Lysistrata. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.
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Chorus: We are about to entertain guests.
Chorus: some Carystians, an-
Chorus: See good and noble men.
1060
Chorus: And there is still a certain kind; and there was a little pouch for me,
Chorus: And this has been cooked, so that the meat may be eaten tender and good.
Chorus: Come, then, to me today; but in the morning it is necessary
Chorus: to do this, having bathed, we-
Chorus: both the men and the children, then let them go inside,
1065
Chorus: and let no one ask,
Chorus: but go straight on
Chorus: just as they are going home to themselves
Chorus: generally, as
1070
Chorus: The door will be shut.
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Editions (1)
Λυσιστράτη Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 1058 focus
Χορός
ἑστιᾶν δὲ μέλλομεν ξένους
τινὰς Καρυστίους, ἄν-
δρας καλούς τε κἀγαθούς.
1060
κἄστιν
ἔτʼ ἔτνος τι· καὶ δελφάκιον ἦν τί μοι,
καὶ τοῦτο τέθυχʼ, ὡς τὰ κρέʼ ἔδεσθʼ ἁπαλὰ καὶ καλά.
ἥκετʼ οὖν εἰς ἐμοῦ τήμερον· πρῲ δὲ χρὴ
τοῦτο δρᾶν λελουμένους αὔ-
τούς τε καὶ τὰ παιδίʼ, εἶτʼ εἴσω βαδίζειν,
1065
μηδʼ ἐρέσθαι μηδένα,
ἀλλὰ χωρεῖν ἄντικρυς
ὥσπερ οἴκαδʼ εἰς ἑαυτῶν
γεννικῶς, ὡς
1070
ἡ θύρα κεκλῄσεται.
ἑστιᾶν δὲ μέλλομεν ξένους
τινὰς Καρυστίους, ἄν-
δρας καλούς τε κἀγαθούς.
1060
κἄστιν
ἔτʼ ἔτνος τι· καὶ δελφάκιον ἦν τί μοι,
καὶ τοῦτο τέθυχʼ, ὡς τὰ κρέʼ ἔδεσθʼ ἁπαλὰ καὶ καλά.
ἥκετʼ οὖν εἰς ἐμοῦ τήμερον· πρῲ δὲ χρὴ
τοῦτο δρᾶν λελουμένους αὔ-
τούς τε καὶ τὰ παιδίʼ, εἶτʼ εἴσω βαδίζειν,
1065
μηδʼ ἐρέσθαι μηδένα,
ἀλλὰ χωρεῖν ἄντικρυς
ὥσπερ οἴκαδʼ εἰς ἑαυτῶν
γεννικῶς, ὡς
1070
ἡ θύρα κεκλῄσεται.
Translations (1)
Lysistrata (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Jack Lindsay). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 1058 focus
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CHORUS.
And I'm making preparation
For a gay select collation
1285
With some youths of reputation.
I've managed to produce some soup and they're slaughtering for me
A sucking-pig: its flesh should taste as tender as could be.
I shall expect you at my house today.
To the baths make an early visit,
1290
And bring your children along;
Don't dawdle on the way.
Ask no one; enter as if the place
Was all your own—yours henceforth is it.
If nothing chances wrong,
1295
The door will then be shut bang in your face.
The SPARTAN AMBASSADORS approach.And I'm making preparation
For a gay select collation
1285
With some youths of reputation.
I've managed to produce some soup and they're slaughtering for me
A sucking-pig: its flesh should taste as tender as could be.
I shall expect you at my house today.
To the baths make an early visit,
1290
And bring your children along;
Don't dawdle on the way.
Ask no one; enter as if the place
Was all your own—yours henceforth is it.
If nothing chances wrong,
1295
The door will then be shut bang in your face.