Sophocles Antigone 781

Thomas Francklin (Translator)

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E'en I beyond the common bounds of grief
Indulge my sorrows, and from these sad eyes

Antigone. Sophocles. Thomas Francklin (Translator). London. 1758–1759.

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Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 781 focus
ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
ἔρως, ὃς ἐν 1 κτήμασι πίπτεις,
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς
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νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις 2 ,
φοιτᾷς 3 δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος, ἔν τ᾽
ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς·
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων
φύξιμος 4 οὐδεὶς,
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οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων ἐπ᾽ ἀν-
θρώπων· ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων, μέμηνεν.
a
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις,
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις·
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φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος, ἔν τ᾽ ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς·
1
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδείς,
οὐθ᾽ ἁμερίων ἐπ’ ἀνθρώπων· ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως, ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς οὐ κτήμασι πίπτεις,
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς
νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις,
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φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος, ἔν
τ᾽ ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς· ᾿
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδεὶς,
οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων. ἐπ’ ἀνθρώπων·
ὁ δ' ἔχων, μέμῃνε.
780
1
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις,
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς
νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις,
φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος ἔν τ᾿ ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς
785
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδεὶς
οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων ἐπ᾿ ἀνθρώπων, ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
790
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις,
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς
νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις,
φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος ἔν τ᾽
785
ἀγρονόμοις αὐδαῖς·
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων
φύξιμος οὐδεὶς
οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων ἐπ᾽ ἀν-
θρώπων, ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
790
1
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπ-
τεις, ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρει-
αῖς νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις,
φοιτᾷς δ’ ὑπερπόντιος ἔν τ’
785
ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς·
καί σ’ οὔτ’ ἀθανάτων
φύξιμος οὐδεὶς οὔθ’
ἁμερίων ἐπ’ ἀνθρώ-
πων, ὁ δ’ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
790
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως ὃς †ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις †
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς
νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις,
φοιτᾶις δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος ἔν τ'
785
ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς·
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδείς,
οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων σέ γ᾽ ἀνθρώ-
πων, ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
790
1
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις,
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς
νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις·
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φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος, ἔν τ᾽
ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς·
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδείς,
οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων. ἐπ᾿ ἀνθρώ-
πων· ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
785
1
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν, Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις, 1
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις, 2
φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος ἔν τ᾽ ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς· 3
785
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδεὶς 4
οὔθ' ἁμερίων σέ γ᾽ ἀνθρώπων, ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν. 5
790
1
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήνεσι πίπτεις,
ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς
νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις,
φοιτᾷς δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος ἔν τ᾽
785
ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς·
καί σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδεὶς
οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων σέ γ᾽ ἀνθρώ-
πων, ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
790
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 781 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 781 focus
Ἔρως ἀνίκατε μάχαν,
Ἔρως, ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πί-
πτεις, ὃς ἐν μαλακαῖς παρει-
αῖς νεάνιδος ἐννυχεύεις,
790 φοιτᾶις δ᾽ ὑπερπόντιος ἔν τ᾽
785
ἀγρονόμοις αὐλαῖς·
καὶ σ᾽ οὔτ᾽ ἀθανάτων φύξιμος οὐδεὶς
οὔθ᾽ ἁμερίων σέ γ᾽ ἀνθρώ-
πῶν, ὁ δ᾽ ἔχων μέμηνεν.
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 781 focus
Auch edlen Geist reiſsest du hin
zu Missethat, hin zu Verderben;
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auch Vaters und Sohnes Zwist jetzt erregtest du, und es sieget,
den Wimpern lustbettender Braut heftig entstrahlt, Liebreiz,
er mitthronend im Rath mächtiger Rechte;
denn nimmerbezwungnes Spiel übt Herrscherin Aphrodite.
(Antigone wird gebracht.)
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 781 focus
¡Amor invencible en la pelea! ¡Amor que en el corazón te infundes, que en las tiernas mejillas de la muchacha te posas y pasas al otro lado del mar y frecuentas las rústicas cabañas! De ti no se libra nadie entre los inmortales, ni entre los efímeros hombres; y quien te recibe, se enfurece.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 781 focus
Amor invicte in pugnis, Amor, qui opes non aífectas, qui puellae mollibus excubas in genis, transque maria permeas, penetrasque te in silvestria lustra;
nec te immortalium quisquam fugere potis est, nec brevis aevi hominum. Quisquis vero te concipit, in furorem agitur,
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 781 focus
Where human footstep shuns the desert ground,
I’ll hide her living in a cave like vault,
With so much provender as may prevent
Pollution from o’ertaking the whole city
And there, perchance, she may obtain of Death,
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Her only deity, to spare her soul,
Or else in that last moment she will learn
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German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 781 focus
Eros, Allsieger im Kampf!
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Du, der bestürmt, wen er bezwungen,
Der Nachts auf schlummernder Jungfrau'n
Zartblühenden Wangen webet:
Hin über's Meer schweisst du, besuchst
Hirtliche Wohnstätten;
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Und kein ewiger Gott kann dir entrinnen,
Kein sterblicher Mensch, des Tages Sohn;
Und ergriffen rast er.
Erste Gegenstrophe.
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 781 focus
¡Amor! invencible, indomable Amorl tú hieres al poderoso del propio modo que te posas sobre las delicadas megillas de la doncella; lo mismo atraviesas los mares, que te introduces en la rústica cabaña; no se libran de ti los dioses inmortales, ni el hombre de efímera existencia; ¡ah! el corazón de que tc apoderas es presa del furor.
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 781 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 781 focus
Love, unconquered in the fight, Love, who sr. ‘ makest havoc of wealth, who keepest thy vigil on the soft cheek of a maiden; thou roamest over the sea, and among the homes of dwellers in the wilds; no immortal 790 can escape thee, nor any among men whose life is for a day; and he to whom thou hast come is mad. ant.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 781 focus
O Love, resistless in thy might,
Triumphant o'er the pow'r of gold,
In youth's soft cheek with beauty bright
Joying thy sweet domain to hold,
Thou rulest o'er th' extended main,
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 781-805 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-470-1 ἀνίκατε μάχαν 1

