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diff --git a/17996-8.txt b/17996-8.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2e87aca --- /dev/null +++ b/17996-8.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1965 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of Seven Against Thebes, by Aeschylus + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Seven Against Thebes + +Author: Aeschylus + +Translator: Ioannis Gryparis + +Release Date: March 15, 2006 [EBook #17996] + +Language: Greek + +Character set encoding: windows-1253 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SEVEN AGAINST THEBES *** + + + + +Produced by Christos Alexandridis, Publisher Fexis, 1911, +Translation into Modern Greek by Ioannis Gryparis + + + + + + + +Ôßôëïò: ÅðôÜ åðß ÈÞâáò +ÓõããñáöÝáò: Áéó÷ýëïò +ÌåôáöñáóôÞò: ÉùÜííçò ÃñõðÜñçò +Åêäüóåéò ÖÝîç, 1911 +ÇëåêôñïíéêÞ ìåôáãñáöÞ: ×ñßóôïò Áëåîáíäñßäçò +e-mail: chrialex@myrealbox.com + + +Óôçí ðáñïýóá çëåêôñïíéêÞ ìåôáãñáöÞ äéáôçñçèÞêáí, óå ãåíéêÝò +ãñáììÝò, ç ãëþóóá êáé ç ïñèïãñáößá ôïõ ðñùôïôýðïõ. ÅðåìâÜóåéò +Ýãéíáí ìüíï åêåß ðïõ ôï áðáéôïýóáí ïé äéïñèþóåéò ôùí ôõðïãñáöéêþí +ëáèþí, ç óáöÞíåéá ôïõ êåéìÝíïõ êáé ôï ìïíïôïíéêü óýóôçìá. + + + +ÕÐÏÈÅÓÉÓ + + Ôï äñÜìá ôïýôï, ôï ïðïßïí äéêáßùò ï ÁñéóôïöÜíçò åéò ôïõò +ÂáôñÜ÷ïõò ôïõ ïíïìÜæåé «¢ñåùò ìåóôüí», áðïôåëåß ìÝñïò ôñéëïãßáò, +ôçò ïðïßáò ôá äõï ðñþôá äñÜìáôá, áðïëåóèÝíôá, Þóáí ï ËÜéïò êáé ï +Ïéäßðïõò. ¼ðùò åéò ôáò ÉêÝôéäáò êáé ôïõò ÐÝñóáò ôïõ áõôïý ðïéçôïý +êáé åíôáýèá åðéêñáôåß ôï ëõñéêüí êáé åðéêüí óôïé÷åßïí ìÜëëïí. +ÌáêñÜ åßíáé ôá ëõñéêÜ Üóìáôá êáé ïé êïììïß, ìáêñüôáôáé äå êáé +ôåëåßùò åðéêáß áé ðåñéãñáöáß ôùí Áñãåßùí óôñáôçãþí ôùí +ðïëéïñêïýíôùí ôáò ÈÞâáò. Äéá ôïýôï êñßíåôáé áðü ôáò ðáëáéïôÝñáò +ôñáãùäßáò ôïõ ðïéçôïý. + Ôï êõñßùò ôñáãéêüí óôïé÷åßïí åßíáé ç áëëçëïêôïíßá åí ìïíïìá÷ßá +ðñï ôùí ôåé÷þí ôçò ðïëéïñêïõìÝíçò ðüëåùò ôùí áäåëöþí ÅôåïêëÝïõò +êáé Ðïëõíåßêïõò, ôùí õéþí ôïõ Ïéäßðïäïò. Ôïéïõôïôñüðùò +åêëçñïýôáé ç öïâåñÜ êáôÜñá ôïõ ðáôñüò ôùí, ç ïðïßá äéá ðáíôüò ôïõ +äñÜìáôïò åíóáñêþíåé ôçí Ìïßñáí ôçò ôñáãéêÞò ïéêïãåíåßáò. ÌåôÜ +ôïí äéðëïýí öüíïí, åðÜíù åéò ôá íåêñÜ óþìáôá ôùí äõï áäåëöþí, ï +÷ïñüò áðïôåëïýìåíïò áðü Èçâáßáò ðáñèÝíïõò øÜëëåé ôïí +ëõñéêþôáôïí «¾ìíïí ôùí Åñéíýùí» êáèþò ôïí ïíáìÜæïõí áé ßäéáé, +ôïýôïí äå åðáêïëïõèåß ï ðáèçôéêþôáôïò èñÞíïò ôùí äõï áäåëöþí +Áíôéãüíçò êáé ÉóìÞíçò, ï ïðïßïò êáé Ýðñåðå íá ôåëåéþíç ôï äñÜìá. + ÁëëÜ Ýðåôáé êáé ìéá ôåëåõôáßá óêçíÞ áêüìç. Ç Ãåñïõóßá ôçò +ðüëåùò áðáãïñåýåé ôçí ôáöÞí ôïõ å÷èñïý ôçò ðáôñßäïò Ðïëõíåßêïõò° +êáôÜ ôçò áðïöÜóåùò üìùò ôáýôçò åîåãåßñåôáé êáé äéáìáñôýñåôáé ç +åõóåâÞò öéëáäåëöåßá ôçò