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ANT

Desire possesses me—

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

Current edition Experimental

English (Lewis Campbell, 1906) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Lewis Campbell, 1906))

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (2)

Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (Lewis Campbell, 1879)) — 489 focus

ἄπυστα φωνῶν μηδὲ μηκύνων βοήν·

Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 510-548 focus

Χορός

δεινὸν μὲν τὸ πάλαι κείμενον ἤδη κακόν, ὦ ξεῖνʼ, ἐπεγείρειν·
510

ὅμως δʼ ἔραμαι πυθέσθαι

Οἰδίπους

τί τοῦτο;

Χορός

τᾶς δειλαίας ἀπόρου φανείσας

ἀλγηδόνος, ᾇ ξυνέστας.

Οἰδίπους

μὴ πρὸς ξενίας ἀνοίξῃς
515

τᾶς σᾶς ἃ πέπονθʼ ἀναιδῆ.

Χορός

τό τοι πολὺ καὶ μηδαμὰ λῆγον

χρῄζω, ξεῖνʼ, ὀρθὸν ἄκουσμʼ ἀκοῦσαι.

Οἰδίπους

ὤμοι.

Χορός

στέρξον, ἱκετεύω.

Οἰδίπους

φεῦ φεῦ.

Χορός

πείθου· κἀγὼ γὰρ ὅσον σὺ προσχρῄζεις.
520

521

Οἰδίπους

ἤνεγκʼ οὖν κακότατʼ, ὦ ξένοι, ἤνεγκʼ ἀέκων μέν,

θεὸς ἴστω,

τούτων δʼ αὐθαίρετον οὐδέν.

Χορός

ἀλλʼ ἐς τί;

Οἰδίπους

κακᾷ μʼ εὐνᾷ πόλις οὐδὲν ἴδριν
525

γάμων ἐνέδησεν ἄτᾳ.

Χορός

ἦ ματρόθεν, ὡς ἀκούω,

δυσώνυμα λέκτρʼ ἐπλήσω;

Οἰδίπους

ὤμοι θάνατος μὲν τάδʼ ἀκούειν,

ὦ ξεῖνʼ· αὗται δὲ δύʼ ἐξ ἐμοῦ μὲν
530

Χορός

πῶς φῄς;

Οἰδίπους

παῖδε, δύο δʼ ἄτα

Χορός

ὦ Ζεῦ.

Οἰδίπους

ματρὸς κοινᾶς ἀπέβλαστον ὠδῖνος.

535

Χορός

σαί τʼ εἴσʼ ἄρʼ ἀπόγονοί τε καὶ
535

Οἰδίπους

κοιναί γε πατρὸς ἀδελφεαί.

Χορός

ἰώ.

Οἰδίπους

ἰὼ δῆτα μυρίων γʼ ἐπιστροφαὶ κακῶν.

Χορός

ἔπαθες

Οἰδίπους

ἔπαθον ἄλαστʼ ἔχειν.

Χορός

ἔρεξας

Οἰδίπους

οὐκ ἔρεξα.

Χορός

τί γάρ;

Οἰδίπους

ἐδεξάμην

δῶρον, ὃ μήποτʼ ἐγὼ ταλακάρδιος
540

ἐπωφέλησας πόλεος ἐξελέσθαι.

542

Χορός

δύστανε, τί γάρ; ἔθου φόνον

Οἰδίπους

τί τοῦτο; τί δʼ ἐθέλεις μαθεῖν;

Χορός

πατρός;

Οἰδίπους

παπαῖ. δευτέραν ἔπαισας, ἐπὶ νόσῳ νόσον,

Χορός

ἔκανες
545

Οἰδίπους

ἔκανον. ἔχει δέ μοι

Χορός

τί τοῦτο;

Οἰδίπους

πρὸς δίκας τι.

Χορός

τί γάρ;

Οἰδίπους

ἐγὼ φράσω.

καὶ γὰρ ἄν, οὓς ἐφόνευσʼ, ἔμʼ ἀπώλεσαν·

νόμῳ δὲ καθαρός, ἄϊδρις εἰς τόδʼ ἦλθον.