mvp-comment-471-1 ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις, 2

mvp-comment-472-1 ἐν μαλακαῖς παρειαῖς 3

mvp-comment-472-2 ἐννυχεύεις 4

mvp-comment-473-1 ὑπερπόντιος 5

mvp-comment-473-2 ἔν τ’ ἀγρ. αὐλαῖς 6

mvp-comment-474-1 οὔτ’ ἀθανάτων 7

mvp-comment-474-2 σὲ … φύξιμός ἐστι 8

mvp-comment-475-1 σέ γ’ 9

mvp-comment-475-2 ὁ δ’ ἔχων 10

mvp-comment-476-1 ἀδίκους 11 παρασπᾷς 12

mvp-comment-477-1 ξύναιμον 13

mvp-comment-477-2 ἔχεις 14

mvp-comment-477-3 ταράξας 15

mvp-comment-478-1 ἐναργής 16

mvp-comment-478-2 βλεφάρωνἵμερος 17 εὐλέκτρου νύμφας 18

mvp-comment-478-3 εὐλέκτρου 19

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

781-800. mvp-comment-455-1 Haemon's disobedience to his father, against his own interest, is due to the might of love.

781-800. mvp-comment-455-2 'Never-vanquished love, that layest riches waste, keeping nightly watch in the fair, soft, youthful cheek: love that roamest over seas and findest out the wildest nook! No god, nor any mortal man, escapes thy maddening power. By love the upright mind is drawn to wrong unto its hurt. By love this present strife is kindled between kinsmen. And clearly triumphant is the influence of desire that cometh from the looks of the fair bride - desire that divides empire with the majestic law: so resistlessly doth goddess Aphrodite mock mankind.

781-800. mvp-comment-455-3 This little ode consists of a strophe and antistrophe, of which the scansion is as follows:- CCLト​し​て​し CICCICII CCCICII IICIICCIト​(CLトー 5-0-0-ICCICI-

781-800. mvp-comment-455-4 A glyconic quatrain is followed by two choriambic lines, and the strophe ends with a return to the glyconic rhythm. L. 7 admits of being otherwise divided, viz.: CCLCー​.

781. mvp-comment-456-1 ἀνίκατε μάχαν Cp. the similar personification of θυμός by Heraclitus, χαλεπὸν θυμῷ μάχεσθαι, ψυχῆς γὰρ ὠνέεται.

782. mvp-comment-457-1 ὃς ἐν κτήμασι πίπτεις (i. e.

