Bacchae 453-459 (Murray)
Anna Muh /
- Created on 2023-04-27 05:02:54
- Modified on 2023-07-26 03:07:57
- Translated by George Gilbert Aimé Murray
- Aligned by Anna Muh
Ἑλληνική Transliterate
English
Πενθεύς
ἀτὰρ τὸ μὲν σῶμʼ οὐκ ἄμορφος εἶ , ξένε ,
ὡς ἐς γυναῖκας , ἐφʼ ὅπερ ἐς Θήβας πάρει ·
πλόκαμός τε γάρ σου ταναός , οὐ πάλης ὕπο ,
γένυν παρʼ αὐτὴν κεχυμένος , πόθου πλέως ·
λευκὴν δὲ χροιὰν ἐκ παρασκευῆς ἔχεις ,
οὐχ ἡλίου βολαῖσιν , ἀλλʼ ὑπὸ σκιᾶς ,
τὴν Ἀφροδίτην καλλονῇ θηρώμενος .
ἀτὰρ τὸ μὲν σῶμʼ οὐκ ἄμορφος εἶ , ξένε ,
ὡς ἐς γυναῖκας , ἐφʼ ὅπερ ἐς Θήβας πάρει ·
πλόκαμός τε γάρ σου ταναός , οὐ πάλης ὕπο ,
γένυν παρʼ αὐτὴν κεχυμένος , πόθου πλέως ·
λευκὴν δὲ χροιὰν ἐκ παρασκευῆς ἔχεις ,
οὐχ ἡλίου βολαῖσιν , ἀλλʼ ὑπὸ σκιᾶς ,
τὴν Ἀφροδίτην καλλονῇ θηρώμενος .
Pentheus
Marry , a fair shape for a woman ' s eye ,
Sir stranger ! And thou seek ' st no more , I ween !
Long curls , withal ! That shows thou ne ' er hast been
A wrestler ! —down both cheeks so softly tossed
And winsome ! And a white skin ! It hath cost
Thee pains , to please thy damsels with this white
And red of cheeks that never face the light !
Marry , a fair shape for a woman ' s eye ,
Sir stranger ! And thou seek ' st no more , I ween !
Long curls , withal ! That shows thou ne ' er hast been
A wrestler ! —down both cheeks so softly tossed
And winsome ! And a white skin ! It hath cost
Thee pains , to please thy damsels with this white
And red of cheeks that never face the light !