Translations (2)

German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 510 focus

Grausam ist es, o Freund, wecken ein Leid,
505

Welches bereits lange geschlummert;

Und doch zu vernehmen wünsch' ich

Was ist es?

Welch herber, welch gräßlicher Schlag des Schicksals,

Unseliger, dich getroffen.
510

Oedipus.

Bei'm Rechte des Gastes, deck' es

Nicht auf: ich erlitt so Schnödes!

Der Chor.

Von der mächtigen, nie ruhenden Sage,

Freund, möcht' ich sichere Kunde hören.

Oedipus.

Weh mir!
515

Der Chor.

Füge dich, ich flehe!

Oedipus.

Ach, ach!

Der Chor.

Willfahr' uns;

Denn ich auch ehre ja deine Wünsch' alle.

(ab.)

Oedipus.

English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 510-546c focus

Chorus

Terrible it is, stranger, to arouse the old woe that has for so long been laid to rest: and yet I yearn to hear—
510

Oedipus

What now?

Chorus

—Of that grief-filled anguish, cureless, with which you have wrestled.

Oedipus

By your hospitality, do not uncover the shame that I have suffered!
515

Chorus

Seeing that the tale is wide-spread and in no way weakens, I wish, friend, to hear it straight.

Oedipus

Ah me!

Chorus

Grant the favor, I beg!

Oedipus

Alas, alas!

Chorus

Grant my wish, as I have granted yours to the full.
520

521

Oedipus

I have suffered the greatest misery, strangers—suffered it through unintended deeds—may the god know it! No part was of my own choice.

Chorus

But in what way?

Oedipus

In an evil marriage, the city bound me, unknowing, to ruin.
525

Chorus

Is it true, as I hear, that you made your mother the partner of your bed, to its infamy?

Oedipus

Ah, me! These words, strangers, are like death to my ears. And those two maidens of mine—

Chorus

What will you say?
530

Oedipus

—Two daughters—two curses—

Chorus

O Zeus!

Oedipus

—of mine, sprung from the travail of the womb that bore me too.

534

Chorus

These, then, are at once your daughters, and—

Oedipus

—Sisters, indeed, of their father.
535

Chorus

Oh!

Oedipus

Indeed, woes untold sweep back upon my soul!

Chorus

You have suffered—

Oedipus

I have suffered woes grievous to bear.

Chorus

You have performed—

Oedipus

I have not performed!

Chorus

How?

Oedipus

A gift was given to me—O, wretched that I am, if only I had never won from the city that gift for my services!

542

Chorus

Cursed man! What of this? Did you commit the murder—

Oedipus

What now? What would you learn?

Chorus

—Of your father?

Oedipus

Oh! oh! a second stab—wound on wound!

Chorus

You killed—
545

Oedipus

I killed—yet I have a plea—

Chorus

What can you plead?

Oedipus

—A plea of justice.

Chorus

What?

Oedipus

I will tell you: I killed in ignorance and perished utterly. Pure before the law, without knowledge of my act, I have come to this!

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-1157-1 The MS. text of this verse does not answer metrically to 1739. Bergk and Gleditsch alter both verses (see cr. n.). Hermann, whose remedy is simplest, leaves this v. intact, and in 1739 reads ΧΟ. καὶ πάρος ἀπέφυγε ΑΝ. τί ; See n. there.

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ANT Desire possesses me—

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Χορός δεινὸν μὲν τὸ πάλαι κείμενον ἤδη κακόν, ὦ ξεῖνʼ, ἐπεγείρειν· 510 ὅμως δʼ ἔραμαι πυθέσθαι

Οἰδίπους τί τοῦτο;

Χορός τᾶς δειλαίας ἀπόρου φανείσας ἀλγηδόνος, ᾇ ξυνέστας.

Οἰδίπους μὴ πρὸς ξενίας ἀνοίξῃς 515 τᾶς σᾶς ἃ πέπονθʼ ἀναιδῆ.

