Sophocles Oedipus Tyrannus 1086

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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If I wield a prophet’s might,
Or have sense to search aright,
Cithaeron, when all night the moon rides high,
Loud thy praise shall be confessed,
How upon thy rugged breast,
Thou, mighty mother, nursed’st tenderly
Great Oedipus, and gav’st his being room
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Within thy spacious home.
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Yea, we will dance and sing
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Thy glory for thy kindness to our king.
Phoebus, unto thee we cry,
Be this pleasing in thine eye!

Oedipus Tyrannus. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.

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Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1086 focus
εἴπερ ἐγὼ μάντις εἰμὶ καὶ κατὰ γνώμαν ἴδρις,
οὐ τὸν Ὄλυμπον ἀπείρων,
ὦ Κιθαιρών, οὐκ ἔσῃ τὰν αὔριον
πανσέληνον, μὴ οὐ σέ γε καὶ πατριώταν Οἰδίπου
καὶ τροφὸν καὶ ματέρ᾽ αὔξειν,
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καὶ χορεύεσθαι πρὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς ἐπίηρα φέρον-
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τα τοῖς ἐμοῖς τυράννοις.
ἰήϊε Φοῖβε, σοὶ δὲ ταῦτ᾽ ἀρέστ᾽ εἴη.
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Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1086-1107 focus
Translations (4)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1086 focus
Wenn mir im Geist Seherkunde, wenn Verstand im Busen wohnt,
Soll dir die Lust, o Kithäron,
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Bei'm Olympos, werden, wann
Der volle Mond morgen aufstrahlt,
Daß du verherrlichet wirst als Dedipus'
Landsgenoß und Amm' und Mutter,
Daß wir dich mit Reigen feiern,
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Weil du so freundlich gewesen
Meines Landes Herrschern!
Heilbringender Phöbos, dir, gefalle dir's also!
Gegenstrophe.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 1086 focus
Sorely distressed she seemed, and much I fear
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1086 focus
If a prophet's soul be mine
Aught illumed with skill divine,
By Olympus' sacred height,
Ere the morning's streaming light
Thou, Cithæron, shalt unfold
All this mystery round thee roll'd,
And with pride and triumph own
Edipus thy foster'd son.
Then with joy would we advance,
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Leading light the festive dance;
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Teach thy woods with joy to ring,
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And with transport hail our king.
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Glorious with thy silver bow,
Phœbus, these our joys allow !
Who, of all the heav'nly pow'rs.
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 1086-1105 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-667-1 μάντις 1

mvp-comment-668-1 κατὰ 2

mvp-comment-669-1 οὐ 3

mvp-comment-669-2 ἀπείρων 4

mvp-comment-670-1 τὰν αὔριον πανσέληνον 5 αὖρι 6 ἦρι 7

mvp-comment-670-2 πανσέληνον 8

mvp-comment-671-1 πατριώταν 9 Οἰδίπουν 10 Οἰδίπου 11 αὔξειν 12 Οἰδίπουν 13 πρὸς 14 μὴ οὐ 15 αὔξειν 16 αὔξειν 17 φέροντα 18

mvp-comment-672-1 τροφὸν 19 ματέρ’ 20

mvp-comment-673-1 χορεύεσθαι 21

mvp-comment-674-1 ἐπὶ ἦρα φέροντα 22 ἦρα 23

mvp-comment-674-2 τοῖς ἐμοῖς τυρ. 24

mvp-comment-675-1 ἰήϊε 25

mvp-comment-676-1 σοὶ δὲ 26

mvp-comment-676-2 ἀρέστ’ 27

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

1087. mvp-comment-621-1 οὐ τὸν Ὄλυμπον Ant. 758.

1087. mvp-comment-621-2 ἀπείρων Hesychius, ἀπείρονας· ἀπειράτους. Σοφοκλῆς Θυέστῃ.

1090. mvp-comment-622-1 τὰν αὔριον πανσέληνον In the coming moonlit hour. Cp. Ant. 153, θεῶν δὲ ναοὺς χοροῖς παννυχίοις πάντας ἐπέλθωμεν. (1) The comparison of Arist. Η. Α. 10. 38, νύκτας τὰς πανσελήνους, shows that πανσέληνος is not always to be construed strictly of the full moon. A moonlight night is all that need be meant. And αύριον may be transferred from next sunrise to next moon-rise. Or (2) the expression may be understood to mean, 'In to-morrow's moonlight festival.' If this interpretation is adopted, we must suppose the full moon to occur the day following. But no hint of this is given in the context.

1090. mvp-comment-622-2 ἀπείρων .. μὴ οὐ σε γε .. αὔξειν Thou shalt not be without experience of our celebrating thee, as of the same clime with Oedipus, and as having been to him a nurse and mother.'

1090. mvp-comment-622-3 πατριώταν A native of the same region,' countryman.

1092. mvp-comment-623-1 ματέρα As a mountain is called μήτηρ μήλων, θηρῶν, etc., e. g. Il. 8. 47, Ἴδην.. μητέρα θηρῶν, Γάργαρον, τροφόν coming between makes tolerable the transition from masc. to fem. αὔξειν, sc. ἐμὲ or ἡμᾶς, borrowed from the context.

1095. mvp-comment-624-1 καὶ χορεύεσθαι πρὸς ἡμῶν Or of being the theme of our choral song. For the change of voice and subject, see Essay on Language p. 65, d.

1095. mvp-comment-624-2 ἐπίηρα φέροντα Giving pleasure: Epicè. II. 1. 578, πατρὶ φίλῳ ἐπὶ ἦρα φέρειν Διΐ. Od. 19. 343, οὐδέ τί μοι ποδάνιπτρα ποδῶν ἐπιήρανα θυμῷ | γίγνεται.

1097. mvp-comment-625-1 In hoping for a happy solution, the chorus still look up to Phoebus, whom they had at first invoked (154), and on the interpretation of whose still doubtful oracles the issue depends. This is the only shadow of apprehension which remains. O Phoebus, to whom we cry, may this event prove well-pleasing to thee. ἰήϊε] Cp. supr. 154, and note.