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heracles-第8部分

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    Of countless troubles have I tasted; God knows; but never yet
did faint at any or shed a single tear; nay; nor ever dreamt that I
should come to this; to let the tear…drop fall。 But now; it seems; I
must be fortune's slave。 Well; let it pass; old father mine; thou
seest me go forth to exile; and in me beholdest my own children's
murderer。 Give them burial and lay them out in death with the
tribute of a tear; for the law forbids my doing so。 Rest their heads
upon their mother's bosom and fold them in her arms; sad pledges of
our union; whom I; alas! unwittingly did slay。 And when thou hast
buried these dead; live on here still; in bitternes maybe; but still
constrain thy soul to share my sorrows。 O children! he who begat
you; your own father; hath been your destroyer; and ye have had no
profit of my triumphs; all my restless toil to win you a fair name
in life; a glorious guerdon from a sire。 Thee too; unhappy wife;
this hand hath slain; a poor return to make thee for preserving mine
honour so safe; for all the weary watch thou long hast kept within
my house。 Alas for you; my wife; my sons! and woe for me; how sad my
lot; cut off from wife and child! Ah! these kisses; bitter…sweet!
these weapons which 'tis pain to own! I am not sure whether to keep or
let them go; dangling at my side they thus will say; 〃With us didst
thou destroy children and wife; we are thy children's slayers; and
thou keepest us。〃 Shall I carry them after that? what answer can I
make? Yet; am I to strip me of these weapons; the comrades of my
glorious career in Hellas; and put myself thereby in the power of my
foes; to die a death of shame? No! I must not let them go; but keep
them; though it grieve me。 In one thing; Theseus; help my misery; come
to Argos with me and aid in settling my reward for bringing Cerberus
thither; lest; if I go all alone; my sorrow for my sons do me some
hurt。
    O land of Cadmus; and all ye folk of Thebes! cut off your hair;
and mourn with me; go to my children's burial; and with united dirge
lament alike the dead and me; for on all of us hath Hera inflicted the
same cruel blow of destruction。
  THESEUS
    Rise; unhappy man! thou hast had thy fill of tears。
  HERACLES
    I cannot rise; my limbs are rooted here。

  THESEUS
    Yea; even the strong are o'erthrown by misfortunes。
  HERACLES
    Ah! would I could grow into a stone upon this spot; oblivious of
trouble!
  THESEUS
    Peace! give thy hand to a friend and helper。
  HERACLES
    Nay; let me not wipe off the blood upon thy robe。
  THESEUS
    Wipe it off and spare not; I will not say thee nay。
  HERACLES
    Reft of my own sons; I find thee as a son to me。
  THESEUS
    Throw thy arm about my neck; I will be thy guide。
  HERACLES
    A pair of friends in sooth are we; but one a man of sorrows。 Ah!
aged sire; this is the kind of man to make a friend。
  AMPHITRYON
    Blest in her sons; the country that gave him birth!
  HERACLES
    O Theseus; turn me back again to see my babes。
  THESEUS
    What charm dost think to find in this to soothe thy soul?
  HERACLES
    I long to do so; and would fain embrace my sire。
  AMPHITRYON
    Here am I; my son; thy wish is no less dear to me。
  THESEUS
    Hast thou so short a memory for thy troubles?
  HERACLES
    All that I endured of yore was easier to bear than this。
  THESEUS
    If men see thee play the woman; they will scoff。
  HERACLES
    Have I by living grown so abject in thy sight? 'twas not so
once; methinks。
  THESEUS
    Aye; too much so; for how dost show thyself the glorious
Heracles of yore?
  HERACLES
    What about thyself? what kind of hero wert thou when in trouble in
the world below?
  THESEUS
    I was worse than anyone as far as courage went。
  HERACLES
    How then canst thou say of me; that I am abased by my troubles?
  THESEUS
    Forward!
  HERACLES
    Farewell; my aged sire!
  AMPHITRYON
    Farewell to thee; my son!
  HERACLES
    Bury my children as I said。
  AMPHITRYON
    But who will bury me; my son?
  HERACLES
    I will。
  AMPHITRYON
    When wilt thou come?
  HERACLES
    After thou hast buried my children。
  AMPHITRYON
    How?
  HERACLES
    I will fetch thee from Thebes to Athens。 But carry my children
within; a grievous burden to the earth。 And I; after ruining my
house by deeds of shame; will follow in the wake of Theseus; totally
destroyed。 Whoso prefers wealth or might to the possession of good
friends; thinketh amiss。
                     (THESEUS and his attendants lead HERACLES away。)
  CHORUS (chanting)
    With grief and many a bitter tear we go our way; robbed of all
we prized most dearly。




                                   …THE END…

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