Χορός τό τοι πολὺ καὶ μηδαμὰ λῆγον χρῄζω, ξεῖνʼ, ὀρθὸν ἄκουσμʼ ἀκοῦσαι.

Οἰδίπους ὤμοι.

Χορός στέρξον, ἱκετεύω.

Οἰδίπους φεῦ φεῦ.

Χορός πείθου· κἀγὼ γὰρ ὅσον σὺ προσχρῄζεις. 520

Οἰδίπους ἤνεγκʼ οὖν κακότατʼ, ὦ ξένοι, ἤνεγκʼ ἀέκων μέν, θεὸς ἴστω, τούτων δʼ αὐθαίρετον οὐδέν.

Χορός ἀλλʼ ἐς τί;

Οἰδίπους κακᾷ μʼ εὐνᾷ πόλις οὐδὲν ἴδριν 525 γάμων ἐνέδησεν ἄτᾳ.

Χορός ἦ ματρόθεν, ὡς ἀκούω, δυσώνυμα λέκτρʼ ἐπλήσω;

Οἰδίπους ὤμοι θάνατος μὲν τάδʼ ἀκούειν, ὦ ξεῖνʼ· αὗται δὲ δύʼ ἐξ ἐμοῦ μὲν 530

Χορός πῶς φῄς;

Οἰδίπους παῖδε, δύο δʼ ἄτα

Χορός ὦ Ζεῦ.

Οἰδίπους ματρὸς κοινᾶς ἀπέβλαστον ὠδῖνος.

Χορός σαί τʼ εἴσʼ ἄρʼ ἀπόγονοί τε καὶ 535

Οἰδίπους κοιναί γε πατρὸς ἀδελφεαί.

Χορός ἰώ.

Οἰδίπους ἰὼ δῆτα μυρίων γʼ ἐπιστροφαὶ κακῶν.

Χορός ἔπαθες

Οἰδίπους ἔπαθον ἄλαστʼ ἔχειν.

Χορός ἔρεξας

Οἰδίπους οὐκ ἔρεξα.

Χορός τί γάρ;

Οἰδίπους ἐδεξάμην δῶρον, ὃ μήποτʼ ἐγὼ ταλακάρδιος 540 ἐπωφέλησας πόλεος ἐξελέσθαι.

Χορός δύστανε, τί γάρ; ἔθου φόνον

Οἰδίπους τί τοῦτο; τί δʼ ἐθέλεις μαθεῖν;

Χορός πατρός;

Οἰδίπους παπαῖ. δευτέραν ἔπαισας, ἐπὶ νόσῳ νόσον,

Χορός ἔκανες 545

Οἰδίπους ἔκανον. ἔχει δέ μοι

Χορός τί τοῦτο;

Οἰδίπους πρὸς δίκας τι.

Χορός τί γάρ;

Οἰδίπους ἐγὼ φράσω. καὶ γὰρ ἄν, οὓς ἐφόνευσʼ, ἔμʼ ἀπώλεσαν· νόμῳ δὲ καθαρός, ἄϊδρις εἰς τόδʼ ἦλθον.

Grausam ist es, o Freund, wecken ein Leid, 505 Welches bereits lange geschlummert; Und doch zu vernehmen wünsch' ich Was ist es? Welch herber, welch gräßlicher Schlag des Schicksals, Unseliger, dich getroffen. 510

Oedipus. Bei'm Rechte des Gastes, deck' es Nicht auf: ich erlitt so Schnödes!

Der Chor. Von der mächtigen, nie ruhenden Sage, Freund, möcht' ich sichere Kunde hören.

Oedipus. Weh mir! 515

Der Chor. Füge dich, ich flehe!

Oedipus. Ach, ach!

Der Chor. Willfahr' uns; Denn ich auch ehre ja deine Wünsch' alle. (ab.)

Oedipus.

Chorus Terrible it is, stranger, to arouse the old woe that has for so long been laid to rest: and yet I yearn to hear— 510

Oedipus What now?