782. mvp-comment-457-2 ἐμπίπτεις κτήμασι.) These words have been variously interpreted and emended. They probably mean, Who fallest upon wealth, i. e. art the destroyer of possessions, ruining worldly fortunes in various ways, as the love of Helen wasted Troy, etc. Cp. Eur. Hipp. 538, foll., Ἔρωτα δὲ τὸν τύραννον ἀνδρῶν |.. πέρθοντα καὶ διὰ πάσας | ἰόντα συμφορὰς | θνατοῖς, ὅταν ἔλθῃ. So, in this instance, Haemon is losing all for love. Others interpret, Desire who makest wealth thy object (Schol. rec.), Love, who by attacking enslavest, or Who makest victims of the wealthy.

783-784. mvp-comment-458-1 ὃς .. ἐννυχεύεις Cp. Milton, L'Allegro, 29, 30, 'Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, | And love to live in dimple sleek.' Love is still figured as an enemy, who keeps nightly watch where he is ready to spring forth armed on the unwary. Pind. Nem. 8. 2, ὥρα .. παρθενηΐοις .. ἐφίζοισι γλεφάροις.

785. mvp-comment-459-1 The poet is thinking of legendary examples, such as Paris, Leander, Anchises, etc.

786. mvp-comment-460-1 σε .. φύξιμος i.e. δύναταί σε φεύγειν. Cp. Hom. h. Ven. 34. 5, τῶν δ' ἄλλων οὐ πέρ τι πεφυγμένον ἔστ᾽ Ἀφροδίτην, | οὔτε θεῶν μακάρων, οὔτε θνητῶν ἀνθρώπων. But see on 796 ff.

790. mvp-comment-461-1 ἁμερίων ἐπ᾿ ἀνθρώπων The insertion of the preposition, although omitted with θεῶν, is no objection to this reading. See Essay on Language § 19. p. 27: and for ἐπί, with the genitive, meaning In the case of, So far as extends to, cp. Plato, Rep. 3. 406 C, 8.. ἐπὶ .. τῶν δημιουργῶν αἰσθανόμεθα, alib. The force of the preposition and case here is nearer to the original locative sense, = Extending over, 'Quantum hominum genus propagatum extenditur. (Ellendt.)

790. mvp-comment-461-2 ὁ ἔχων Sc. τὸ νόσημα. Wecklein compares ἔχει, he is wounded, with reference to the arrow of love. But this is fanciful.

791-792. mvp-comment-462-1 ἀδίκους.. παρασπᾷς i. e. εἰς ἀδικίαν παρασπᾷς. Drawest awry to wrong. For this proleptic use of the adjective, see Essay on Language § 23. P. 39; § 38. p. 71.

792. mvp-comment-463-1 ἐπὶ λώβᾳ ‘Το their hurt or disgrace.'

794. mvp-comment-464-1 ξύναιμον is an emphatic epithet added by an afterthought (Essay on Language § 23. p. 38) and by hypallage made to agree with the principal word, although more properly belonging to ἀνδρῶν. (Ibid. § 42. p. 80).

795. mvp-comment-465-1 νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργής i. e. ἐναργής ἐστι νικῶσα.

795. mvp-comment-465-2 βλεφάρων ἵμερος The modern poet speaks of love as engendered in the eyes, with gazing fed: the ancients rather spoke of an influence passing from the eye of the beloved (τὸ ἐρωτικὸν ὄμμα, Plat. Phaedr. 253 E) to the soul of the lover. Desire was viewed as an emanation from the object. Hence Plato's account of ἵμερος, Phaedr. 251 Β, C, δεξάμενος γὰρ τοῦ κάλλους τὴν ἀπορροὴν διὰ τῶν ὀμμάτων, ἐθερμάνθη ἢ ἡ τοῦ πτεροῦ φύσις ἄρδεται .. ὅταν μὲν οὖν βλέπουσα πρὸς τὸ κάλλος, ἐκεῖθεν μέρη ἐπιόντα καὶ ῥέοντα, ἃ δὴ διὰ τοῦτο ἵμερος καλεῖται, δεχομένη ἄρδηταί τε καὶ θερμαίνηται, λωφᾷ τε τῆς ὀδύνης καὶ γέγηθεν. This ancient conception, which had a root in language as well as in philosophy, is reflected even in Milton, L'Allegro, 1. 121, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes | Rain influence, though in this case probably with a further allusion to astrology.