Sophocles Antigone 1306

Johann Jakob Christian Donner (Translator)

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Weh, weh, weh, weh!
Mich schreckt Angst empor! Warum bohrt kein Freund
Mir vorn durch die Brust ein zweischneidig Schwert?
Ach, ich Unglückseliger!
In qualvolles Leid versenkt, schwind' ich hin.
1275

Antigone. Sophocles. Johann Jakob Christian Donner (Translator). . .

Current edition Experimental

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) (German) (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ, αἰαῖ.
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
1300
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγὼ, αἰαῖ·
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1306 focus
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1306 focus
αἶ, αἶ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ! Τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος δ᾽ ἐγὼ, φεῦ, φεῦ, δειλαίᾳ
1280
ξυγκέκραμαι δύᾳ!
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ' οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, *αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ’ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβωι. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτωι ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίαι δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύαι.
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ, αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, φεῦ, φεῦ,
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
1295
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ, 1
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν 2
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει; 3
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ, 4
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ. 5
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβῳ. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτῳ ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίᾳ δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύᾳ.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1306 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1306 focus
αἰαῖ αἰαῖ,
ἀνέπταν φόβωι. τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀνταίαν
ἔπαισέν τις ἀμφιθήκτωι ξίφει;
δείλαιος ἐγώ, αἰαῖ,
1310
δειλαίαι δὲ συγκέκραμαι δύαι.
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1306 focus
Vor Angst schaudr' ich auf! Warum stöfst nicht wer
mir vorn durch die Brust ein zweischneidig Schwert?
Weh, weh mir Elendem!
In Elend und Leid versenkt komm' ich um.
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 1306 focus
¡Ayay, ayay! Estoy pasmado de horror. ¿Por qué no me matáis matais con espada de dos filos? ¡Qué miserable soy! ¡Ayay! ¡Estoy envuelto en fatal calamidad!
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1306 focus
Heu, heu! metu refugit animus. Curnon mihi adversum aliquis infligit vulnus ancipiti gladio? At miser ego, heu, heu! miseris sum immersus casibus!
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1306 focus
Ay me! Ay me!
I am rapt with terror. Is there none to strike me
With doubly sharpened blade a mortal blow?
Ah! I am plunged in fathomless distress.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1306 focus
O me ! another blow !
What now remains ? What can I suffer more.
Thus bearing in these arms my breathless son ?
My wife too dead ! O most unhappy mother !
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And oh ! thou wretched child !
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 1306 focus
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 1306 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 1306 focus
Woe, woe! I thrill with dread. Is there none to strike me to the heart with two-edged sword ?—O 1310 miserable that I am, and steeped in miserable anguish!
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1306 focus
The fatal rashness, all the guilt is mine.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1347-1347 focus

Commentary

Commentary (R. C. Jebb) (OCR draft) (Commentary (R. C. Jebb))

mvp-comment-769-1 ἔχω μαθὼν 1 με 2 μέγα βάρος ἔχων 3 ἐν δ’ ἐμῷ κάρᾳ 4 ἔπαισε 5 με 6 κάρᾳ 7

mvp-comment-769-2 ἐν δ’ ἔσεισεν 8

mvp-comment-769-3 ἀγρίαις ὁδοῖς 9

mvp-comment-770-1 λακπάτητον 10 κ 11 ξπ 12 κ 13

mvp-comment-770-2 ἀντρέπων 14

mvp-comment-771-1 φεῦ φεῦ, ὦ 15

mvp-comment-771-2 πόνοι .. δύσπονοι 16

mvp-comment-772-1 ὡς ἔχων τε καὶ κεκτημένος 17 ἔχων 18 κεκτημένος 19

mvp-comment-773-1 πρὸ χειρῶν 20

mvp-comment-773-2 τάδε 21

mvp-comment-773-3 τὰ δ’ ἐν δόμοις 22 τὰ μὲν … φέρων 23 ἔοικας ἥκειν 24 καὶ τάχ’ ὄψεσθαι 25

mvp-comment-773-4 Since τὰ δ’ ἐν δόμοις 26 ἥκειν καὶ 27

mvp-comment-773-5 (

καὶ στᾶθι καὶ
)
εἴσιδε
. Others, indeed, take καὶ τάχα 28

Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Commentary (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) focus

1273. mvp-comment-713-1 θεὸς .. ἔπαισεν A God held and smote me with mighty force. ἔχων is almost pleonastic, and μέγα βάρος adverbial. But there is some difficulty in the construction of ἐν ἐμῷ κάρᾳ with ἔπαισεν. Qy. μέγα βάρος πεσών? As the words stand, the whole expression μέγα .. ἔπαισεν must be taken as = ἐνήλατο.

1274. mvp-comment-714-1 ἐν δ᾽ ἔσεισεν This use of language (implying 'furious driving') recurs in Plut. Phoc. 23, ἐνσείειν τὴν πόλιν εἰς πόλεμον. A similar expression occurs in El. 737. See also Eur. Or. 255.

1275. mvp-comment-715-1 λακπάτητον is proleptic. Overturning and trampling upon.' 1277. ὡς is to be construed with ἔοικας ἥκειν, which is postponed to the participle, as in Phil. 971, πρὸς κακῶν δ᾽ ἀνδρῶν μαθὼν ἔοικας ἥκειν αἰσχρά: and the meaning is, O master, how truly thou wouldst seem, having at τέθνηκε Α. once in hand and also in possession, to have come hither bearing one load of evil in thine arms, while there is another burden which thou wilt quickly behold within the palace. The address, ὦ δέσποτα, suggests the words ἔχων τε καὶ κεκτημένος (Creon is lord 'of dire mischance'), in which there is the distinction afterwards adopted in philosophy between ἕξις and κτῆσις.

1280. mvp-comment-716-1 By an attraction from ἔοικας, ἥκειν ὀψόμενος, or ἥκων ὄψεσθαι, is changed to ἥκειν καὶ ὄψεσθαι. Cp. Ο. Τ. 413.