Aristophanes, Birds, 1325

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Chorus: Let someone swiftly bring a basket of wings,

1325

Chorus: but you again, take off —

Pisthetaerus: [I will strike] this man thus.

Chorus: For someone is very slow, just like a donkey.

Pisthetaerus: For a coward is a madman.

Chorus: But you first the wings

1330

Chorus: arrange these things with order,

Chorus: both the musical and the prophetic things too,

Chorus: The sea-birds. And then, how wisely

Chorus: 'As you look at the man, you will flap your wings.'

Pisthetaerus: No, by the kerchnaides, I will not hold out any longer.

1335

Pisthetaerus: I see you in this way, being cowardly and slow.

Birds. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.

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

Provisional text from uncorrected OCR; expect errors.

Editions (1)

Ὄρνιθες Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 1. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1906.) — 1325 focus

Χορός

φερέτω κάλαθον ταχύ τις πτερύγων,
1325

σὺ δʼ αὖθις ἐξόρμα —

Πισθέταιρος

τύπτων γε τοῦτον ὡδί.

Χορός

πάνυ γὰρ βραδύς ἐστί τις ὥσπερ ὄνος.

Πισθέταιρος

Μανῆς γάρ ἐστι δειλός.

Χορός

σὺ δὲ τὰ πτερὰ πρῶτον
1330

διάθες τάδε κόσμῳ,

τά τε μουσίχʼ ὁμοῦ τά τε μαντικὰ καὶ

τὰ θαλάττιʼ. ἔπειτα δʼ ὅπως φρονίμως

πρὸς ἄνδρʼ ὁρῶν πτερώσεις.

Πισθέταιρος

οὔ τοι μὰ τὰς κερχνῇδας ἔτι σοῦ σχήσομαι,
1335

οὕτως ὁρῶν σε δειλὸν ὄντα καὶ βραδύν.

Translations (2)

Birds Perseus (Aristophanes. The Complete Greek Drama, Vol. 2. Anonymous, translator. O'Neill, Eugene; Oates, Whitney Jennings, editors. New York: Random House, 1938 (printing).)

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Birds (OCR draft) Experimental (Anonymous translation, 1938 compilation; legacy Perseus source migration. Preserved separately from the revised canonical perseus-eng2 at the project owner's request.) — 1325 focus

Chorus
Singing.

Let a basket of wings 1325 be brought speedily. Come, beat him as I do, and put some life into him; he is as lazy as an ass.

Pisthetaerus

Aye, Manes is a great craven.

Chorus

1330 Begin by putting this heap of wings in order; divide them in three parts according to the birds from whom they came; the singing, the prophetic and the aquatic birds; then you must take care to distribute them to the men according to their character.

Pisthetaerus
To Manes, who is bringing in another basket.

1335 Oh! by the kestrels! I can keep my hands off you no longer; you are too slow and lazy altogether.

Aristophanes Birds 1325

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Χορός

φερέτω κάλαθον ταχύ τις πτερύγων,
1325

σὺ δʼ αὖθις ἐξόρμα —

Πισθέταιρος

τύπτων γε τοῦτον ὡδί.

Χορός

πάνυ γὰρ βραδύς ἐστί τις ὥσπερ ὄνος.

Πισθέταιρος

Μανῆς γάρ ἐστι δειλός.

Χορός

σὺ δὲ τὰ πτερὰ πρῶτον
1330

διάθες τάδε κόσμῳ,

τά τε μουσίχʼ ὁμοῦ τά τε μαντικὰ καὶ

τὰ θαλάττιʼ. ἔπειτα δʼ ὅπως φρονίμως

πρὸς ἄνδρʼ ὁρῶν πτερώσεις.

Πισθέταιρος

οὔ τοι μὰ τὰς κερχνῇδας ἔτι σοῦ σχήσομαι,
1335

οὕτως ὁρῶν σε δειλὸν ὄντα καὶ βραδύν.

Chorus
Singing.

Let a basket of wings 1325 be brought speedily. Come, beat him as I do, and put some life into him; he is as lazy as an ass.

Pisthetaerus

Aye, Manes is a great craven.

Chorus

1330 Begin by putting this heap of wings in order; divide them in three parts according to the birds from whom they came; the singing, the prophetic and the aquatic birds; then you must take care to distribute them to the men according to their character.

Pisthetaerus
To Manes, who is bringing in another basket.

1335 Oh! by the kestrels! I can keep my hands off you no longer; you are too slow and lazy altogether.

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Χορός φερέτω κάλαθον ταχύ τις πτερύγων, 1325 σὺ δʼ αὖθις ἐξόρμα —

Πισθέταιρος τύπτων γε τοῦτον ὡδί.

Χορός πάνυ γὰρ βραδύς ἐστί τις ὥσπερ ὄνος.

Πισθέταιρος Μανῆς γάρ ἐστι δειλός.

Χορός σὺ δὲ τὰ πτερὰ πρῶτον 1330 διάθες τάδε κόσμῳ, τά τε μουσίχʼ ὁμοῦ τά τε μαντικὰ καὶ τὰ θαλάττιʼ. ἔπειτα δʼ ὅπως φρονίμως πρὸς ἄνδρʼ ὁρῶν πτερώσεις.

Πισθέταιρος οὔ τοι μὰ τὰς κερχνῇδας ἔτι σοῦ σχήσομαι, 1335 οὕτως ὁρῶν σε δειλὸν ὄντα καὶ βραδύν.

Chorus Singing. Let a basket of wings 1325 be brought speedily. Come, beat him as I do, and put some life into him; he is as lazy as an ass.

Pisthetaerus Aye, Manes is a great craven.

Chorus 1330 Begin by putting this heap of wings in order; divide them in three parts according to the birds from whom they came; the singing, the prophetic and the aquatic birds; then you must take care to distribute them to the men according to their character.

Pisthetaerus To Manes, who is bringing in another basket. 1335 Oh! by the kestrels! I can keep my hands off you no longer; you are too slow and lazy altogether.

Stable identifiers

Χορός

φερέτω κάλαθον ταχύ τις πτερύγων,
1325

σὺ δʼ αὖθις ἐξόρμα —

Πισθέταιρος

τύπτων γε τοῦτον ὡδί.

Χορός

πάνυ γὰρ βραδύς ἐστί τις ὥσπερ ὄνος.

Πισθέταιρος

Μανῆς γάρ ἐστι δειλός.

Χορός

σὺ δὲ τὰ πτερὰ πρῶτον
1330

διάθες τάδε κόσμῳ,

τά τε μουσίχʼ ὁμοῦ τά τε μαντικὰ καὶ

τὰ θαλάττιʼ. ἔπειτα δʼ ὅπως φρονίμως

πρὸς ἄνδρʼ ὁρῶν πτερώσεις.

Πισθέταιρος

οὔ τοι μὰ τὰς κερχνῇδας ἔτι σοῦ σχήσομαι,
1335

οὕτως ὁρῶν σε δειλὸν ὄντα καὶ βραδύν.

Chorus
Singing.

Let a basket of wings 1325 be brought speedily. Come, beat him as I do, and put some life into him; he is as lazy as an ass.

Pisthetaerus

Aye, Manes is a great craven.

Chorus

1330 Begin by putting this heap of wings in order; divide them in three parts according to the birds from whom they came; the singing, the prophetic and the aquatic birds; then you must take care to distribute them to the men according to their character.

Pisthetaerus
To Manes, who is bringing in another basket.

1335 Oh! by the kestrels! I can keep my hands off you no longer; you are too slow and lazy altogether.