ἀντιλέξεις ,
ἀλλὰ συστείλας ἄκροισι
1000 χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις ,
εἶτα μᾶλλον μᾶλλον ἄξεις
καὶ φυλάξεις , ἡνίκ᾿ ἂν τὸ
πνεῦμα λεῖον καὶ καθεστηκὸς λάβῃς .
993a σὺ σὲ τί , φέρε , πρὸς ταῦτα λέξεις ;
993b μόνον ὅπως
μή σ᾿ ὁ θυμὸς ἁρπάσας
995 ἐκτὸς οἴσει τῶν ἐλαῶν ·
δεινὰ γὰρ κατηγόρηκεν .
ἀλλ᾿ ὅπως , ὦ γεννάδα ,
μὴ πρὸς ὀργὴν ἀντιλέξεις ,
ἀλλὰ συστείλας ἄκροισι
1000 χρώμενος τοῖς ἱστίοις ,
εἶτα μᾶλλον μᾶλλον ἄξεις
καὶ φυλάξεις , ἡνίκ᾿ ἂν τὸ
πνεῦμα λεῖον καὶ καθεστηκὸς λάβῃς .
"
You
behold
all
this
,
glorious
Achilles
!
"
95
But what will you say in reply ?
Only take care
that your anger doesn’t seize you
and drive you off the track ,
for his accusations are formidable .
Yes , take care , good sir ,
that you don’t reply in a rage ,
but shorten your sails
and cruise with them furled ,
then little by little make headway
and keep watch for the moment
when you get a soft , smooth breeze .
But what will you say in reply ?
Only take care
that your anger doesn’t seize you
and drive you off the track ,
for his accusations are formidable .
Yes , take care , good sir ,
that you don’t reply in a rage ,
but shorten your sails
and cruise with them furled ,
then little by little make headway
and keep watch for the moment
when you get a soft , smooth breeze .