Áíôéãüíçò, ìå ôçí ïðïßáí óõíôÜóóåôáé êáé +ìÝñïò ôïõ ÷ïñïý, åíþ ôï Ýôåñï çìé÷üñéïí, óõììåñéæüìåíïí ôçí +áðüöáóéí ôçò ðüëåùò, óõíïäåýåé ôïí íåêñüí ôïõ ÅôåïêëÝïõò üóôéò +ìåôáöÝñåôáé ðñïò ìåãáëïðñåðÞ ôáöÞí. ÁõôÞ äå ç óêçíÞ, ðåñéÝ÷ïõóá +ùò åí óðÝñìáôé ôçí õðüèåóéí ôçò Áíôéãüíçò ôïõ ÓïöïêëÝïõò, Ýêáìå +ðïëëïýò ôùí êñéôéêþí íá õðïðôåýùóéí üôé ïöåßëåôáé ßóùò åéò +ìåôáãåíåóôÝñáí äéáóêåõÞí. + + + +ÁÉÓ×ÕËÏÕ + +ÅÐÔÁ ÅÐÉ ÈÇÂÁÓ + + +ÐÑÏÓÙÐÁ + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ Þ ÊÁÔÁÓÊÏÐÏÓ +×ÏÑÏÓ ÐÁÑÈÅÍÙÍ +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +ÊÇÑÕÎ + + + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Êáäìåßïé, åêåßíïò ðü÷åé ôçí áñ÷Þ óôá ÷Ýñéá +êáé óôçí ðñýìíá ôçò ðïëéôåßáò ãõñíÜåé ôï äïéÜêé +÷ùñßò íá êëÞ ôá âëÝöáñÜ ôïõ ï ýðíïò--- ðñÝðåé +óýìöùíá íá ìåôñÜ ìå ôïõò êáéñïýò ôá ëüãéá. +Ãéáôß áí ìáò Ýñèïõí âïëéêÜ, ï èåüò ç áéôßá, +ì’ áí ðÜëéí, ï ìç ãÝíïéôï, êáêü ìáò ëÜ÷ç +Ýíáò ï ÅôåïêëÞò ðïëëÜ óôçí ðüëç áð’ üëïõò +ìõñéüóôïìá èá ’÷ç í’ áêïýç ìïéñïëüãéá +êáé èñÞíïõò, ð’ Üìðïôå ï äéáöåíôåõôÞò ï Äßáò +ôçí Êáäìåßá ’ð ’ áõôÜ óô’ áëÞèåéá áò äéáöåíôåýç. +Ìá ôþñá ðñÝðåé åóåßò--- êé üðïéïò ôïõ ëåßðåé áêüìç +ôçò þñáò ôïõ ç áêìÞ êé ïðïý Ý÷åé ðéá ðåñÜóç--- +ìåãÜëç áîáßíïíôáò ôç æþñç ôïõ êïñìéïý ôïõ, +êáèÝíáò ìå ôá ÷ñüíéá ôïõ, êáèþò ôáéñéÜæåé, +íá âïçèÜç ôçí ðáôñßäá ôïõ êáé ôùí èåþí ôçò +ôïõò âùìïýò, ãéá íá ìç ÷Üóïõí ôéò ôéìÝò ôïõò, +ôá ôÝêíá ôïõ, ôç ìÜííá ãçò, ãëõêåéÜ èñïöü ìáò° +ãéáôß ìéêñïýò, ðïõ óôï êáëüãíùìü ôçò ÷þìá +óåñíüóáóôå, áíáäÝ÷ôç ôçò áíáôñïöÞò óáò +üëï ôï âÜñïò êáé óáò ôñÜíåøå êáôïßêïõò +áóðéäïöüñïõò, ãéá íá ãßíåôå ìéá ìÝñá +ôÝôïéïé ðéóôïß ó’ áõôÞ ôçò ôçí áíÜãêç. +Êáé ôþñá ùò óÞìåñá ï èåüò äåîéÜ ôá öÝñíåé° +ãéáôß üëïí ôïýôï ôïí êáéñü, ðïõ Ý÷ïõí æùóìÝíá +ôá êÜóôñá ìáò, ç ôý÷ç ôïõ ðïëÝìïõ êëßíåé +ôï ðéüôåñï óå ìáò ìå ôïõ èåïý ôç ÷Üñç. +Ìá ôþñá ï ìÜíôçò êáèþò ëÝåé ï ðïõëïëüãïò, +ðïõ êõâåñíÜåé óô’ áõôéÜ ôïõ êáé óôá öñÝíá, äß÷ùò +èõóßáò öùôéÜ, ôá ìáíôéêÜ ðïõëéÜ, ìå ôÝ÷íç +ðïõ äå ãåëéÝôáé---áõôüò ôÝôïéùí ÷ñçóìþí äåóðüôçò +ìáò ëÝåé ðùò áðïöÜóéóáí ïé å÷èñïß ôç íý÷ôá +Ýöïäï öïâåñþôáôç ãé’ áöáíéóìü ìáò. +Ìá üëïé óôéò ðïëåìßóôñåò áñìáôïæùóìÝíïé +óôùí ðýñãùí ôá ðïñôéÜ ñé÷ôÞôå, ðåôá÷ôÞôå, +ãåìßóôå ôá ôáìðïýñéá, óôéò óêåðÝò ôùí ðýñãùí +óôáèÞôå êáé óôá Ýâãá ìÝíïíôáò ôùí êÜóôñùí +Ý÷åôå èÜññïò êáé ðïëý ìçí ôï öïâÜóèå +ôï ðëÞèïò ôùí å÷èñþí° êé ï èåüò äåîéÜ ôá öÝñíåé. +Ê’ åãþ óðéïýíïõò ôïõ óôñáôïý êáé êáôáóêüðïõò +Ýóôåéëá, ðïõ ðéóôåýù äåí è’ áñãïðïñÞóïõí° +ê’ Ýôóé ìå äüëï íá ðéáóôþ öüâïò äåí åßíáé. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +¸öèáóá, äïîáóìÝíå âáóéëéÜ ôçò ÈÞâáò, +îåäéáëõìÝíá öÝñíïíôÜò óïõ áðü ôá ’êåßèå +íÝá ôïõ óôñáôïý ðïõ ï ßäéïò ìå ôá ìÜôéá ìïõ åßäá. +ÅðôÜ êáðåôáíÝïé, ðïëåìü÷áñïé Üíôñåò, +óöÜæïíôáò ìåò óå ìáõñïóßäåñçí áóðßäá +ôáýñï êáé óôï óöá÷ôÜñé ããßæïíôáò ôá ÷Ýñéá, +óôïí ¢ñç, Åíõþ êáé Öüâï, ð’ áãáðïýí ôïõò ãüíïõò, +üñêïõò äþóáíå, Þ, áöïý ôçí êáôáóêÜøïõí +ìå âßá ôçí ðüëç ôùí Êáäìåßùí í’ áöáíßóïõí, +Þ óêïôùìÝíïé ìå ôï áßìá ôïõò ôç ãç íá âñÝîïõí. +Êáé óôï Üñìá ôïõ ¢äñáóôïõ êñåìïýóáíå óçìÜäéá +èõìçôéêÜ ãéá ôïõò ãïíéïýò ôùí óôçí ðáôñßäá +÷ýíïíôáò äÜêñõá, ìá óôï óôüìá ôïõò êáíÝíá +ðáñÜðïíï äåí åß÷áíå° ãéáô’ ç êáñäéÜ ôïõò, +êáñäéÜ áôóáëÝíéá ðüâñáæå áðü ôç ëýóóá +óáí ëéïíôáñéþí ìå ô’ Üãñéï áíÜâëåììá, öõóïýóå. +Êáé äåí áñãïýí íá ô’ áðïäåßîïõí ôá üóá óïõ åßðá° +êëÞñïõò ôïõò Üöçóá íá âÜæïõí, ãéá íá öÝñç +ìå ôï ëá÷íü êáèåßò óôéò ðýëåò ôï óôñáôü ôïõ. +Ãé’ áõôü êáé óõ ãïñãÜ äéáëÝãïíôáò ôïõò ðñþôïõò +áð’ ôï óôñáôü, ôÜîå ôïõò óôùí ðõëþí ôïõò äñüìïõò. +Ãéáôß ï óôñáôüò ðÜíïðëïò ôùí Áñãåßùí ôþñá +êïíôïæõãþíåé, åðëÜêùóå, ôïõò êÜìðïõò ÷ñáßíåé +ï Üóðñïò áöñüò óôáëÜæïíôáò áð’ ôùí áëüãùí +ôï öõóïìÜíçìá. Ìá åóý óáí ôéìïíéÝñçò +Üîéïò ôïõ êáñáâéïý, ôï êÜóôñï íá óôåñéþóçò +ðñé íá ìáíßóç ç ìðüñá ôïõ ðïëÝìïõ, êé Üêïõ! +êýìá ôï óôåñéáíü âñïõ÷éÝôáé ôïõ óôñáôïý ôùí. +¢äñáîå ôïí êáéñü ðïõ ðñÝðåé ÷Ýñé ÷Ýñé, +ê’ åãþ ãéá ô’ Üëëá çìåñïóêüðïõ ðéóôü ìÜôé +èå íá ’÷ù êáé ìáèáßíïíôáò óùóôÜ ’ðü ìÝíá +ôï êÜèå ôé áðü êåé Üâëáâïò ôÝëåéá èá ’óáé. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ù Äßá êáé Ãç êáé èåïß ìáò ðïëéïý÷ïé +êáé ôïõ ðáôÝñá ÊáôÜñá ôñáíÞ Åñéíýá, +ìç ìïõ ôçí ðüëç óõãêïñìüêëáä’ áð’ ôç ñßæá +îåâãÜëåôå, áð’ ôïõò å÷èñïýò ìáò êïõñóåìÝíç, +ðïõ ìéëåß ãëþóóá åëëçíéêÞ---ìÞôå ôá óðßôéá +ðïõ ôéò åóôßåò óáò Ý÷ïõíå° ì’ áõôÞ ôç ÷þñá +êáé ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ ôçí ðüëç åëåýôåñç ðïôÝ ôçò +óêëáâéÜò æõãüò ìç óößîç. Óåéò ç áðáíôï÷Þ ìáò! +ê’ åßíáé êïéíü ôï äéÜöïñï, ãáôß ìéá ðüëç +êáé ôïõò èåïýò ôéìÜ óáí åßíáé åõôõ÷éóìÝíç. + + +ÐÁÑÏÄÏÓ + +×ÏÑÏÓ + + Á´ + +Ìýñïìáé öïâåñÜ ìåãÜëá ðÜèç. +Ìïëýèçêå ï óôñáôüò áð’ ôï óôñáôüðåäü ôïõò, +÷õìßæåé åäþ ðïëýò ëáüò åìðñüò êáâáëëáñéÜ, +ìåóïõñáíßò ðïõ öÜíçêå ìïõ ëÝåé ôï ï êïõñíéá÷ôüò +÷ùñßò ìéëéÜ ìá ìçíõôÞò âÝâáéïò êé áëçèéíüò. +Ôçò ÷þñáò ìïõ ïé êÜìðïé, éäÝò, âñïíôïýí áð’ ôéò ïðëÝò +êáé âïõÞ óôÝëíïõíå óô’ áõôéÜ ìïõ, +üðïõ ðåôÜåé ìå âñïõ÷çôü +ùóÜí ô’ áêñÜôçãï íåñü ðïõ ðÝöôåé áð’ ôï ãêñåìü. +Áëëïß ìïõ, áëëïß, èåïß, èåÝò, +ôï êáêü ðïõ ìáò ðëÜêùóå ìáêñýíåô’ áðü ìå. +Ìå âïõçôü ðïõ îåðåñíÜ ôá êÜóôñá ìáò ïñìÜ +êáëïÝôïéìïò ìå ôá ëåõêÜ óêïõôÜñéá ôïõ ï ëáüò +ôñáâþíôáò êáôÜ ìáò. +Ðïéïò èá ìå óþóç, ðïéïò èá ìïõ åßíáé âïçèüò +áð’ ôïõò èåïýò, áð’ ôéò èåÝò; +Ôé Üëëï ìïõ ìÝíåé ôï ëïéðüí Þ íá ðñïóðÝóù åãþ +óô’ áãÜëìáôá ôùí ðáôñéêþí èåþí; +Áëëïßìïíï, ù