Acharnians. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.
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Dikaiopolis: Do you see this one empty? The other one is a kalonikos.
Chorus: Now then, if you are indeed calling for one, old man, a song of victory.
Dikaiopolis: And indeed I also scraped out a ladle full of unmixed wine.
Chorus: Come now, you noble one! Go, taking the wineskin.
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Dikaiopolis: Follow me now, singing, O my dear one, Kalinnikos.
Chorus: But we shall cook for your sake.
Chorus: singing a victory song, we celebrate.
Chorus: you and the wineskin.
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Editions (1)
Ἀχαρνῆς Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1227-1234 focus
Δικαιόπολις
ὁρᾶτε τουτονὶ κενόν. τήνελλα καλλίνικος.
ὁρᾶτε τουτονὶ κενόν. τήνελλα καλλίνικος.
Χορός
τήνελλα δῆτʼ, εἴπερ καλεῖς γʼ, ὦ πρέσβυ, καλλίνικος.
τήνελλα δῆτʼ, εἴπερ καλεῖς γʼ, ὦ πρέσβυ, καλλίνικος.
Δικαιόπολις
καὶ πρός γʼ ἄκρατον ἐγχέας ἄμυστιν ἐξέλαψα.
καὶ πρός γʼ ἄκρατον ἐγχέας ἄμυστιν ἐξέλαψα.
Χορός
τήνελλά νυν ὦ γεννάδα· χώρει λαβὼν τὸν ἀσκόν.
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τήνελλά νυν ὦ γεννάδα· χώρει λαβὼν τὸν ἀσκόν.
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Δικαιόπολις
ἕπεσθέ νυν ᾄδοντες ὦ τήνελλα καλλίνικος.
ἕπεσθέ νυν ᾄδοντες ὦ τήνελλα καλλίνικος.
Χορός
ἀλλʼ ἑψόμεσθα σὴν χάριν
τήνελλα καλλίνικος ᾄδοντες
σὲ καὶ τὸν ἀσκόν.
ἀλλʼ ἑψόμεσθα σὴν χάριν
τήνελλα καλλίνικος ᾄδοντες
σὲ καὶ τὸν ἀσκόν.
Translations (1)
Acharnians (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; Liveright, 192?). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1227 focus
DICAEOPOLIS
You see this empty cup! I triumph! I triumph!
You see this empty cup! I triumph! I triumph!
CHORUS
Old man, I come at your bidding! You triumph! you triumph!
Old man, I come at your bidding! You triumph! you triumph!
DICAEOPOLIS
Again I have brimmed my cup with unmixed wine and drained it at a draught!
Again I have brimmed my cup with unmixed wine and drained it at a draught!
CHORUS
You triumph then, brave champion; thine is the wine-skin!
You triumph then, brave champion; thine is the wine-skin!
DICAEOPOLIS
Follow me, singing
Triumph! Triumph!
Follow me, singing
Triumph! Triumph!
CHORUS
Aye! we will sing of thee, thee and thy sacred wine-skin, and we all, as we follow thee, will repeat in thine honour,
Triumph, Triumph!
Aye! we will sing of thee, thee and thy sacred wine-skin, and we all, as we follow thee, will repeat in thine honour,
Triumph, Triumph!