Sophocles Antigone 791

Friedrich Hölderlin (Translator)

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Du machest scheu der Gerechten
820
Unrechtere Sinne, dass in die Schhmach weg
Sie flüchten, hältst dich hier auf, im Männerzank’, |
Im blutsverwandten, und wirfst es untereinander.
Und nie zu Schanden wird es,
Das Mächtigbittende,
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Am Augenliede der hochzeitlichen
Jungfrau, im Anbeginne dem Werden grolser
Veıständigungen gesellet. Unkriegerisch spielt nemlich
Die göttliche Schönheit mit.

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)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ·
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν
790
σύναιμον 1 ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων
πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
795
θεσμῶν 2 . ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμ-
παίζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ·
765
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαίζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ·
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν
ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
785
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαίζει
θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ·
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν
ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
795
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων †πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαίζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
800
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Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ·
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν
ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
795
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων
πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμ-
παίζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
800
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώ-
βᾳ· σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀν-
δρῶν ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ’ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
795
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων
πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς θεσ-
μῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαί-
ζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
800
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾶις ἐπὶ λώβαι
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν
ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾶι δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
795
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας †τῶν μεγάλων πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς †
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαί-
ει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
800
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ·
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν
ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
790
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαί-
ζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ· 1
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας· 2
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου 3
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νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς 4
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαίζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα. 5
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
φρένας παρασπᾷς ἐπὶ λώβᾳ·
σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀνδρῶν
ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾷ δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
795
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαί-
ζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
800
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 791 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 791 focus
σὺ καὶ δικαίων ἀδίκους
790
φρένας παρασπᾶις ἐπὶ λώ-
βαι· σὺ καὶ τόδε νεῖκος ἀν-
δρῶν ξύναιμον ἔχεις ταράξας·
νικᾶι δ᾽ ἐναργὴς βλεφάρων
795
ἵμερος εὐλέκτρου
νύμφας, τῶν μεγάλων πάρεδρος ἐν ἀρχαῖς
θεσμῶν· ἄμαχος γὰρ ἐμπαί-
ζει θεὸς Ἀφροδίτα.
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 791 focus
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 791 focus
Tú de los hombres justos arrancas injustas determinaciones, para arruinarlos; y también tú has concitado la rencilla en esta familia. Triunfa el brillante atractivo de los ojos de la novia que ha de alegrar el lecho, y que atrae contra las más grandes instituciones; pues sin que se la pueda resistir, juega de nosotros la diosa Venus.
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 791 focus
Tu vel iustorum mentes devias abripis ad noxam:
tu quoque inter consanguineos viros litem .hanc concitasti: praepollet autem palam erumpens oculorum desiderium pulcram appetentis virginem, quod. cum maximis inter initia rerum legibus pari praeditum est potestate : — insuperabilis enim illudit dea Venus.
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 791 focus
’Tis labour lost to worship powers unseen.
Love, never foiled in fight!
Warrior Love, that on Wealth workest havoc!
Love, who in ambush of young maid’s soft cheek
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All night keep’st watch!—Thou roamest over seas.
In lonely forest homes thou harbourest.
800
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 791 focus
Du lockst auch unschuldigen Sinn
In böse Schuld, ihn zu verderben;
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Du hast auch eben die Zwietracht
Des Vaters und Sohns entzündet.
Im Blick der holdseligen Braut
Leuchtet der Sehnsucht Macht
Siegreich, thronend im Rath hoher Geseze; 1
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Denn nimmerbezwingbar übt ihr Spiel
Aphrodite's Gottheit.
(Antigone wird herbeigeführt.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 791 focus
Fountains of tears will flow, when I behold
The bed of death, and hasten to the tomb*
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 791 focus
Tú arrastras á los buenos al erimen y ála injusticia; tú eres quien acaba de suscitar esa reyerta entre el padre y el hijo. De todo triunfa el amor que inspiran los ojos de una hermosa. El amor preside con los dioses á las loyes de la naturaleza. ¡Cómo juega con nosotros la irresistible Afródita!...
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 791 focus
The just themselves have their minds warped by thee to wrong, for their ruin: ’tis thou that hast stirred up this prese if i ;~victorious is the lovekindling light from the eyes of the fair bride; it is a power enthroned in sway beside the eternal laws; for 800 there the goddess Aphrodite is working her unconquerable will.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 791 focus
The rural hut, the pastoral plain;
Thy pow'r th' immortal gods obey,
And mortal men confess thy sway
But all, who feel thy piercing darts,
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-490-1 ξιφέων 1 ἐπίχειρα 2

mvp-comment-491-1 αὐτόνομος 3

mvp-comment-491-2 δή 4 μόνη 5 Ἀΐδην 6 Ἅιδην 7

mvp-comment-492-1 ἤκουσα δή 8

mvp-comment-492-2 λυγροτάταν 9

mvp-comment-492-3 ξέναν 10

mvp-comment-493-1 Ταντάλου 11

mvp-comment-493-2 Σιπύλῳ 12

mvp-comment-494-1 ἀτενής 13

mvp-comment-494-2 πετραία βλάστα δάμασεν 14 αι^ 15

mvp-comment-495-1 καί νιν ὄμρροι 16 τέγγει δ’ 17 ὄμβρῳ 18 τακομέναν 19 τέγγει … δειράδας 20 ὄμβροι 21 ὄμβρῳ 22

mvp-comment-495-2 χιών 23

mvp-comment-495-3 οὐδαμά 24

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

820. mvp-comment-475-1 ξιφέων ἐπίχειρα The wages of the sword; i.e. Death given by the sword.

821. mvp-comment-476-1 αὐτόνομος The Scholiast explains this, ἰδίοις αὐτῆς νόμοις χρησαμένη. This is not free from ambiguity; but the true meaning is rather By an ordinance peculiar to your case (ἰδίᾳ τινὶ σεαυτῆς νόμῳ), than In your independence of law, or As being a law to yourself. The chorus nowhere speak with admiration of the independent attitude of Antigone, although they secretly sympathize with her pious motive. The word is used with consciousness of the derivation. The νόμος which is peculiar to Antigone is the privilege of a living death.

823. mvp-comment-477-1 λυγροτάταν In sorriest plight. Supplementary predicate.

824-825. mvp-comment-478-1 τὰν Φρυγίαν ξέναν Ταντάλου] Our friend far off in Phrygia, Tantalus' daughter.' Sipylus was placed by some in Phrygia, by others in Lydia. (Strabo, 12. p. 571.) Donaldson well remarks that févar is applied to Niobe, because she married Amphion, king of Thebes.

828. mvp-comment-479-1 ὄμβρῳ τακομέναν The conjectural emendation ὄμβροι has been very generally received. But the Highlands of Phrygia are not subject to perpetual showers. It is more natural to think of a snow-capped peak ever running down with moisture from the melting snow. On the general sense thus given to ὄμβρος, see Essay on Language § 52. p. 98. And as she flows down with moisture, the snow leaves her not, but still she wets the ridges of her neck beneath her tearful brow. The position of T' need cause no difficulty. Essay on Language pp. 65,6. It has been observed that the words ὀφρύς and δειράς are equally applicable to a mountain and to a human being. The subj. of τέγγει is not χιών but ὁ Νιόβα.