Aristophanes, Peace, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 486

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Ἑρμῆς

ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα μάλα.

Ἑρμῆς

ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα νὴ Δία.

Χορός

μικρόν γε κινοῦμεν.
490

Τρυγαῖος

οὔκουν δεινὸν

τοὺς μὲν τείνειν τοὺς δʼ ἀντισπᾶν;

πληγὰς λήψεσθʼ ὦργεῖοι.

Ἑρμῆς

εἶά νυν.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα ὦ.
495

Χορός

ὡς κακόνοι τινές εἰσιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

Τρυγαῖος

ὑμεῖς μὲν γοῦν οἱ κιττῶντες

τῆς εἰρήνης σπᾶτʼ ἀνδρείως.

Χορός

ἀλλʼ εἴσʼ οἳ κωλύουσιν.

Peace. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1906.

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Εἰρήνη (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.)

Translations (2)

Peace (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 486 focus

Hermes

Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus

Harder!

Hermes

Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus

Come on then, by heaven.

Chorus

490 We are moving it a little.

Trygaeus

Isn't it terrible and stupid! some pull one way and others another. You Argives there, beware of a thrashing!

Hermes

Come, put your strength into it.

Trygaeus

495 Heave away, heave!

Chorus

There are many ill-disposed folk among us.

Trygaeus

Do you at least, who long for peace, pull heartily.

Chorus

But there are some who prevent us.

English (Sanjaya, generated; selected passages) (OCR draft) Experimental (Source: pnadelofficial/aristophanes-sanjaya, commit c319590c139e5603e71f0699caa0663d823af8ad. Machine-generated source annotations retained; see Sanjaya import audit for coverage and limitations.) — 486 focus

Hermes: Come on.

Trygaeus: Come on, very much so.

Hermes: Come on.

Trygaeus: Come on, by Zeus.

Chorus: We move it a little, at least.

490

Trygaeus: Is it not terrible?

Trygaeus: some to stretch the rope and others to pull it back?

Trygaeus: You will get blows, you rascals.

Hermes: Let it be, then.

Trygaeus: Come on, sir.

495

Chorus: As some are malicious among us.

Trygaeus: You, at any rate, who wear tunics

Trygaeus: Pull at the peace bravely.

Chorus: but there are those who prevent them.

Aristophanes Peace 486

ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart

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Ἑρμῆς

ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα μάλα.

Ἑρμῆς

ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα νὴ Δία.

Χορός

μικρόν γε κινοῦμεν.
490

Τρυγαῖος

οὔκουν δεινὸν

τοὺς μὲν τείνειν τοὺς δʼ ἀντισπᾶν;

πληγὰς λήψεσθʼ ὦργεῖοι.

Ἑρμῆς

εἶά νυν.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα ὦ.
495

Χορός

ὡς κακόνοι τινές εἰσιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

Τρυγαῖος

ὑμεῖς μὲν γοῦν οἱ κιττῶντες

τῆς εἰρήνης σπᾶτʼ ἀνδρείως.

Χορός

ἀλλʼ εἴσʼ οἳ κωλύουσιν.

Current edition Perseus

Hermes

Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus

Harder!

Hermes

Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus

Come on then, by heaven.

Chorus

490 We are moving it a little.

Trygaeus

Isn't it terrible and stupid! some pull one way and others another. You Argives there, beware of a thrashing!

Hermes

Come, put your strength into it.

Trygaeus

495 Heave away, heave!

Chorus

There are many ill-disposed folk among us.

Trygaeus

Do you at least, who long for peace, pull heartily.

Chorus

But there are some who prevent us.

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Ἑρμῆς ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος εἶα μάλα.

Ἑρμῆς ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος εἶα νὴ Δία.

Χορός μικρόν γε κινοῦμεν. 490

Τρυγαῖος οὔκουν δεινὸν τοὺς μὲν τείνειν τοὺς δʼ ἀντισπᾶν; πληγὰς λήψεσθʼ ὦργεῖοι.

Ἑρμῆς εἶά νυν.

Τρυγαῖος εἶα ὦ. 495

Χορός ὡς κακόνοι τινές εἰσιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

Τρυγαῖος ὑμεῖς μὲν γοῦν οἱ κιττῶντες τῆς εἰρήνης σπᾶτʼ ἀνδρείως.

Χορός ἀλλʼ εἴσʼ οἳ κωλύουσιν.

Current edition Perseus

Hermes Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus Harder!

Hermes Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus Come on then, by heaven.

Chorus 490 We are moving it a little.

Trygaeus Isn't it terrible and stupid! some pull one way and others another. You Argives there, beware of a thrashing!

Hermes Come, put your strength into it.

Trygaeus 495 Heave away, heave!

Chorus There are many ill-disposed folk among us.

Trygaeus Do you at least, who long for peace, pull heartily.

Chorus But there are some who prevent us.

Stable identifiers

Ἑρμῆς

ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα μάλα.

Ἑρμῆς

ὦ εἶα.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα νὴ Δία.

Χορός

μικρόν γε κινοῦμεν.
490

Τρυγαῖος

οὔκουν δεινὸν

τοὺς μὲν τείνειν τοὺς δʼ ἀντισπᾶν;

πληγὰς λήψεσθʼ ὦργεῖοι.

Ἑρμῆς

εἶά νυν.

Τρυγαῖος

εἶα ὦ.
495

Χορός

ὡς κακόνοι τινές εἰσιν ἐν ἡμῖν.

Τρυγαῖος

ὑμεῖς μὲν γοῦν οἱ κιττῶντες

τῆς εἰρήνης σπᾶτʼ ἀνδρείως.

Χορός

ἀλλʼ εἴσʼ οἳ κωλύουσιν.

Hermes

Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus

Harder!

Hermes

Heave away, heave!

Trygaeus

Come on then, by heaven.

Chorus

490 We are moving it a little.

Trygaeus

Isn't it terrible and stupid! some pull one way and others another. You Argives there, beware of a thrashing!

Hermes

Come, put your strength into it.

Trygaeus

495 Heave away, heave!

Chorus

There are many ill-disposed folk among us.

Trygaeus

Do you at least, who long for peace, pull heartily.

Chorus

But there are some who prevent us.