áèÜíáôïé, ìå ôïõò ëáìðñïýò âùìïýò, +êáéñüò ô’ áãÜëìáôÜ óáò í’ áãêáëéÜæïìå, +ôé íá óôåêüìáóôå íá ðïëõáíáóôåíÜæïìå; +Áêïýô’ Þ äåí áêïýãåôå áóðßäùí ÷ôýðï; +Ðüôå èåíÜ ôá íôýóïìå ëéôáíåõôÜ +ìå ðÝðëïõò êáé ìå óôÝöáíá áí ü÷é ôþñá; +Åßäá Ýíáí ÷ôýðï, âñüíôçìá ü÷é áðü ’íá äüñõ. +Ôé èåíÜ êÜìçò ¢ñç; èá ðñïäþóçò ÷þñá +äéêÞ óïõ áðü ôá ÷ñüíéá ôá ðáëéÜ; +ÈåÝ, ìå ôá ÷ñõó’ Üñìáôá, ðñïóôÜôåõå ôç ÷þñá +ðñïóôÜôåõå, ð’ áãÜðáãåò ðïëý áðü ìéá öïñÜ. + + ´ + +(ÁðáããÝëëåôáé áðü ôïõò ôñåéò óôïß÷ïõò ôïõ ÷ïñïý) + +Ôçò ÷þñáò ðïëéïý÷ïé èåïß, åëÜô’ åëÜôå üëïé +êáé éäÞô’ áõôÞ ôç ëéôáíåßá ìáò---ðåñèÝíùí +ðïõ áð’ ôç óêëáâéÜ æçôïýìå ãëõôùìü. +Êýìá ãýñ’ áð’ ôçí ðüëç +êõìáôïëüöùí áíôñþí +êï÷ëÜæåé ìå ôï öýóçìá ô’ ¢ñåùò óçêùìÝíï, +ðáôÝñá Äßá ðáíôÝëåéå, ìá âüçèá ìå +êé áð’ ôùí å÷èñþí äéáãïýìéóìá äéáöÝíôåõÝ ìå. +Ôçí ðïëéôåßá ðåñßæùóáí ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ, Áñãßôåò +ô’ Üñìáôá ôá ðïëåìéêÜ âñïíôïýí âñïíôïýíå +êé áð’ ôá óáãþíéá ôùí áôéþí äåôÜ ôá ãêÝìéá +ðþò öïíéêÜ èñçíïëïãïýíå! +Ê’ åöôÜ ãåííáßïé îå÷ùñéóôïß ìåò óôï óôñáôü ôïõò +ìå îÝëáìðñçí áñìáôùóéÜ óôÝêïõí åìðñüò +óôéò åöôÜ ðýëåò êëçñùìÝíïé ìå ëá÷íü. + +Êáé óõ, äýíáìç ðïëåìü÷áñç, êüñç ôïõ Äßá +ôçò ðüëçò ìáò, ÐáëëÜäá, ãßíå óùôçñßá. +Êé ï ºððéïò, ôçò èÜëáóóáò ï âáóéëéÜò +ìå ôï êáìÜêé ôù øáñéþ äéþ÷íïíôáò ôïí å÷èñü +áðü ôï öüíï ãëýôùóÝ ìå, ãëýôùóÝ ìå. +Êáé óõ ù ¢ñç, áëëïß ìïõ, áëëïß +óþóå êáé öñüíôéóÝ ôç öáíåñÜ +ðüëç óõããåíéêÞ. +Êáé óõ Áöñïäßôç, Êýðñç äÝóðïéíá, +óáí ðïõ åßóáé ç ðñþôç ìÜííá ôçò ãåíéÜò ìïõ, +äéáöÝíôåõÝ ìáò ðïõ åßìáóôå áð’ ôï áßìá óïõ ê’ åìåßò +êáé óå óéìþíïìå ì’ åõ÷Ýò ð’ áêïýíå ïé èåïß. +Êáé óõ, ù Ëýêåéå Üíáî, ëýêïò íá ãåíÞò +ãéá ôïõò å÷èñïýò, ôùí óôåíáãìþí ìïõ åêäéêçôÞò, +êáé ôï äïîÜñé åôïßìáæå ôçò Ëçôþò êüñç êáé óõ. + + ô + +(ÁðáããÝëëåôáé áðü ôá äõï çìé÷üñéá) + +Å,å,å,å, +áñìÜôùí êýëéóìá ãýñù óôçí ðüëç ãñéêþ +¹ñá ìïõ äÝóðïéíá, +ôñßæïõí âáñýöïñôá ô’ áîüíéá, íá, ôùí ôñï÷þí. +Å,å,å ¢ñôåìç áãáðçìÝíç +áð’ ôï êïíôáñï÷ôýðçìá îåöñÝíéáó’ ï áéèÝñáò +ôé êáêü âñÞêå ôçí ðüëç ìáò, ôé ’íáé íá ãÝíç; +Ôé ’íáé ð’ áêüì’ áð’ ôï èåü ìáò ðåñéìÝíåé; +Å,å,å,å, +÷áëÜæé áêñüâïëåò óôéò Ýðáëîåò ðÝôñåò ðåôïýí +ù ößëå Áðüëëùíá, +áð’ ôá ÷áëêüäåôá óêïõôÜñéá ïé ðýëåò âñïíôïýí. +Å,å,å,å, ù ãõéÝ ôïõ Äßá ôñáíÝ +ðïõ óôïõò ðïëÝìïõò áßóéïí êáé êáëü ôÝëïò äßíåéò +êáé ¼ãêá, äÝóðïéíá èåÜ, ðïõ ’óáé óôéò ðýëåò ìðñïóôÜ +áð’ ôçí åöôÜðïñôç Ýäñá óïõ ìç îåìáêñýíçò. + + Ä´ + +(Ôï øÜëëåé üëïò ï ÷ïñüò ìáæß) + +Ù ðáíôïäýíáìïé èåïß, +ù ôÝëåéïé êé ù ôÝëåéåò +ôçò ÷þñáò ôïýôçò ðõñãïöýëáêåò, +ìçí ðáñáäþóåôå ôç ÷þñá, äáìáóìÝíç +áðü êïíôÜñé, óå îåíüöùíï óôñáôü° +áêïýôå áêïýôå ìáò, ð’ áðü øõ÷Þò, ðáñèÝíåò, +ìå ÷Ýñéá óáò äåüìåèá õøùìÝíá. +Ù áãáðçìÝíïé ìáò