Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart, 985

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Χορός

ἀλλʼ εἶα πάλλʼ ἀνάστρεφʼ εὐρύθμῳ ποδί,
985

τόρευε πᾶσαν ᾠδήν·

ἡγοῦ δέ γʼ ὧδʼ αὐτὸς σὺ

κισσοφόρε Βάκχειε

δέσποτʼ· ἐγὼ δὲ κώμοις

σὲ φιλοχόροισι μέλψω.

Thesmophoriazusae. Aristophanes. ed. F. W. Hall, ed. William M. Geldart. Oxford. 1907.

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Θεσμοφοριάζουσαι (Greek) (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.)

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Thesmophoriazusae (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 985 focus

Chorus

985 Let us form fresh measures that keep good time, and may our songs resound to the very heavens. Do thou, oh divine Bacchus, who art crowned with ivy, direct our chorus; 'tis to thee that both my hymns and my dances are dedicated.

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.) — 985 focus

Chorus: But come, shake and turn with a rhythmical foot,

985

Chorus: dance every song.

Chorus: Lead the way yourself, then, in this manner.

Chorus: ivy-wearing Bacchus

Chorus: Sir, but as for me, with revels

Chorus: I shall sing of you to the lovers of the chorus.

Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae 985

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

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985 Let us form fresh measures that keep good time, and may our songs resound to the very heavens. Do thou, oh divine Bacchus, who art crowned with ivy, direct our chorus; 'tis to thee that both my hymns and my dances are dedicated.

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Χορός ἀλλʼ εἶα πάλλʼ ἀνάστρεφʼ εὐρύθμῳ ποδί, 985 τόρευε πᾶσαν ᾠδήν· ἡγοῦ δέ γʼ ὧδʼ αὐτὸς σὺ κισσοφόρε Βάκχειε δέσποτʼ· ἐγὼ δὲ κώμοις σὲ φιλοχόροισι μέλψω.

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Chorus 985 Let us form fresh measures that keep good time, and may our songs resound to the very heavens. Do thou, oh divine Bacchus, who art crowned with ivy, direct our chorus; 'tis to thee that both my hymns and my dances are dedicated.

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Chorus

985 Let us form fresh measures that keep good time, and may our songs resound to the very heavens. Do thou, oh divine Bacchus, who art crowned with ivy, direct our chorus; 'tis to thee that both my hymns and my dances are dedicated.