Sophocles, Electra, ed. Lewis Campbell, 552

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ἐρεῖς μὲν οὐχὶ νῦν γέ μ᾿ ὡς ἄρξασά τι

λυπηρόν, εἶτα σοῦ τάδ' ἐξήκουσ᾽ ὕπο·

ἀλλ᾽ ἦν ἣν L. ἐφῇς ἐφῆσ L. ἐφῆς AFL2 Pal. (c. gl. συγχωρήσεις). μοι, τοῦ τεθνηκότος θ᾽ om. LFL². γ' A. ὕπερ

λέξαιμ᾽ ἂν ὀρθῶς τῆς κασιγνήτης θ᾽ ὁμοῦ.
555

ΚΛ.

καὶ μὴν ἐφίημ· εἰ δέ μ᾽ ὧδ᾽ ἀεὶ λόγους λόγοις C'AFL2 Pal.

ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

ΗΛ.

Electra. Sophocles. ed. Lewis Campbell. Oxford. 1879.

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Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) (Greek) (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)

Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 552 focus

Ἠλέκτρα

ἐρεῖς μὲν οὐχὶ νῦν γέ μʼ ὡς ἄρξασά τι

λυπηρὸν εἶτα σοῦ τάδʼ ἐξήκουσʼ ὕπο·

ἀλλʼ ἢν ἐφῇς μοι, τοῦ τεθνηκότος θʼ ὕπερ

λέξαιμʼ ἂν ὀρθῶς τῆς κασιγνήτης θʼ ὁμοῦ.
555

Κλυταιμνήστρα

καὶ μὴν ἐφίημʼ· εἰ δέ μʼ ὧδʼ ἀεὶ λόγους

ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

Translations (5)

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 552 focus

Thou canst not say this time that I began

And brought this on me by some taunting word.

But, so you’d suffer me, I would declare

The right both for my sister and my sire.
555

CLY

Thou hast my sufferance. Nor would hearing vex,

If ever thus you tuned your speech to me.

EL

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 552 focus

Jezt kannst du doch nicht sagen, daß ich dich zuerst

Gekränkt und solche Reden dann von dir gehört.

Doch wenn du mir's gestattest, sagt' ich gerne wohl

Vom Todten und der Schwester dir ein offnes Wort.

Und wohl gestatt' ich's. Wenn du so mich allezeit
540

Angingst in Worten, hört' ich ohne Groll dich an.

Elektra.

English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 552 focus

T slew thy father ; yet not I alone,

I had the hand of justice to assist m(

Thou hast no plea for bitterness like this ;

Thou canst not say that I provoked thee to it.

I have been silent : had I leave to speak

I could defend an injured father's cause,

And tell thee wherefore Iphigenia fell.

Cly. I do permit thee ; and if modest thus

Thou hadst addressed me always thy free speech
555

Had ne'er offended.
555

Electra

English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 552 focus

Thou wilt not say this harshness was provoked

Now by my harsh reproach. But, grant me leave,

Of my dead father, and my sister's death,

As truth and reason prompt me, I will speak.
555

Clytemnestra

Thou hast my leave: and hadst thou always thus

Address'd me, nothing harsh had been replied.

Electra

English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 552 focus

Electra

This time, at least, you cannot say that I first gave you cause for upset and thereby provoked such words from you. But, if you will permit me,

I would gladly declare the truth, on behalf of my dead father and my sister alike.
555

Clytaemnestra

Certainly I permit you; and if you always addressed me in such a tone, you would not be difficult to listen to.

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-325-1 ἐρεῖς μὲν οὐχὶ ¹ ἐρεῖς ² ἐρεῖς … μ’ ὡς ³

mvp-comment-325-2 ἄρξασά τι λυπηρὸν ⁴

mvp-comment-325-3 τάδ’ ἐξήκους’ ⁵

mvp-comment-326-1 τοῦ τεθνηκότος θ’ ὕπερ ⁶

mvp-comment-327-1 καὶ μὴν ⁷

mvp-comment-327-2 λόγους ἐξῆρχές με ⁸

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

552-553. mvp-comment-249-1 έρε ἐρεῖς . . λυπηρόν] The death of Iphigenia was a painful subject to Electra.

