Sophocles Antigone 1294

Robert Potter (Translator)

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In youth's fresh prime: yet thou wast blameless; all

Antigone. Sophocles. Robert Potter (Translator). London. 1820.

Current edition Experimental

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Robert Potter, 1788))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (12)
Greek (L. Benloew, 1858) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (L. Benloew, 1858)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι,
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
1290
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ, φεῦ,
μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ, τέκνον.
Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1294 focus
Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1294 focus
οἴ μοι!
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
τίς ἄρα, τίς, με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
1270
φεῦ, φεῦ, μᾶτερ ἀθλία! φεῦ, τέκνον!
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι,
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
1295
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον.
1300
Greek (A. Colonna, 1978) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Colonna, 1978)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι,
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
1295
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον.
1300
Greek (A. Dain, 1955) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. Dain, 1955)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι,
κακὸν τόδ’ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
1295
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὸν δ’ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον.
1300
Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. D. Dawe, 1979)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι,
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
1295
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὰν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον.
1300
Greek (G. Hermann, 1830) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (G. Hermann, 1830)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι·
1280
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ, φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον.
1285
Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (R. C. Jebb, 1906)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι, 1
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας. 2
1295
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει; 3
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον, 4
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν, 5
φεῦ φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον. 6
1300
Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (A. C. Pearson, 1924)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι,
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
1295
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον.
1300
Antigone (OCR draft) Experimental (Antigone) — 1294 focus
Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (K. Reinhardt, 1949)) — 1294 focus
οἴμοι,
κακὸν τόδ᾽ ἄλλο δεύτερον βλέπω τάλας.
1295
τίς ἄρα, τίς με πότμος ἔτι περιμένει;
ἔχω μὲν ἐν χείρεσσιν ἀρτίως τέκνον,
τάλας, τὸν δ᾽ ἔναντα προσβλέπω νεκρόν.
φεῦ φεῦ μᾶτερ ἀθλία, φεῦ τέκνον.
1300
Translations (10)
German (A. Boeckh, 1884) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (A. Boeckh, 1884)) — 1294 focus
Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (J. A. Bolufer, 1921)) — 1294 focus
¡Ay de mí! ¡Esta es otra nueva desgracia que veo! ¡Infeliz de mí! ¿Qué otra, pues, qué otra fatalidad me espera? Tengo en brazos a mi hijo, que acaba de morir, y veo enfrente otro cadáver. ¡Infeliz de mí! ¡Ay, ay, madre desdichada! ¡Ay, hijo!
Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806) (OCR draft) Experimental (Latin (F. H. Bothe, 1806)) — 1294 focus
Hei mihi! alterum hoc iam cerno malum miser. Quis tandem, quis me manet etiam casus? habeo quidem in manibus iam natum miser, et ilud ex adverso adspicio cadaver. Heu, heu, misera mater! heu, nate!
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1294 focus
Alas!
Again I see a new, a second woe.
1295
What more calamitous stroke of Destiny
Awaits me still? But now mine arms enfold
My child, and lo! yon corse before my face!
Ah! hapless, hapless mother, hapless son!
1300
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1294 focus
Weh mir!
1260
Zweite Gegenstrophe.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1294 focus
Didst thou not say a fresh calamity
Had fallen upon mel Didst thou not say my wife
Was dead, alas ! for grief of Hsemon's fate?
Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889) (OCR draft) Experimental (Spanish (A. G. Garbin, 1889)) — 1294 focus
veo con mis ojos mi última desdicha: ¿qué nuevo infortunio puedo ya esperar? tengo en mis brazos el cuerpo de mi hijo, y en frente el cadáver de esa infeliz... ¡Oh esposa desgraciada!... ¡hijo mio!... ¡hijo mio!...
German (F. Hölderlin, 1804) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (F. Hölderlin, 1804)) — 1294 focus
English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb1, 1904)) — 1294 focus
me,—yonder I behold a new, a second woe! What destiny, ah what, can yet await me? I have but now raised my son in my arms,—and there, again, I see 1300 a corpse before me! Alas, alas, unhappy mother! Alas, my child!
English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb2, 1904)) — 1261-1345 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-783-1 ἥδ’ 1 βωμία 2 βωμία 3

