Bacchae 370-386 (Johnston; Murray)
Mischa Hooker / Euripides Bacchae
- Created on 2021-02-10 19:45:48
- Modified on 2021-02-23 20:25:43
- Translated by Johnston; Murray
- Aligned by Mischa Hooker
Ἑλληνική
English
English
Ὁσία πότνα θεῶν ,
Ὁσία δ᾽ ἃ κατὰ γᾶν
χρυσέαν πτέρυγα φέρεις ,
τάδε Πενθέως ἀίεις ;
ἀίεις οὐχ ὁσίαν
ὕβριν ἐς τὸν Βρόμιον , τὸν
Σεμέλας , τὸν παρὰ καλλι-
στεφάνοις εὐφροσύναις δαί-
μονα πρῶτον μακάρων ; ὃς τάδ᾽ ἔχει ,
θιασεύειν τε χοροῖς
μετά τ᾽ αὐλοῦ γελάσαι
ἀποπαῦσαί τε μερίμνας ,
ὁπόταν βότρυος ἔλθῃ
γάνος ἐν δαιτὶ θεῶν , κισ-
σοφόροις δ᾽ ἐν θαλίαις ἀν-
δράσι κρατὴρ ὕπνον ἀμ-
φιβάλλῃ .
Ὁσία δ᾽ ἃ κατὰ γᾶν
χρυσέαν πτέρυγα φέρεις ,
τάδε Πενθέως ἀίεις ;
ἀίεις οὐχ ὁσίαν
ὕβριν ἐς τὸν Βρόμιον , τὸν
Σεμέλας , τὸν παρὰ καλλι-
στεφάνοις εὐφροσύναις δαί-
μονα πρῶτον μακάρων ; ὃς τάδ᾽ ἔχει ,
θιασεύειν τε χοροῖς
μετά τ᾽ αὐλοῦ γελάσαι
ἀποπαῦσαί τε μερίμνας ,
ὁπόταν βότρυος ἔλθῃ
γάνος ἐν δαιτὶ θεῶν , κισ-
σοφόροις δ᾽ ἐν θαλίαις ἀν-
δράσι κρατὴρ ὕπνον ἀμ-
φιβάλλῃ .
Holiness , queen of the gods ,
Holiness , sweeping over earth
on wings of gold ,
do you hear what Pentheus says ?
Do you hear the profanities he utters ,
the insults against Bromius ,
child of Semele , chief god
among all blessed gods ,
for those who wear their lovely garlands
in a spirit of harmonious joy ?
This is his special office ,
to lead men together in the dance ,
to make them laugh as the flute plays ,
to bring all sorrows to an end ,
at the god’s sacrificial feast ,
when the gleaming liquid grapes arrive ,
when the wine bowl casts its sleep
on ivy-covered feasting men .
Holiness , sweeping over earth
on wings of gold ,
do you hear what Pentheus says ?
Do you hear the profanities he utters ,
the insults against Bromius ,
child of Semele , chief god
among all blessed gods ,
for those who wear their lovely garlands
in a spirit of harmonious joy ?
This is his special office ,
to lead men together in the dance ,
to make them laugh as the flute plays ,
to bring all sorrows to an end ,
at the god’s sacrificial feast ,
when the gleaming liquid grapes arrive ,
when the wine bowl casts its sleep
on ivy-covered feasting men .
Thou Immaculate on high ;
Thou Recording Purity ;
Thou that stoopest , Golden Wing ,
Earthward , manward , pitying ,
Hearest thou this angry King ?
Hearest thou the rage and scorn
' Gainst the Lord of Many Voices ,
Him of mortal mother born ,
Him in whom man ' s heart rejoices ,
Girt with garlands and with glee ,
First in Heaven ' s sovranty ?
For his kingdom , it is there ,
In the dancing and the prayer ,
In the music and the laughter ,
In the vanishing of care ,
And of all before and after ;
In the Gods ' high banquet , when
Gleams the grape-blood , flashed to heaven ;
Yea , and in the feasts of men
Comes his crowned slumber ; then
Pain is dead and hate forgiven !
Thou Recording Purity ;
Thou that stoopest , Golden Wing ,
Earthward , manward , pitying ,
Hearest thou this angry King ?
Hearest thou the rage and scorn
' Gainst the Lord of Many Voices ,
Him of mortal mother born ,
Him in whom man ' s heart rejoices ,
Girt with garlands and with glee ,
First in Heaven ' s sovranty ?
For his kingdom , it is there ,
In the dancing and the prayer ,
In the music and the laughter ,
In the vanishing of care ,
And of all before and after ;
In the Gods ' high banquet , when
Gleams the grape-blood , flashed to heaven ;
Yea , and in the feasts of men
Comes his crowned slumber ; then
Pain is dead and hate forgiven !