Euripides, Hecuba, Edward P. Coleridge (Translator), 638

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Chorus

For here begins trouble’s cycle,

and, worse than that, relentless fate; and from one man’s folly came a universal curse, bringing death to the land of Simois, with trouble from an alien shore. The strife the shepherd decided
640

on Ida, between three daughters of the blessed gods,
645

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

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Current edition Perseus

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

Editions (1)

Ἑκάβη Perseus (Euripides. Euripidis Fabulae, Vol. I. Murray, Gilbert, editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1902. (Reprinted 1906-1974)) — 638 focus

Χορός

πόνοι γὰρ καὶ πόνων

ἀνάγκαι κρείσσονες κυκλοῦνται
640

κοινὸν δʼ ἐξ ἰδίας ἀνοίας

κακὸν τᾷ Σιμουντίδι γᾷ

ὀλέθριον ἔμολε συμφορά τʼ ἀπʼ ἄλλων.

ἐκρίθη δʼ ἔρις, ἃν ἐν Ἴ-

δᾳ κρίνει τρισσὰς μακάρων
645

παῖδας ἀνὴρ βούτας,

Translations (2)

Hecuba (OCR draft) Experimental (Hecuba. 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, 1841; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (Euripides. Deutsch in den Versmaßen der Urschrift. Volume 1, Heidelberg: C. F. Winter, 1841. 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.) — 638 focus

Denn Ungluck, herbe Noth,

Gewaltiger, als zuvor, umfångt uns!
630

Eines Mannes verkehrte Thorheit

Hat Leid über Simoïs Land

Von den Fremden gebracht, Verderben Allen.

Denn es endete sich der Streit,

Welchen der Hirt vom Ida entschied
635

Zwischen den Götterfraun,

Schlußgesang.

Euripides Hecuba 638

Edward P. Coleridge (Translator)

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Chorus

For here begins trouble’s cycle,

and, worse than that, relentless fate; and from one man’s folly came a universal curse, bringing death to the land of Simois, with trouble from an alien shore. The strife the shepherd decided
640

on Ida, between three daughters of the blessed gods,
645

Current edition Perseus

Denn Ungluck, herbe Noth,

Gewaltiger, als zuvor, umfångt uns!
630

Eines Mannes verkehrte Thorheit

Hat Leid über Simoïs Land

Von den Fremden gebracht, Verderben Allen.

Denn es endete sich der Streit,

Welchen der Hirt vom Ida entschied
635

Zwischen den Götterfraun,

Schlußgesang.

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Chorus For here begins trouble’s cycle, and, worse than that, relentless fate; and from one man’s folly came a universal curse, bringing death to the land of Simois, with trouble from an alien shore. The strife the shepherd decided 640 on Ida, between three daughters of the blessed gods, 645

Current edition Perseus

Denn Ungluck, herbe Noth, Gewaltiger, als zuvor, umfångt uns! 630 Eines Mannes verkehrte Thorheit Hat Leid über Simoïs Land Von den Fremden gebracht, Verderben Allen. Denn es endete sich der Streit, Welchen der Hirt vom Ida entschied 635 Zwischen den Götterfraun, Schlußgesang.

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Chorus

For here begins trouble’s cycle,

and, worse than that, relentless fate; and from one man’s folly came a universal curse, bringing death to the land of Simois, with trouble from an alien shore. The strife the shepherd decided
640

on Ida, between three daughters of the blessed gods,
645

Denn Ungluck, herbe Noth,

Gewaltiger, als zuvor, umfångt uns!
630

Eines Mannes verkehrte Thorheit

Hat Leid über Simoïs Land

Von den Fremden gebracht, Verderben Allen.

Denn es endete sich der Streit,

Welchen der Hirt vom Ida entschied
635

Zwischen den Götterfraun,

Schlußgesang.