èåïß, +áðëþíïíôáò ôï ÷Ýñé óáò +ðÜíù óôçí ðüëç ìïõ, óùôÞñåò ôçò, +äåßîåôå ðùò ôçí áãáðÜôå êáé ãíïéáóèÞôå +ôá êïéíÜ éåñÜ, ãíïéóèÞôå êáé âïçèÜôå, +ôéò ðñüèõìåò ðëïõóßùí ôåëåôþí +èõóßåò ðïëëÝò èõìÜìåíïß ìïõ. + + +ÐÑÙÔÏ ÅÐÅÉÓÏÄÉÏ + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +ÅóÜò ñùôþ, ãÝííåò ðïõ äåí ôñáâéÝóôå, ðÞôå +åßíáé ðñÜìáô’ áõôÜ ðïõ íá ùöåëïýí ôçí ðüëç +êáé óôïí ðõñãïæùóìÝíï áõôü óôñáôü ìáò èÜññïò, +ðåóìÝíåò ìðñïò óô’ áãÜëìáôá ôùí ðïëéïý÷ùí +íá îåöùíßæåôå êáé íá ÷ïõãéÜæåô’ Ýôóé, +ðñÜìáôá ðïõ ôá å÷èñåýïíôáé üóïé Ý÷ïõí ãíþóç; +Ïýôå óôéò óõìöïñÝò ïýôå óôçí åõôõ÷ßá ìïõ +èá ’èåëá íá ’÷á óýíôñïöï ðïôÝ ãõíáßêá° +ãéáôß óáí åõôõ÷åß áíïéêïíüìçô’ åßíáé +ç áðïêïôéÜ ôçò° êáé óáí ðÜñåé ðÜëé öüâï +ðéüôåñï ’íáé êáêü óôï óðßôé êáé óôçí ðüëç. +Êáé ôþñá ôñÝ÷ïíôáò ì’ áõôïýò áðÜíù êÜôù +ôïõò äñüìïõò óáò óêïñðÜôå óôï óôñáôü äåéëßá +ëéãüøõ÷ç ìå ôéò öùíÝò óáò êáé ðñïêüâïõí +Ýôó’ ïé å÷èñïß ìáò ìéá ÷áñÜí áð’ áöïñìÞò óáò +êáé ìÝóá åìåßò ÷áëéüìáóôå óõíáðáôïß ìáò. +¸÷åé Ýãíïéá ï Üíôñáò, ç ãõíáßê’ áò ìç öñïíôßæç +ãéá ôá üîù· ìåó’ áò êÜèåôáé, êáí äß÷ùò âëÜâç. +Ìá üðïéïò ôçí ðñïóôáãÞ ìïõ èÝëåé ðáñáêïýóç, +Üíôñáò, ãõíáßêá êé ü, ôé ’íáé ô’ áíÜìåóü ôïõò, +áðüöáóç èáíáôéêÞ ãé’ áõôüí èå íá ’âãç, +ôïõ ëáïý ôï ðåôñïâüëéóìá äå èá îåöýãç. +Ô’ áêïýò Þ äåí ô’ áêïýò; Þ óå êïõöü ôá ëÝù; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ù ößëå, ãõéÝ ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá, öïâÞèçêá +ãñéêþíôáò ôùí áñìÜôùí âñïíôï÷ôýðçìá +óáí Ýôñéîáí ô’ áîüíéá ôñï÷ïêßíçôá, +êáé ôñßîáíå óôá äüíôéá ôùí áëüãùí +ôá äïõëåìÝíá óôç öùôéÜ ôá ãêÝìéá +ôá ÷áëéíÜñéá ðïõ ôá ôéìïíåýïõí. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Êáé ôé; ìçí ôÜ÷á ï íáýôçò, áí áðü ôçí ðñýìíç +ôñÝîç óôçí ðëþñá, èá ’âñç ôñüðï íá ãëõôþóç, +üôáí ôá êýìáôá äáìÜóïõí ôï êáñÜâé; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ìá Þñèá ôñÝ÷ïíôáò óôùí èåþí ô’ áãÜëìáôá, +ôé Ý÷ù ó’ áõôïýò üëá ôá èÜññç ìïõ, +üôáí âñïíôïýóå ç ðåôñï÷Üëáæá +óôéò ðýëåò· ôüôå äá êé ï öüâïò +ì’ Ýóõñå íá ðñïóðÝóù óôïõò èåïýò +ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõò åðÜíù ìáò í’ áðëþóïõí. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Åý÷åóèå íá âáóôÜîç ï ðýñãïò ôùí å÷èñþí ìáò +ôç äýíáìç· äåí åßí’ áõôü óôùí èåþí ôï ÷Ýñé; +ìá ëåí ðùò ðáñáôïýí ïé èåïß ðüëç ðáñìÝíç. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +¢ìðïôå ìç ì’ áðáñáôÞóç üóï æù +áõôÞ ôùí èåþí ç óýíáîé, ìçäÝ íá éäþ +íá äéáãïõìßæåôáé ç ðüëç åôïýôç +êáé ì’ å÷èñéêÞ íá êáßãïõíôáé öùôéÜ ïé ðýñãïé åôïýôïé. