Sophocles, Antigone, Friedrich Hölderlin (Translator), 129

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ISMENE

Dem nimmst du sie, der deines Lebens Theil ist.

Antigone. Sophocles. Friedrich Hölderlin (Translator). Frankfurt am Main. 1804.

Funding provided by National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Experimental

German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) (German) (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)

Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους

Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 129 focus

παλτῷ ῥιπτεῖ πυρὶ βαλβίδων

Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους,

Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι προσνισομένους,

Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 129.mvp-line-129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους,

Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 129 focus

πολλῶι ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους

Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους

Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους,

Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 129.mvp-line-128 focus

ὑπερεχθαίρει, καί σφας ἐσιδὼν

Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 129 focus

πολλῷ ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους

Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 129 focus

πολλῶι ῥεύματι προσνισσομένους

Translations (10)

German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 129 focus

ISMENE

Selbst dem, o König, wem Verstand entsproſs, verbleibt
550

er nicht in Unglücksnöthen, sondern weicht von ihm.

Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 129 focus

ANTIGONA

¡Oh queridísimo Hemón, cómo te insulta tu padre!

Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 129 focus

Ismene

O carissime Haemon, ut te despicatui habet pater!

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 129 focus

ANT

O dearest Haemon! how thy father wrongs thee!

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 127 focus

Denn schwer haßt Zeus der vermessenen Zung'

Hochfahrenden Stolz; und als er ihr Heer,

Den heranwogenden Strom, schimmernd in Gold,

Im Geräusch unbändigen Trozes ersah,
130

Da traf er den Mann mit geschwungenem Strahl,¹

Der schon an die Höh'n,

Siegsruf anstimmend, empordrang.

Zweite Strophe.

English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 129 focus

Creon

Their nuptials shall be finished by death.
575

Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 129 focus

ISMENA

Pero sin ella... ¿cómo he de soportar la vida?

English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 129 focus

Antigone

Haemon, beloved! How thy father wrongs thee!

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 129 focus

Creon

Deep in a yawning cave beneath a rock

883

From human footsteps far removed, alive

988

I will enclose her, and a little food

Only allow, that no unhallow'd stain

Pollute the state. There to th' infernal king,

1033

Of all the gods whom she reveres alone,

Pouring her vows she haply will obtain

1064

That she die not; or rather learn at length:

How little reverence to the dead avails. o. TON

English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 100-160 focus

Enter the Chorus on the right.

Chorus

Shaft of the sun, fairest light of all that have dawned on Thebes of the seven gates, you have shone forth at last, eye of golden day, advancing over Dirce’s streams!
100

You have goaded with a sharper bit the warrior of the white shield, who came from Argos in full armor, driving him to headlong retreat.
105

110

Chorus

He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing,
110

with a mass of weapons and crested helmets.
115

117

Chorus

He paused above our dwellings; he gaped around our sevenfold portals with spears thirsting for blood; but he left

before his jaws were ever glutted with our gore, or before the Fire-god’s pine-fed flame had seized our crown of towers.
120

So fierce was the crash of battle swelling about his back, a match too hard to win for the rival of the dragon.
125

127

Chorus

For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood,

arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts.
130

134

Chorus

Staggered, he fell to the earth with a crash,

torch in hand, a man possessed by the frenzy of the mad attack, who just now was raging against us with the blasts of his tempestuous hate. But his threats did not fare as he had hoped, and to the other enemies mighty Ares dispensed each their own dooms with hard blows,
135

Ares, our mighty ally at the turning-point.
140

141

Chorus

For the seven captains, stationed against an equal number at the seven gates, left behind their brazen arms in tribute to Zeus the turner of battle—all but the accursed pair who, born of one father and one

mother, set against each other their spears, both victorious, and who now share in a common death.
145

148

Chorus

But since Victory whose name is glory has come to us, smiling in joy equal to the joy of chariot-rich Thebes ,

let us make for ourselves forgetfulness after the recent wars, and visit all the temples of the gods with night-long dance and song. And may Bacchus, who shakes the earth of Thebes , rule our dancing!
150

155

Chorus

But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion,
155

that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate?
160

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-348-1 ἀπαλλάσσει ¹

mvp-comment-348-2 γενεὰν γένος ² ἔχει ³

mvp-comment-348-3 λύσιν ⁴

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

596. mvp-comment-348-1 γενεὰν γένος There is no distinction of meaning (such as One generation, .. 'The whole race'). Cp. O. C. 27, 28, ἐξοικήσιμος .. οἰκητός.

