Ecclesiazusae. Aristophanes. . 2026-09-08.
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Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Perseus (Aristophanes. Aristophanis Comoediae, Vol. 2. Hall, F. W. and Geldart, William M., editors. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1907.) — 877 focus
Γραῦς Α
τί ποθʼ ἅνδρες οὐχ ἥκουσιν; ὥρα δʼ ἦν πάλαι·
ἐγὼ δὲ καταπεπλασμένη ψιμυθίῳ
ἕστηκα καὶ κροκωτὸν ἠμφιεσμένη
ἀργός, μινυρομένη τι πρὸς ἐμαυτὴν μέλος,
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παίζουσα. πῶς ἂν περιλάβοιμʼ αὐτῶν τινὰ
παριόντα; Μοῦσαι δεῦρʼ ἴτʼ ἐπὶ τοὐμὸν στόμα,
μελύδριον εὑροῦσαί τι τῶν Ἰωνικῶν.
Νεᾶνις
νῦν μέν με παρακύψασα προὔφθης ὦ σαπρά.
ᾤου δʼ ἐρήμας οὐ παρούσης ἐνθάδε
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ἐμοῦ τρυγήσειν καὶ προσάξεσθαί τινα
ᾄδουσʼ· ἐγὼ δʼ ἢν τοῦτο δρᾷς ἀντᾴσομαι.
κεἰ γὰρ διʼ ὄχλου τοῦτʼ ἐστὶ τοῖς θεωμένοις,
ὅμως ἔχει τερπνόν τι καὶ κωμῳδικόν.
Γραῦς Α
τούτῳ διαλέγου κἀποχώρησον· σὺ δὲ
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φιλοττάριον αὐλητὰ τοὺς αὐλοὺς λαβὼν
ἄξιον ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ προσαύλησον μέλος.
Γραῦς Α
εἴ τις ἀγαθὸν βούλεται παθεῖν
τι, παρʼ ἐμοὶ χρὴ καθεύδειν.
οὐ γὰρ ἐν νέαις τὸ σοφὸν ἔνεστιν
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ἀλλʼ ἐν ταῖς πεπείραις·
οὐδέ τις στέργειν ἂν ἐθέλοι μᾶλλον ἢ ʼγὼ
τὸν φίλον ᾧπερ ξυνείην,
ἀλλʼ ἐφʼ ἕτερον ἂν πέτοιτο.
Translations (1)
Ecclesiazusae (OCR draft) Experimental (English (Anonymous; 1938 compilation). Migrated from Perseus legacy XML; source wording and notes retained. See TEI header and migration inventory.) — 877 focus
First Old Woman
Leaning out of the window of one house.
How is this? no men are coming? And yet it must be fully time! Then it is for naught that I have painted myself with white lead, dressed myself in my beautiful yellow robe,
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and that I am here, frolicking and humming between my teeth to attract some passer-by! Oh, Muses, alight upon my lips, inspire me with some soft Ionian love-song!
Young Girl
In the window of the other house.
You putrid old thing, you have placed yourself at the window before me.
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You were expecting to strip my vines during my absence and to trap some man in your snares with your songs. If you sing, I shall follow suit; all this singing will weary the spectators, but is nevertheless very pleasant and very diverting.
First Old Woman
Thumbing her nose at the Young Girl.
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Ha! here is an old man; take him and lead him away.
To the flute-player.As for you, you young flute-player, let us hear some airs that are worthy of you and me.
She sings.
Let him who wishes to taste pleasure come to my side.
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These young things know nothing about it; it's only the women of ripe age who understand the art of love, and no one could know how to fondle the lover who possessed me so well as myself; the young girls are all flightiness.
Commentary
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