556-557. mvp-comment-250-1 εἰ δὲ μ᾿ ὧδ' ἀεὶ λόγους | ἐξήρχες] 'If your speeches to me were always tuned in that key.' με is governed κατὰ σύνεσιν by the whole phrase, as equivalent to ὧδε προσηγόρευες, ἐξάρχειν is used as in ἐξάρχειν μέλος. Electra is imagined as sounding the note to which Clytemnestra responds.

Sophocles Electra 552

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ΚΛ.

καὶ μὴν ἐφίημ· εἰ δέ μ᾽ ὧδ᾽ ἀεὶ λόγους λόγοις C'AFL2 Pal.

ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

ΗΛ.

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Κλυταιμνήστρα

καὶ μὴν ἐφίημʼ· εἰ δέ μʼ ὧδʼ ἀεὶ λόγους

ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

Thou canst not say this time that I began

And brought this on me by some taunting word.

But, so you’d suffer me, I would declare

The right both for my sister and my sire.
555

CLY

Thou hast my sufferance. Nor would hearing vex,

If ever thus you tuned your speech to me.

EL

Elektra.

T slew thy father ; yet not I alone,

I had the hand of justice to assist m(

Electra

Thou wilt not say this harshness was provoked

Now by my harsh reproach. But, grant me leave,

Of my dead father, and my sister's death,

As truth and reason prompt me, I will speak.
555

Clytemnestra

Thou hast my leave: and hadst thou always thus

Address'd me, nothing harsh had been replied.

Electra

Electra

This time, at least, you cannot say that I first gave you cause for upset and thereby provoked such words from you. But, if you will permit me,

I would gladly declare the truth, on behalf of my dead father and my sister alike.
555

Clytaemnestra

Certainly I permit you; and if you always addressed me in such a tone, you would not be difficult to listen to.

Commentary

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ΚΛ. καὶ μὴν ἐφίημ· εἰ δέ μ᾽ ὧδ᾽ ἀεὶ λόγους λόγοις C'AFL2 Pal. ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

ΗΛ.

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Κλυταιμνήστρα καὶ μὴν ἐφίημʼ· εἰ δέ μʼ ὧδʼ ἀεὶ λόγους ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

Thou canst not say this time that I began And brought this on me by some taunting word. But, so you’d suffer me, I would declare The right both for my sister and my sire. 555

CLY Thou hast my sufferance. Nor would hearing vex, If ever thus you tuned your speech to me.

EL

Elektra.

T slew thy father ; yet not I alone, I had the hand of justice to assist m(

Electra

Thou wilt not say this harshness was provoked Now by my harsh reproach. But, grant me leave, Of my dead father, and my sister's death, As truth and reason prompt me, I will speak. 555

Clytemnestra Thou hast my leave: and hadst thou always thus Address'd me, nothing harsh had been replied.

Electra

Electra This time, at least, you cannot say that I first gave you cause for upset and thereby provoked such words from you. But, if you will permit me, I would gladly declare the truth, on behalf of my dead father and my sister alike. 555

Clytaemnestra Certainly I permit you; and if you always addressed me in such a tone, you would not be difficult to listen to.

Commentary

Stable identifiers

ΚΛ.

καὶ μὴν ἐφίημ· εἰ δέ μ᾽ ὧδ᾽ ἀεὶ λόγους λόγοις C'AFL2 Pal.

ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

Κλυταιμνήστρα

καὶ μὴν ἐφίημʼ· εἰ δέ μʼ ὧδʼ ἀεὶ λόγους

ἐξῆρχες, οὐκ ἂν ἦσθα λυπηρὰ κλύειν.

Thou canst not say this time that I began

And brought this on me by some taunting word.

But, so you’d suffer me, I would declare

The right both for my sister and my sire.
555

CLY

Thou hast my sufferance. Nor would hearing vex,

If ever thus you tuned your speech to me.

T slew thy father ; yet not I alone,

I had the hand of justice to assist m(

Thou wilt not say this harshness was provoked

Now by my harsh reproach. But, grant me leave,

Of my dead father, and my sister's death,

As truth and reason prompt me, I will speak.
555

Clytemnestra

Thou hast my leave: and hadst thou always thus

Address'd me, nothing harsh had been replied.

Electra

This time, at least, you cannot say that I first gave you cause for upset and thereby provoked such words from you. But, if you will permit me,

I would gladly declare the truth, on behalf of my dead father and my sister alike.
555

Clytaemnestra

Certainly I permit you; and if you always addressed me in such a tone, you would not be difficult to listen to.