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Åíþ ôïõò èåïýò ðáñáêáëåßò êïßôá ìçí êÜíçò +ðñÜìáô’ áíüçôá· ãéáôß ’íáé ç ðåéèáñ÷ßá +ìÜííá ôçò ðåôõ÷éÜò, ãõíáßêá ôïõ óùôÞñïò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Íáé, ìá ôïõ èåïý ç äýíáìç áêüìç ’í ðéï ôñáíÞ° +ðïëëÝò öïñÝò ôïí ôÝëåéá áðåëðéóìÝíï, +êé üôáí ðáí’ áð’ ôá ìÜôéá ôïõ ôá óýãíåöá +êñÝìïõíôáé ìáýñçò óõìöïñÜò, áíáóôçëþíåé. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +ÄïõëåéÜ ’íáé ôùí áíôñþí áõôü, ãéá íá ðñïóöÝñïõí +óöá÷ôÜ èõóßåò åéò ôïõò èåïýò, óáí âñÜæåé ç ìÜ÷ç° +äéêÞ óïõ, íá óùðáßíåéò êáé íá ìÝíçò óðßôé. +×ÏÑÏÓ +Óôïõò èåïýò ÷ñùóôïýìå ðïõ åßí’ Üðáñôç ç ðüëç +êáé ôùí å÷èñþí ôï ðëÞèïò ï ðýñãïò âáóôÜåé° +ðïéïò ôÜ÷á ìðïñåß íá ìç óôÝñãåé ìáò ôïýôá; + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ôùí èåþí ôï ãÝíïò íá ôéìÜò äåí ó’ åìðïäßæù° +ìá üìùò, äåéëïýò ãéá íá ìçí êÜíçò ôïõò ðïëßôåò, +êÜèïõ Þóõ÷ç êáé ìçí ðÜñá ðïëý öïâÜóáé. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ðñüóöáôï óýóìé÷ôï ðÜôáãï áêïýãïíôáò +ìå äåéëéáóìÝíç ôñïìÜñá ó’ áõôÞ ôçí áêñüðïëç, +ôßìéáí Ýäñá ôùí èåþí, Ýôñåîá. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ìç ëïéðüí ôþñ’ áí ôý÷ç êáé í’ áêïýôå öüíïõò +êáé ëáâùìïýò, íá ìçí ôï äÝ÷åóèå ìå èñÞíïõò° +ôé ï ¢ñçò ì’ áõôü èñÝöåôáé, ì’ áíèñþðùí áßìá. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Êé áëÞèåéá íá, öñïõìáíçôÜ ãñéêÜù áëüãùí. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Êé áí ôá ãñéêÜò êÜíå ðùò äåí ô’ áêïýò êáé ôüóï. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Áðüãåéá óåéÝôáé ç ðüëç óáí íá ôçí ìðëïêÜñïõí. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ëïéðüí äå öôÜíåé åãþ íá ãíïéÜæïìáé ãéá ôïýôá; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ìðéóôåýïìáé° ì’ áîáßíåé ï âñïõ÷éóìüò óôéò ðýëåò. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Äå èá óùðÜóçò, ôßðïôå ìçí ðçò óôçí ðüëç; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ù Üãéïé ðÜíôåò! ìçí ðñïäþóåôå ôïõò ðýñãïõò. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +¢åé óôçí ïñãÞ, äå èá ðïìïíåõôÞò íá óêÜóçò; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Èåïß ôçò ÷þñáò ìïõ, óêëáâéÜ íá ìç ìïõ ôý÷ç! + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Óêëáâþíåéò ìüíç óïõ êáé óå êé üëç ôçí ðüëç. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ù Äßá, óôñÝøå óôïõò å÷èñïýò ìáò ôçí ïñãÞ óïõ. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ù Äßá, ôé ðñÜìá ðïõ ìáò Ýäéíåò: ãõíáßêåò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +ÔñéóÜèëéï, óáí ôïõò Üíôñåò ðïõ ôïõò äéáãïõìßæïõí. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Êáé ðÜëé êáêïìåëåôÜò ìðñïò óô’ áãÜëìáôá; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Áð’ ôç ìéêñïøõ÷éÜ ôç ãëþóó’ áñðÜæåé ï öüâïò. