Sophocles Oedipus at Colonus 77

Lewis Campbell (Translator)

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Tell it forth.

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)) — 77 focus
αὐτοῦ μένʼ, οὗπερ κἀφάνης, ἕως ἐγὼ
Greek (F. Storr, 1912) (OCR draft) Experimental (Greek (F. Storr, 1912)) — 117-253b focus
Translations (4)
German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review) (OCR draft) Experimental (German (J. J. C. Donner, 1875; OCR review)) — 75 focus
Um nicht zu irren, höre noch: (denn edel scheinst
75
Du mir von Anseh'n, außer daß dies Loos dich traf;)
Bleib' hier, o Fremdling, wo du mir zuerst erschienst,
Bis ich Kolonos' Bürgern, nicht dem Volk der Stadt, 1
Den Fall zu melden gehe; die entscheiden dann,
Ob hier du bleiben, ob du wieder ziehen sollst.
80
Oedipus. Antigone.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759)) — 77 focus
Chorus
254
We pity thee,
Daughter of (Edipus ; we pity him,
And his misfortunes ; but of wrath divine
Still fearful, dare not alter our decree.
What shall it profit that your pious city
Was once for hospitable rites renowned,
That she alone w ould pity and relieve
The afflicted stranger ? Is she so to me
Who drives me hence, and trembles at a name?
Me you can never fear, and for my crimes
255
I am the sufferer, not the offender. What
255
Touching my father I have spoke, alas !
255
If 'tis for that you do abhor me thus,
255
Was I to blame? The injury received
255
I but repaid, and therefore had I known
255
The crime I acted, I wxre guiltless still.
255
Whither I came, I came unknowingly;
255
Not so they acted who have banished me.
By your commands already here removed.
Oh ! by the gods, preserve, assist me now ;
If you revere them, do not thus despise
What they decree ; their eyes behold tlie goo*^
And view the evil man, nor shall the wicked
Escape their wrath ; use not theit* sacred names
To cover crimes and stain the fame of Athens.
As you received the suppliant, oh ! remember
Your plighted faith — preserve me, save me now !
Look not contemptuous on this wretched form,
Or cast reproach unmerited ; I come
Nor impious, nor profane, and with me bring
To Athens much of profit and renown,
As when your king arrives, you all shall know :
Meantime despise me not.
English (Robert Potter, 1788) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Robert Potter, 1788)) — 77 focus
Oedipus
The wretched Edipus ?
English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904) (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Sir Richard Jebb, 1904)) — 118-250 focus

Commentary

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

mvp-comment-162-1 Wunder's correction of the MS. δεινὰ to αἰνὰ is required by the Ionic measure ( uu | - uu ): see Metr. Analysis.

mvp-comment-162-2 φύσις 1

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

212. mvp-comment-126-1 τί τόδε; δεινὰ φύσις, αὔδα τί is extra metrum: cp. 1. 215. Elmsley conjectures τί δέ; κ.τ.λ.: cp. 1469. Herm. τί τοδ᾽; ΟΙ. αἰνά, κ.τ.λ. The former is the more probable of the two emendations. On φύσις in the sense of birth, see Essay on Language p. 91.