Bacchae 925-944 (Theodoridis)
Anna Muh /
- Created on 2023-04-26 21:30:18
- Modified on 2023-07-26 03:06:53
- Translated by George Theodoridis
- Aligned by Anna Muh
Ἑλληνική Transliterate
English
Πενθεύς
τί φαίνομαι δῆτʼ ; οὐχὶ τὴν Ἰνοῦς στάσιν
ἢ τὴν Ἀγαύης ἑστάναι , μητρός γʼ ἐμῆς ;
Διόνυσος
αὐτὰς ἐκείνας εἰσορᾶν δοκῶ σʼ ὁρῶν .
ἀλλʼ ἐξ ἕδρας σοι πλόκαμος ἐξέστηχʼ ὅδε ,
οὐχ ὡς ἐγώ νιν ὑπὸ μίτρᾳ καθήρμοσα .
Πενθεύς
ἔνδον προσείων αὐτὸν ἀνασείων τʼ ἐγὼ
καὶ βακχιάζων ἐξ ἕδρας μεθώρμισα .
Διόνυσος
ἀλλʼ αὐτὸν ἡμεῖς , οἷς σε θεραπεύειν μέλει ,
πάλιν καταστελοῦμεν · ἀλλʼ ὄρθου κάρα .
Πενθεύς
ἰδού , σὺ κόσμει · σοὶ γὰρ ἀνακείμεσθα δή .
Διόνυσος
ζῶναί τέ σοι χαλῶσι κοὐχ ἑξῆς πέπλων
στολίδες ὑπὸ σφυροῖσι τείνουσιν σέθεν .
Πενθεύς
κἀμοὶ δοκοῦσι παρά γε δεξιὸν πόδα ·
τἀνθένδε δʼ ὀρθῶς παρὰ τένοντʼ ἔχει πέπλος .
Διόνυσος
ἦ πού με τῶν σῶν πρῶτον ἡγήσῃ φίλων ,
ὅταν παρὰ λόγον σώφρονας βάκχας ἴδῃς .
Πενθεύς
πότερα δὲ θύρσον δεξιᾷ λαβὼν χερὶ
ἢ τῇδε , βάκχῃ μᾶλλον εἰκασθήσομαι ;
Διόνυσος
ἐν δεξιᾷ χρὴ χἅμα δεξιῷ ποδὶ
αἴρειν νιν · αἰνῶ δʼ ὅτι μεθέστηκας φρενῶν .
τί φαίνομαι δῆτʼ ; οὐχὶ τὴν Ἰνοῦς στάσιν
ἢ τὴν Ἀγαύης ἑστάναι , μητρός γʼ ἐμῆς ;
Διόνυσος
αὐτὰς ἐκείνας εἰσορᾶν δοκῶ σʼ ὁρῶν .
ἀλλʼ ἐξ ἕδρας σοι πλόκαμος ἐξέστηχʼ ὅδε ,
οὐχ ὡς ἐγώ νιν ὑπὸ μίτρᾳ καθήρμοσα .
Πενθεύς
ἔνδον προσείων αὐτὸν ἀνασείων τʼ ἐγὼ
καὶ βακχιάζων ἐξ ἕδρας μεθώρμισα .
Διόνυσος
ἀλλʼ αὐτὸν ἡμεῖς , οἷς σε θεραπεύειν μέλει ,
πάλιν καταστελοῦμεν · ἀλλʼ ὄρθου κάρα .
Πενθεύς
ἰδού , σὺ κόσμει · σοὶ γὰρ ἀνακείμεσθα δή .
Διόνυσος
ζῶναί τέ σοι χαλῶσι κοὐχ ἑξῆς πέπλων
στολίδες ὑπὸ σφυροῖσι τείνουσιν σέθεν .
Πενθεύς
κἀμοὶ δοκοῦσι παρά γε δεξιὸν πόδα ·
τἀνθένδε δʼ ὀρθῶς παρὰ τένοντʼ ἔχει πέπλος .
Διόνυσος
ἦ πού με τῶν σῶν πρῶτον ἡγήσῃ φίλων ,
ὅταν παρὰ λόγον σώφρονας βάκχας ἴδῃς .
Πενθεύς
πότερα δὲ θύρσον δεξιᾷ λαβὼν χερὶ
ἢ τῇδε , βάκχῃ μᾶλλον εἰκασθήσομαι ;
Διόνυσος
ἐν δεξιᾷ χρὴ χἅμα δεξιῷ ποδὶ
αἴρειν νιν · αἰνῶ δʼ ὅτι μεθέστηκας φρενῶν .
Pentheus
So , how do I look ? Look at my face . Is it more similar to my mother’s Agave’s or to Ino’s ?
Dionysos
Hmm… to tell you the truth , when I look at you carefully… I think I can see both of them in you . O , look at this curl , you’ve messed it up . Not at all like I did it inside .
Pentheus
Yes , I had a bit of a dance inside and as I whirled my head around a bit , like the Bacchants , I threw it out of its place .
Dionysos
Here , let me fix it for you . Lift your head a bit .
Pentheus
Come , I’m in your hands . Tidy me up a bit .
Dionysos
Look here ! Your girdle is very loose and the folds of your robe don’t fall straight , all the way to your ankles .
Pentheus
Yes , I thought so ! It’s all right with the left leg though , isn’t it ?
Dionysos
You’ll see , Pentheus . I’ll be your best friend once you see how wise and properly behaved the Bacchants are .
Pentheus
How do I hold the thyrsus so that I can look more like a Bacchant ? Right hand or left ?
Dionysos
You hold it with your right hand and move your right foot forward at the same time . I’m glad you’ve changed your mind about all this .
So , how do I look ? Look at my face . Is it more similar to my mother’s Agave’s or to Ino’s ?
Dionysos
Hmm… to tell you the truth , when I look at you carefully… I think I can see both of them in you . O , look at this curl , you’ve messed it up . Not at all like I did it inside .
Pentheus
Yes , I had a bit of a dance inside and as I whirled my head around a bit , like the Bacchants , I threw it out of its place .
Dionysos
Here , let me fix it for you . Lift your head a bit .
Pentheus
Come , I’m in your hands . Tidy me up a bit .
Dionysos
Look here ! Your girdle is very loose and the folds of your robe don’t fall straight , all the way to your ankles .
Pentheus
Yes , I thought so ! It’s all right with the left leg though , isn’t it ?
Dionysos
You’ll see , Pentheus . I’ll be your best friend once you see how wise and properly behaved the Bacchants are .
Pentheus
How do I hold the thyrsus so that I can look more like a Bacchant ? Right hand or left ?
Dionysos
You hold it with your right hand and move your right foot forward at the same time . I’m glad you’ve changed your mind about all this .