Chorus —Of that grief-filled anguish, cureless, with which you have wrestled.

Oedipus By your hospitality, do not uncover the shame that I have suffered! 515

Chorus Seeing that the tale is wide-spread and in no way weakens, I wish, friend, to hear it straight.

Oedipus Ah me!

Chorus Grant the favor, I beg!

Oedipus Alas, alas!

Chorus Grant my wish, as I have granted yours to the full. 520

Oedipus I have suffered the greatest misery, strangers—suffered it through unintended deeds—may the god know it! No part was of my own choice.

Chorus But in what way?

Oedipus In an evil marriage, the city bound me, unknowing, to ruin. 525

Chorus Is it true, as I hear, that you made your mother the partner of your bed, to its infamy?

Oedipus Ah, me! These words, strangers, are like death to my ears. And those two maidens of mine—

Chorus What will you say? 530

Oedipus —Two daughters—two curses—

Chorus O Zeus!

Oedipus —of mine, sprung from the travail of the womb that bore me too.

Chorus These, then, are at once your daughters, and—

Oedipus —Sisters, indeed, of their father. 535

Chorus Oh!

Oedipus Indeed, woes untold sweep back upon my soul!

Chorus You have suffered—

Oedipus I have suffered woes grievous to bear.

Chorus You have performed—

Oedipus I have not performed!

Chorus How?

Oedipus A gift was given to me—O, wretched that I am, if only I had never won from the city that gift for my services!

Chorus Cursed man! What of this? Did you commit the murder—

Oedipus What now? What would you learn?

ANT

Desire possesses me—

Χορός

δεινὸν μὲν τὸ πάλαι κείμενον ἤδη κακόν, ὦ ξεῖνʼ, ἐπεγείρειν·
510

ὅμως δʼ ἔραμαι πυθέσθαι

Οἰδίπους

τί τοῦτο;

Χορός

τᾶς δειλαίας ἀπόρου φανείσας

ἀλγηδόνος, ᾇ ξυνέστας.

Οἰδίπους

μὴ πρὸς ξενίας ἀνοίξῃς
515

τᾶς σᾶς ἃ πέπονθʼ ἀναιδῆ.

Χορός

τό τοι πολὺ καὶ μηδαμὰ λῆγον

χρῄζω, ξεῖνʼ, ὀρθὸν ἄκουσμʼ ἀκοῦσαι.

Οἰδίπους

ὤμοι.

Χορός

στέρξον, ἱκετεύω.

Οἰδίπους

φεῦ φεῦ.

Χορός

πείθου· κἀγὼ γὰρ ὅσον σὺ προσχρῄζεις.
520

Οἰδίπους

ἤνεγκʼ οὖν κακότατʼ, ὦ ξένοι, ἤνεγκʼ ἀέκων μέν,

θεὸς ἴστω,

τούτων δʼ αὐθαίρετον οὐδέν.

Χορός

ἀλλʼ ἐς τί;

Οἰδίπους

κακᾷ μʼ εὐνᾷ πόλις οὐδὲν ἴδριν
525

γάμων ἐνέδησεν ἄτᾳ.

Χορός

ἦ ματρόθεν, ὡς ἀκούω,

δυσώνυμα λέκτρʼ ἐπλήσω;

Οἰδίπους

ὤμοι θάνατος μὲν τάδʼ ἀκούειν,

ὦ ξεῖνʼ· αὗται δὲ δύʼ ἐξ ἐμοῦ μὲν
530

Χορός

πῶς φῄς;

Οἰδίπους

παῖδε, δύο δʼ ἄτα

Χορός

ὦ Ζεῦ.

Οἰδίπους

ματρὸς κοινᾶς ἀπέβλαστον ὠδῖνος.

Χορός

σαί τʼ εἴσʼ ἄρʼ ἀπόγονοί τε καὶ
535

Οἰδίπους

κοιναί γε πατρὸς ἀδελφεαί.

Χορός

ἰώ.

Οἰδίπους

ἰὼ δῆτα μυρίων γʼ ἐπιστροφαὶ κακῶν.

