Euripides, Andromache, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 141

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Chorus

Yea, I did pity thee most truly, Trojan dame, when thou earnest to this house; but from fear of my mistress I hold my peace, albeit I sympathize with thee,

lest she, whom Zeus’s daughter bore, discover¹ my good will toward thee.
145

Andromache. Euripides. Edward P. Coleridge (Translator). London. 1891.

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Current edition Perseus

Andromache (English) (Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891.)

Editions (1)

Ἀνδρομάχη Perseus (Euripides. Euripidis Fabulae, Vol. I. Murray, Gilbert, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902.) — 141 focus

Χορός

οἰκτροτάτα γὰρ ἔμοιγ’ ἔμολες, γύναι Ἰλιάς, οἴκους

δεσποτῶν ἐμῶν· φόβῳ δ’

ἡσυχίαν ἄγομεν—

τὸ δὲ σὸν οἴκτῳ φέρουσα τυγχάνω—

μὴ παῖς τᾶς Διὸς κόρας
145

σοί μ’ εὖ φρονοῦσαν εἰδῇ.

Translations (2)

Andromache (OCR draft) Experimental (Andromache. Robert Potter's English verse translation, first published in 1781–1783; text from the 1808 Oxford printing.)

No corresponding passage available

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1845; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (Euripides. Deutsch in den Versmaßen der Urschrift. Volume 2, Heidelberg: C. F. Winter, 1845. Harvard OCR compared with an independent BSB copy. Native Donner verse citations, Murray reference cards, explicitly located notes and page facsimiles. Unresolved OCR, verse divisions, unlocated notes and printed errata are documented in the source review.) — 141 focus

Ilierin, du kamest zum Hause mir, schmerzlich bedauert;
140

Doch wir schweigen, billig ja

Fürchten wir meiner Gebieterin Groll,

(Zwar deines Looses jammert uns,)

Daß die Tochter Helena's,

Wie wir dich lieben, sehe.
145
Hermione. Andromache. Der Chor. (von ihren Dienerinnen umgeben.)

Hermione.

Notes on the current edition

Andromache

1. εὕρυ. So Hermann for ἴδυ.

Euripides Andromache 141

Edward P. Coleridge (Translator)

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Chorus

Yea, I did pity thee most truly, Trojan dame, when thou earnest to this house; but from fear of my mistress I hold my peace, albeit I sympathize with thee,

lest she, whom Zeus’s daughter bore, discover¹ my good will toward thee.
145

Current edition Perseus

Ilierin, du kamest zum Hause mir, schmerzlich bedauert;
140

Doch wir schweigen, billig ja

Fürchten wir meiner Gebieterin Groll,

(Zwar deines Looses jammert uns,)

Daß die Tochter Helena's,

Wie wir dich lieben, sehe.
145
Hermione. Andromache. Der Chor. (von ihren Dienerinnen umgeben.)

Hermione.

Notes on the current edition

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Chorus Yea, I did pity thee most truly, Trojan dame, when thou earnest to this house; but from fear of my mistress I hold my peace, albeit I sympathize with thee, lest she, whom Zeus’s daughter bore, discover 1 my good will toward thee. 145

Current edition Perseus

Ilierin, du kamest zum Hause mir, schmerzlich bedauert; 140 Doch wir schweigen, billig ja Fürchten wir meiner Gebieterin Groll, (Zwar deines Looses jammert uns,) Daß die Tochter Helena's, Wie wir dich lieben, sehe. 145 Hermione. Andromache. Der Chor. (von ihren Dienerinnen umgeben.)

Hermione.

Notes on the current edition

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Chorus

Yea, I did pity thee most truly, Trojan dame, when thou earnest to this house; but from fear of my mistress I hold my peace, albeit I sympathize with thee,

lest she, whom Zeus’s daughter bore, discover¹ my good will toward thee.
145

Ilierin, du kamest zum Hause mir, schmerzlich bedauert;
140

Doch wir schweigen, billig ja

Fürchten wir meiner Gebieterin Groll,

(Zwar deines Looses jammert uns,)

Daß die Tochter Helena's,

Wie wir dich lieben, sehe.
145
Hermione. Andromache. Der Chor. (von ihren Dienerinnen umgeben.)