Sophocles Antigone 876

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ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος,
ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν.
οὐκ ἔτι, μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα
870
θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίνᾳ·
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον οὐδεὶς
φίλων στενάζει.

Antigone. Sophocles. Fleischer. 1830.

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Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (11)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυστος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος,
ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι τάνδ᾽
ἑτοίμαν 1 ὁδόν. οὐκ ἔτι
μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα
θέμις ὁρᾷν ταλαίνᾳ·
875
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον 2
οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος,
ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν.
οὐκ ἔτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίνᾳ·
845
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυστος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος,
ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι τάν-
δ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν.
οὐκ ἔτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα
θέμις ὁρᾷν ταλαίνᾳ·
865
τὸν δὲ πότμον ἀδάκρυτον ἐμὸν
οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος,
ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι
τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν.
οὐκέτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα
θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίνᾳ·
880
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον
οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος ταλαί-
φρων ἄγομαι τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν·
οὐκέτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα
θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίνᾳ·
880
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον οὐ-
δεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος ταλαί-
φρων ἄγομαι τάνδ’ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν·
οὐκέτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα
θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίνᾳ·
880
τὸν δ’ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον οὐ-
δεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναι-
ος ἁ ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι
τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν.
οὐκέτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν
ὄμμα θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίναι.
880
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον
οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναιος ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι
τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν.
οὐκέτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν
ὄμμα θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίνᾳ·
880
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον
οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος, ἄφιλος, ἀνυμέναι-
ος ταλαίφρων ἄγομαι
τὰν ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν.
οὐκέτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν
ὄμμα θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίνᾳ·
880
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον
οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 876 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 876 focus
ἄκλαυτος ἄφιλος ἀνυμέναιος ταλαί-
φρων ἄγομαι τάνδ᾽ ἑτοίμαν ὁδόν·
οὐκέτι μοι τόδε λαμπάδος ἱερὸν ὄμμα
θέμις ὁρᾶν ταλαίναι·
880
τὸν δ᾽ ἐμὸν πότμον ἀδάκρυτον
οὐδεὶς φίλων στενάζει.
Translations (11)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 876 focus
Ohn' Hymens Lied, verlassen, klaglos,
dahin werd' ich geführt diesen Pfad sichern Tods.
Nimmer das heilige Auge des flammenden Weltlichts schauen darf ich Arme;
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meinem Loos weihet kein Freundesherz Seufzer oder Thräne.
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 876 focus
Sin consuelos, sin amigos, sin himeneo, emprendo mi último viaje. ¡Ya no me es permitido ver más esta sagrada luz del sol! ¡Infeliz de mi! Y mi muerte sin lágrimas, ningún amigo la llora.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 876 focus
Indefleta, amicis orba, innupta, expeditum hoc ingredior iter.
Haud amplius mihi sacrum hoc lampadis iubar fas intueri miserae; neque amicorum quisquam est, qui meam adeo lacrimabilem vicem lugeat.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 876 focus
Friendless, uncomforted of bridal lay,
Unmourned, they lead me on my destined way.
Woe for my life forlorn! I may not see
The sacred round of yon great light
Rising again to greet me from the night;
880
No friend bemoans my fate, no tear hath fallen for me!
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 876 focus
Unbetrauert, freundlos, ohne Brautlied,
Dahin werd' ich geführt; schon gebahnt ist der Pfad !
Nimmer das heilige Auge der himmlischen
Leuchte darf ich schau'n, ich Arme!
Meinen Tod ehren die Freunde nicht
870
Mit Thränen, noch mit Klage.
Kreon. Antigone. Der Chor. (zu den Knechten)
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 876 focus
Thus friendless, unlamented, must I tread
The destined path, no longer to behold
Yon sacred light, and none shall mourn my fate.
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 876 focus
Sin amigos, sin esposo, sin ser de nadie llorada, voy á emprender mi último camino. Ya no volveré a ver jamás, ¡infortunada! el ojo sagrado del dia. Mi desgracia por nadie será llorada. Ni un solo amigo derramará por nai una lágrima!...
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 876 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 876 focus
Unwept, unfriended, without marriage-song, I am led forth in my sorrow on this journey that can 880 be delayed no more. No longer, hapless one, may I behold yon day-star’s sacred eye; but for my fate no tear is shed, no friend makes moan,
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 876 focus
With them accursed, unwedded, I descend
To share their gloomy mansions. Fatal too
Thy nuptials; O my brother: thou, though dead,
Draw'st me, yet living, to the realms below.
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 876 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-517-1 κασίγνητε 1

mvp-comment-518-1 θανὼν ἔτ’ οὖσαν 2

mvp-comment-518-2 κατήναρες 3

mvp-comment-519-1 σέβειν 4

mvp-comment-519-2 sense,

εὐσέβεια
’: i.e. though it is not complete
εὐσέβεια
—which the Chorus regard as including loyalty to the State's laws— yet, so far as it goes, it deserves praise of the same kind. Cp. 924
τὴν δυσσέβειαν εὐσεβοῦσ’ ἐκτησάμην
: by practising
εὐσέβεια
towards the dead, she had come to be thought, on the whole,
δυσσεβής
—as a law-breaker. The Chorus is here the apologist of Creon, and this concession is meant to emphasise the next sentence. Hence the purposed vagueness of σέβειν 5

mvp-comment-520-1 κράτος δὲ 6 ὅτῳ 7

mvp-comment-520-2 οὐδαμᾷ 8 μέλει 9

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

868. mvp-comment-498-1 μέτοικος may possibly have the association of an alien,' because she could not expect to meet with proper burial. But for the generalised meaning of μέτοικος, cp. supr. 852: О. С. 934: infr. 890, μετοικίας.

872-875. mvp-comment-499-1 There is some piety in pious action; but, as towards him who wieldeth it, authority must in no wise be transgressed. A self-determined impulse hath undone thee.' Cp. Phil. 138, τέχνα γὰρ τέχνας ἑτέρας προὔχει | καὶ γνώμα παρ' ὅτῳ τὸ θεῖον | Διὸς σκῆπτρον ἀνάσσεται, where there is a similar ellipse of the antecedent. The meaning is, He who has authority must not suffer authority to be thwarted. This may be made clearer by supplying ἐκείνῳ, as dative of the person interested, for the antecedent to ὅτῳ. He must not have it (i.e. suffer it to be) transgressed.