philoctetes-第9节
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and speaks as he moves forward。)
HERCULES
Stay; son of Poeas! Lo to thee 'tis given
Once more to see and hear thy loved Alcides;
Who for thy sake hath left yon heavenly mansions;
And comes to tell thee the decrees of Jove;
To turn thee from the paths thou meanst to tread;
And guide thy footsteps right。 Therefore attend。
Thou knowst what toils; what labours I endured;
Ere I by virtue gained immortal fame;
Thou too like me by toils must rise to glory…
Thou too must suffer; ere thou canst be happy;
Hence with thy friend to Troy; where honour calls;
Where health awaits thee… where; by virtue raised
To highest rank; and leader of the war;
Paris; its hateful author; shalt thou slay;
Lay waste proud Troy; and send thy trophies home;
Thy valour's due reward; to glad thy sire
On Oeta's top。 The gifts which Greece bestows
Must thou reserve to grace my funeral pile;
And be a monument to after…ages
Of these all…conquering arms。 Son of Achilles
(Turning to NEOPTOLEMUS)
(For now to thee I speak); remember this;
Without his aid thou canst not conquer Troy;
Nor Philoctetes without thee succeed;
Go then; and; like two lions in the field
Roaming for prey; guard ye each other well;
My Aesculapius will I send e'en now
To heal thy wounds…Then go; and conquer Troy;
But when you lay the vanquished city waste。
Be careful that you venerate the gods;
For far above all other gifts doth Jove;
Th' almighty father; hold true piety:
Whether we live or die; that still survives
Beyond the reach of fate; and is immortal。
PHILOCTETES (chanting)
Once more to let me hear that wished…for voice;
To see thee after so long time; was bliss
I could not hope for。 Oh! I will obey
Thy great commands most willingly。
NEOPTOLEMUS (chanting)
And I。
HERCULES (chanting)
Delay not then。 For lo! a prosperous wind
Swells in thy sail。 The time invites。 Adieu!
(HERCULES disappears above。)
PHILOCTETES (chanting)
I will but pay my salutations here;
And instantly depart。 To thee; my cave;
Where I so long have dwelt; I bid farewell!
And you; ye nymphs; who on the watery plains
Deign to reside; farewell! Farewell the noise
Of beating waves; which I so oft have heard
From the rough sea; which by the black winds driven
O'erwhelmed me; shivering。 Oft th' Hermaean mount
Echoed my plaintive voice; by wintry storms
Afflicted; and returned me groan for groan。
Now; ye fresh fountains; each Lycaean spring;
I leave you now。 Alas! I little thought
To leave you ever。 And thou sea…girt isle;
Lemnos; farewell! Permit me to depart
By thee unblamed; and with a prosperous gale
To go where fate demands; where kindest friends
By counsel urge me; where all…powerful Jove
In his unerring wisdom hath decreed。
CHORUS (chanting)
Let us be gone; and to the ocean nymphs
Our humble prayers prefer; that they would all
Propitious smile; and grant us safe return。
…THE END…
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