596. mvp-comment-348-2 ἐρείπει Sc. γενεὰν ἑκάστην. Cp. infra 601, κατ᾽ αὖ νιν, κ.τ.λ.

Sophocles Antigone 129

Friedrich Hölderlin (Translator)

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ISMENE

Dem nimmst du sie, der deines Lebens Theil ist.

Current edition Experimental

ISMENE

Selbst dem, o König, wem Verstand entsproſs, verbleibt
550

er nicht in Unglücksnöthen, sondern weicht von ihm.

ANTIGONA

¡Oh queridísimo Hemón, cómo te insulta tu padre!

Ismene

O carissime Haemon, ut te despicatui habet pater!

ANT

O dearest Haemon! how thy father wrongs thee!

Creon

Their nuptials shall be finished by death.
575

ISMENA

Pero sin ella... ¿cómo he de soportar la vida?

Antigone

Haemon, beloved! How thy father wrongs thee!

Chorus

He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing,
110

with a mass of weapons and crested helmets.
115

Chorus

For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood,

arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts.
130

Chorus

But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion,
155

that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate?
160

Commentary

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ISMENE Dem nimmst du sie, der deines Lebens Theil ist.

Current edition Experimental

ISMENE Selbst dem, o König, wem Verstand entsproſs, verbleibt 550 er nicht in Unglücksnöthen, sondern weicht von ihm.

ANTIGONA ¡Oh queridísimo Hemón, cómo te insulta tu padre!

Ismene O carissime Haemon, ut te despicatui habet pater!

ANT O dearest Haemon! how thy father wrongs thee!

Denn schwer haßt Zeus der vermessenen Zung' Hochfahrenden Stolz; und als er ihr Heer, Den heranwogenden Strom, schimmernd in Gold, Im Geräusch unbändigen Trozes ersah, 130 Da traf er den Mann mit geschwungenem Strahl, 1 Der schon an die Höh'n, Siegsruf anstimmend, empordrang. Zweite Strophe.

Creon Their nuptials shall be finished by death. 575

ISMENA Pero sin ella... ¿cómo he de soportar la vida?

Antigone Haemon, beloved! How thy father wrongs thee!

Chorus He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing, 110 with a mass of weapons and crested helmets. 115

Chorus For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood, arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts. 130

Chorus But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion, 155 that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate? 160

Commentary

Stable identifiers

ISMENE

Dem nimmst du sie, der deines Lebens Theil ist.

ISMENE

Selbst dem, o König, wem Verstand entsproſs, verbleibt
550

er nicht in Unglücksnöthen, sondern weicht von ihm.

ANTIGONA

¡Oh queridísimo Hemón, cómo te insulta tu padre!

Ismene

O carissime Haemon, ut te despicatui habet pater!

ANT

O dearest Haemon! how thy father wrongs thee!

Creon

Their nuptials shall be finished by death.
575

ISMENA

Pero sin ella... ¿cómo he de soportar la vida?

Antigone

Haemon, beloved! How thy father wrongs thee!

Chorus

He set out against our land because of the strife-filled claims of Polyneices, and like a screaming eagle he flew over into our land, covered by his snow-white wing,
110

with a mass of weapons and crested helmets.
115

Chorus

For Zeus detests above all the boasts of a proud tongue. And when he saw them advancing in a swollen flood,

arrogant their clanging gold, he dashed with brandished fire one who was already starting to shout victory when he had reached our ramparts.
130

Chorus

But look, the king of the land is coming here, Creon, the son of Menoeceus, our new ruler in accordance with the new circumstances fated by the gods. What policy is he setting in motion,
155

that he has proposed this special conference of elders, and summoned it by a general mandate?
160