mvp-comment-783-2 ξίφει 4

mvp-comment-783-3 Next to Arndt's, the best conjecture seems that of Blaydes, ἥδ’ ὀξυθήκτῳ σφαγίδι βωμίᾳ πέρι 5

mvp-comment-784-1 λύει κελαινὰ βλέφαρα 6 μύει 7

mvp-comment-785-1 Μεγαρέως 8

mvp-comment-785-2 κλεινὸν λάχος 9 λάχος 10 λέχος 11

mvp-comment-786-1 κακὰς πράξεις 12

mvp-comment-786-2 ἐφυμνής. 13

mvp-comment-787-1 ἀνέπταν 14 φόβῳ 15

mvp-comment-787-2 ἀνταίαν 16

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

1301. mvp-comment-723-1 ἡ δέ δέ opposes the case of Eurydice to that of Haemon, whose dead body is in the arms of Creon.

1301. mvp-comment-723-2 ὀξύθηκτος Infuriated (ὀργῇ χρω μένη, Ο. Τ. 1241). Cp. Aesch. S. c. T. 715, τεθηγμένον τοί μ᾽ οὐκ ἀπαμβλυνεῖς λόγῳ. The Scholion, ὀξεῖαν λαβούσα πληγήν, seems to imply a v. τ. ὀξύπληκτος (or ὀξύδηκτος, a vox nihili), which, however, gives a poorer sense.

1301. mvp-comment-723-3 ἥδε Pointing to the corpse, which has just been rolled into view by the ἐκκύκλημα.

1301. mvp-comment-723-4 βωμία At, or on the altar,' as in Eur. Suppl. 93, μητέρα γεραίαν βωμίαν ἐφημένην. Cp. Tr. 904, where Deianira, before her suicide, falls on the altar, βωμοῖσι προσπίπτουσα.

1301. mvp-comment-723-5 †πέριξ, if not spurious, must be explained as an epexegesis of βωμία = περιπετής. No satisfactory emendation has been proposed. Arndt suggested ἡ δ' ὀξυθήκτῳ βωμία περὶ ξίφει. Others, reading πτέρυξ, suppose the Exangelus to display the altar-knife which had given the wound. See L. and S. s. v.

1301. mvp-comment-723-6 πτέρυξ, 11. 5.

1302. mvp-comment-724-1 λύει κελαινὰ βλέφαρα Relaxes her darkened eye. λύειν is used here as in λῦσε δὲ γυῖα and the like expressions in Homer. κελαινά might quite well be used proleptically = σκοτεινά = ἐν σκότῳ. But this, like other words of colour in Sophocles, has usually a picturesque force, and here is probably intended to suggest the darkness of passionate grief and despair which oppressed her eyes in their last looks before the final darkness of death.

1303. mvp-comment-725-1 It has been suggested that the λέχος of Megareus and Haemon is the place which received each of them in death. Euripides speaks of Menoeceus, who flung himself into the serpent's lair, σηκὸν ἐς μελαμβαθῆ δράκοντος δράκοντος (Phoen. 1017), as θαλάμαις .. σφαγέντα VOL. I. 00 (ib. 938 ff.). If Megareus is Menoeceus, as would appear from Aesch. S. c. T. 474 ff., and if the body was left in the deep cavern where it lay. Eurydice may speak of this as at once her son's grave and bride-bed (for he was ἠθεος): and as κλεινόν, because earning him his country's gratitude. And although Haemon was not buried in the cell where he died, the word borrowed from the preceding clause may be less exact in its application to him. Bothe's conj. λάχος is accepted by Dindorf.

1304-1305. mvp-comment-726-1 λοίσθιον δὲ . . παιδοκτόνῳ And lastly uttering a strain of calamitous import against thee, the slayer of thy children. The expression signifies rather a prophecy than a mere imprecation of woe.

1307. mvp-comment-727-1 ἀνέπταν φόβῳ I am startled with dread. The metaphor is taken from a frightened bird.