Sophocles Electra 1354

Thomas Francklin (Translator)

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\io the Governor]. Deax'est of men, great
guardian of our race,
1355
Art thou then here 1 Thou, who hast saved us both
From countless woes ! Swift were thy feet to bring
Glad tidings to me, and thy hand stretched forth

Electra. Sophocles. Thomas Francklin (Translator). London. 1758–1759.

Current edition Experimental

English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (2)
Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 1354 focus
ὦ φίλτατον φῶς, ὦ μόνος σωτὴρ δόμων
Ἀγαμέμνονος, πῶς ἦλθες; ἢ σὺ κεῖνος εἶ,
1355
ὃς τόνδε κἄμ᾽ ἔσωσας ἐκ πολλῶν πόνων;
ὦ φίλταται μὲν χεῖρες, ἥδιστον δ᾽ ἔχων
ποδῶν ὑπηρέτημα, πῶς οὕτω πάλαι
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 1384-1441 focus
Translations (4)
English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906)) — 1354 focus
O gladsome day!
Dear only saviour of our father’s house,
How earnest thou hither? Art thou he indeed,
That didst preserve Orestes and myself
1355
From many sorrows? O dear hands, kind feet,
1355
Swift in our service,—how couldst thou so long
Be near, nor show one gleam, but didst destroy
My heart with words, hiding the loveliest deeds?
Father!—in thee methinks I see my father.
O welcome! thou of all the world to me
Most hated and most loved in one short hour.
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 1354 focus
schönster Tag! Des Vaterhauses einziger
Erretter! Wie nur kamst du? Bist du wirklich der,
Der ihn und mich gerettet aus so vielem Leid?
Ihr theuren Hände! Du getreuer, süßer Dienst
1325
Der Füße! Wie nur warst du mir so lange nah,
Und warst mir doch verborgen und vernichtetest
Durch Worte mich, indeß du Wonnethaten bringst?
Heil, Vater! Denn den Vater, dünkt mir, seh' ich hier:
Heil! Wisse, daß ich unter allen Menschen dich
1330
Gehaßt am meisten und geliebt an Einem Tag!
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 1354 focus
O thou dear light! Preserver of the house
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 1384-1440 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-750-1 φῶς 1

mvp-comment-751-1 τόνδε κἄμ’ 2

mvp-comment-751-2 ἔσωσας 3 κεῖνος 4

mvp-comment-752-1 ὦ … χεῖρες 5

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

1354. mvp-comment-634-1 ὦ.. φῶς] ‘O joyful day!' The words have the same meaning as in supr. 1224, though they do not carry the same strength of feeling.

1356. mvp-comment-635-1 The Paedagogus had proved his faithfulness by saving both Electra and Orestes from danger, before she entrusted him with the precious charge. Cp. supr. 1351, 2.

1357. mvp-comment-636-1 'She addresses the hands, which she is holding in her own.' Wecklein.

1357-1358. mvp-comment-637-1 ἥδιστον.. ὑπηρέτημα] ‘And thou whose feet have done most precious service;' viz. in going to and returning from Phocis.