Χορός

ἔπαθες

Οἰδίπους

ἔπαθον ἄλαστʼ ἔχειν.

Χορός

ἔρεξας

Οἰδίπους

οὐκ ἔρεξα.

Χορός

τί γάρ;

Οἰδίπους

ἐδεξάμην

δῶρον, ὃ μήποτʼ ἐγὼ ταλακάρδιος
540

ἐπωφέλησας πόλεος ἐξελέσθαι.

Χορός

δύστανε, τί γάρ; ἔθου φόνον

Οἰδίπους

τί τοῦτο; τί δʼ ἐθέλεις μαθεῖν;

Χορός

πατρός;

Οἰδίπους

παπαῖ. δευτέραν ἔπαισας, ἐπὶ νόσῳ νόσον,

Χορός

ἔκανες
545

Οἰδίπους

ἔκανον. ἔχει δέ μοι

Χορός

τί τοῦτο;

Οἰδίπους

πρὸς δίκας τι.

Χορός

τί γάρ;

Οἰδίπους

ἐγὼ φράσω.

καὶ γὰρ ἄν, οὓς ἐφόνευσʼ, ἔμʼ ἀπώλεσαν·

νόμῳ δὲ καθαρός, ἄϊδρις εἰς τόδʼ ἦλθον.

Grausam ist es, o Freund, wecken ein Leid,
505

Welches bereits lange geschlummert;

Und doch zu vernehmen wünsch' ich

Was ist es?

Welch herber, welch gräßlicher Schlag des Schicksals,

Unseliger, dich getroffen.
510

Oedipus.

Bei'm Rechte des Gastes, deck' es

Nicht auf: ich erlitt so Schnödes!

Der Chor.

Von der mächtigen, nie ruhenden Sage,

Freund, möcht' ich sichere Kunde hören.

Oedipus.

Weh mir!
515

Der Chor.

Füge dich, ich flehe!

Oedipus.

Ach, ach!

Der Chor.

Willfahr' uns;

Denn ich auch ehre ja deine Wünsch' alle.

(ab.)

Chorus

Terrible it is, stranger, to arouse the old woe that has for so long been laid to rest: and yet I yearn to hear—
510

Oedipus

What now?

Chorus

—Of that grief-filled anguish, cureless, with which you have wrestled.

Oedipus

By your hospitality, do not uncover the shame that I have suffered!
515

Chorus

Seeing that the tale is wide-spread and in no way weakens, I wish, friend, to hear it straight.

Oedipus

Ah me!

Chorus

Grant the favor, I beg!

Oedipus

Alas, alas!

Chorus

Grant my wish, as I have granted yours to the full.
520

Oedipus

I have suffered the greatest misery, strangers—suffered it through unintended deeds—may the god know it! No part was of my own choice.

Chorus

But in what way?

Oedipus

In an evil marriage, the city bound me, unknowing, to ruin.
525

Chorus

Is it true, as I hear, that you made your mother the partner of your bed, to its infamy?

Oedipus

Ah, me! These words, strangers, are like death to my ears. And those two maidens of mine—

Chorus

What will you say?
530

Oedipus

—Two daughters—two curses—

Chorus

O Zeus!

Oedipus

—of mine, sprung from the travail of the womb that bore me too.

Chorus

These, then, are at once your daughters, and—

Oedipus

—Sisters, indeed, of their father.
535

Chorus

Oh!

Oedipus

Indeed, woes untold sweep back upon my soul!

Chorus

You have suffered—

Oedipus

I have suffered woes grievous to bear.

Chorus

You have performed—

Oedipus

I have not performed!

Chorus

How?

Oedipus

A gift was given to me—O, wretched that I am, if only I had never won from the city that gift for my services!

Chorus

Cursed man! What of this? Did you commit the murder—

Oedipus

What now? What would you learn?

Chorus

—Of your father?

Oedipus

Oh! oh! a second stab—wound on wound!

Chorus

You killed—
545

Oedipus

I killed—yet I have a plea—