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Áí ó’ ôï æçôïýóá, ìéá åëáöñÞ ìïõ ’êáíåò ÷Üñç; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +ËÝãå ôçí ôï ðéï ãñÞãïñï êáé èá äù ôüôå. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +ÊáûìÝíç óþðáóå, ôïõò ößëïõò ìçí ôñïìÜæçò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Óùðáßíù êé ü, ôé í’ ôï ãñáöôü ì’ üëïõò áò ðÜèù. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Áíôßò åêåßí’ áõôü óïõ ðñïôéìþ ôï ëüãï, +êé áêüìá åðßóçò áð’ ô’ áãÜëìáôá ôñáâÞîïõ +êáé êÜì’ áõôü ðïõ óïõ æçôþ° ê’ Ýôóé êáôüðé +èåÜñåóôïí Üãéï ïëïëõãìü íá ðáéáíßóçò, +åëëçíéêÞ óõíÞèåéá èõóßáò ýìíï, +èÜññïò óôïõò ößëïõò, âãÜæïíôáò å÷èñþí ôï öüâï. +Ê’ åãþ óôïõò ðïëéïý÷ïõò ôïõò èåïýò ôçò ÷þñáò +ôïõò ðåäéïíüìïõò êé áãïñÜò ôïõò åðéóêüðïõò +óôçò Äßñêçò ôéò ðçãÝò êé ïõäÝ ôïí Éóìçíü îå÷íþ, +áí âãç ôï ðñÜìá óå êáëü êáé óùè’ ç ðüëç, +âñÝ÷ïíôáò ôïõò âùìïýò ôùíå ì’ áßìá ðñïâÜôùí +êáé ôáýñïõò óöÜæïíôáò, ôÜæù í’ áöéåñþóù +ëÜöõñá êé üëïõò ôïõò íáïýò èåíÜ óôïëßóù +ì’ å÷èñþí áñìáôùóéÝò êïíôáñïêáñöùìÝíåò. +ÔÝôïéåò åõ÷Ýò êáé óõ íá êÜíçò äß÷ùò èñÞíïõò +ìçäÝ ìå ìÜôáéá êé Üãñéá öùíçôÜ ôñüìïõ, +ôé äåí ãëõôþíåéò ðéüôåñï ì’ áõôÜ áð’ ôç ìïßñá. +Åã’ üìùò Üíôñåò åî, åöôÜ ìáæß ìå ìÝíá, +áíôßêñõ óôïõò å÷èñïýò ìåãÜëïõò áíôéìÜ÷ïõò +èá ðÜù íá óôÞóù óôùí ôåé÷þí ôéò åöôÜ ðüñôåò, +ðñé íá ’ñèïõí âéáóôéêÜ ìçíýìáôá êáé ëüãïé +ãïñãüóðáñôïé êáé öùôéÜ ’íÜøç áð’ ôçí áíÜãêç. +×ÏÑÏÓ + +ÐÑÙÔÏ ÓÔÁÓÉÌÏ + +ÃíïéÜæïì’ üóá ëåò - ìá ï öüâïò ìïõ äåí ðáýåé +êáé äå ëÝåé ìåò óôç øõ÷Þ ìïõ íá çóõ÷Üóç° +ç Ýãíïéá ðü÷åé ìÝóá ìïõ èñïíéÜóç +ôçí ôñïìÜñá ôùí å÷èñþí ìáò üëï áíÜâåé. +Ôïõò öïâïýìáé, óáí ôïõò üöéïõò ðåñéóôÝñé +ôï ðáóßôñïìï ãéá ô’ Üëïõâá ðïõëéÜ ôïõ, +ð’ ïëïôñüãõñá óôç äüëéá ôç öùëéÜ ôïõ +Ý÷ïõí óôÞóç êáêïóýíôõ÷ï êáñôÝñé. +¢ëëïé ïñìïýí êáôÜ ôïõò ðýñãïõò óìÜñéá óìÜñéá +ðëÞèéá ïëÜêåñá---êáé ôé èá ãÝíù! +êé Üëëïé ñß÷ôïõíå ÷áëÜæé ôá ëéèÜñéá +óôï ëáü ìáò ôï ãõñïæùóìÝíï. +Óþóôå, ù èåïß åðïõñÜíéïé üëïé +ôï óôñáôü ìå êÜèå ôñüðï êáé ôçí ðüëç. + +Ãéáôß ôÜ÷á ðïéá èá âñÞôå êé Üëëç ÷þñá +ðéï êáëÞ, óáí èÝëåôå ôçí ðáñáäþóç +óôïõò å÷èñïýò áõôÞ ôç ãç ôçí ðëïõôïöüñá +êáé ôçò Äßñêçò ôï íåñü---ðïõ üóïé êé áí üóïé +ðïôáìïß ôïí êüóìï ôñÝ÷ïõí +ôï ðéïôü ôçò ôï êáëüèñïöï äåí Ý÷ïõí. +Êáé ãé’ áõôü, èåïß ôçò ðüëçò ìáò ðñïóôÜôåò, +óôïõò å÷èñïýò ðïõ ìáò ðåñéæþóáí ôá êÜóôñá +ñß÷ô’ åðÜíù óõìöïñ’ áíèñùðï÷áëÜóôñá +ðïõ íá ðáßñíïõíå ôá ðüäéá ôïõò óôéò ðëÜôåò. +Êáé ÷áñßæåôå ôç íßêç óôï óôñáôü ìáò +êáé óôçí ðüëç óùôçñßá êáé óôáèÞôå +êáëÜ Ýôóé èñïíéáóìÝíïé áíÜìåóü ìáò, +ôéò ðéêñÝò ìáò ëéôáíåßåò óðëá÷íéóèÞôå. + +Ôüóï ìéá ðáíÜñ÷áéç ðüëç, ù ôé êñßìá! +íá ôç óôåßëåôå óôïí ¢äç, êïõñåóåìÝíç +áð’ åíïý Á÷áéïý êïíôÜñé, êáé íá ãÝíç +ìáæß ì’ üëïõò ôïõò íáïýò óôÜ÷ôç èñýììá. +Ê’ ïé ãõíáßêåò óêëáâùìÝíåò, ùéìÝíá, +íéÝò êáé ãñéÝò óáí ô’ Üëïãá íá ôéò ôñáâïýíå +áð’ ôéò ÷Þôåò, ìå ôá ñïý÷á îåóêéóìÝíá. +Ê’ åßí’ ç ðüëéò üðïõ áäåéÜæåôáé üëç áíôÜñá +êáé âïõÞ óýóìé÷ôç ôùí óêëÜâùí ðïõ ÷áëïýíå. +ÂáñåéÝò ôý÷åò ðïõ ðñïâëÝðù ìå ôñïìÜñá! +Ê’ åßíáé êëÜìá, íá ôéò âëÝðçò êïñáóßäåò +íéüêïðåò, ðñéí áð’ ôçí ôßìéá ôç ÷áñÜ ôïõò +í’ áðïóôåßöïõíôáé, ùéìÝ, óáí áãïõñßäåò +ôçí îõíÞ ùìïôñýãçôåò äñïóéÜ ôïõò. +Ù, ìáêÜñéïé ðïõ ðåèáßíïõí, ðñéí íá äïýíå +üóá ç ðüëéò ìáýñá êé Üñá÷ëá ðáèáßíåé +óáí äáìÜæåôáé: åäþ óöÜæïõí, êåé ôñáâïýíå, +Üëëá êáßíå êáé ôá ðÜíôá êáðíüò ÷ñáßíåé +êé ï èåüò ôïõ ïëÝèñïõ ï ¢ñçò, ðïõ äñéìþíåé +ì’ Üãñéá ëýóóá, ðÜóá åõóÝâåéá âåâçëþíåé. + +Ìåò óôéò ñïýãåò âñïõ÷éóìüò êáé ãýñïõ ìÜíôñåò +áðü ðýñãïõò å÷èñéêïýò ôçí ðüëç æþíïõí, +ïé Üíôñåò óöÜæïíôáé áð’ ôïõò Üíôñåò +êé Üèëéá óêïýæïíôáò ôá âñÝöç ðïõ óêïôþíïõí +ìå ôï áßìá ôï âõæß ðïõ ðßíïõí âñÝ÷ïõí. +×Ýñé ÷Ýñé ïé áñðáãÝò ê’ ïé êïýñóåò ôñÝ÷ïõí, +öïñôùìÝíïõò óõíáíôïýíå ïé öïñôùìÝíïé +êé ï Üäåéïò êñÜæåé ô’ áäåéáíïý, íá ’÷ç êïëëÞãá, +ìá ï êåèÝíáò óôï ìåñÜóé ïýôå ðéï ëßãá +ïýôå ê’ ßóéá èÝëåé íá ’÷ç.---Ù, ôé èá ãÝíç! + +×ýìá ÷Üìïõ üë’ ïé êáñðïß, ëýðç óïý öÝñíïõí, +ìå ðéêñü ïé íïéêïêõñÝò ìÜôé êïéôÜæïõí: +ðëÞèé’ áíÜêáôá ôçò ãçò ôá äþñ’ áñðÜæïõí +ô’ áäéáöüñåôá ôá êýìáôá êáé óÝñíïõí. +Êáé ðñùôüðáèåò íÝåò óêëÜâåò, ìå ãéïìÜôç +ôçí êáñäéÜ áð’ ôçò óõìöïñÜò ôç íÝá ôçí ôý÷ç, +ðåñéìÝíïõí êÜðïéïõ áöÝíôç å÷èñïý êñåâÜôé +üðïéïò ëÜ÷ç ï íéêçôÞò ðïõ èá ôïõò ôý÷ç. +Ìá åßí’ åëðßäá ç íý÷ôá ç óêüôåéíç íá óþóç +áð’ ôá ïëüêëáõôá äåéíÜ íá ìå ãëõôþóç. + +ÄÅÕÔÅÑÏ ÅÐÅÉÓÏÄÉÏ +ÇÌÉ×ÏÑÉÏ Á´ (Ï ÇÃÅÌÙÍ) + +Íá, ôïõ óôñáôïý ï êáôÜóêïðïò, áí äå ãáëéïýìáé, +êÜðïéá êáéíïýãéáí åßäçóç, ößëåò, ìáò öÝñíåé +ìå âßá ô’ áäñÜ÷ôéá óôñÝöïíôáò ôùí ðïäáñéþ ôïõ. + +ÇÌÉ×ÏÑÉÏ Â´ (Ï ÇÃÅÌÙÍ) + +Ìá íá êé ï ßäéïò ï âáóéëéÜò, ï ãõéüò ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ, +íá ìÜèç öôÜíåé óå êáéñü ôá íÝá ô’ áããÝëïõ +êé áðü ôç âßá êé áõôüò äåí ðÜåé ôá ðüäéá ôáßñéá. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Èá ðù, êáëÜ ãíùñßæïíôáò, ãéá ôïõò å÷èñïýò ìáò +ôï ðþò êáèÝíáò Ýëá÷å êëÞñï óôéò ðüñôåò. +Ðñþôá ï ÔõäÝáò ìðñïò óôéò ðýëåò ôéò Ðñïéôßäåò +öñïõìÜæåé° ìá ôï ñÝììá ôïõ Éóìçíïý ï ìÜíôçò +äåí ôïí áöÞíåé íá ðåñÜóç° ãéáôß äåß÷íïõí +ü÷é êáëÜ ïé èõóßåò° ìá îåöñåíéáóìÝíïò +åêåßíïò êáé äéøþíôáò ðüëåìï êáé ìÜ÷ç +ìå óïõñé÷ôÜ ìåóçìåñíÜ ÷ïõãéÜæåé ùò äñÜêïò +êáé ëïýæåé ìå âñéóéÝò ôï óïöü ìÜíôç Ïéêëåßäç +ðùò ìðñïò óôïí ðüëåìï áð’ ôïí öüâï ôïõ êùëþíåé. +ÔÝôïéá öùíÜæïíôáò êïõíåß ôñåéò äáóéïýò ëüöïõò +÷Þôåò ôïõ êñÜíïõò ôïõ, êáé êÜôù áð’ ôçí áóðßäá +êïõäïýíéá ÷Üëêéíá ôñïìÜñá ç÷ïëïãïýíå, +ê’ Ý÷åé ðåñÞöáíï óçìÜäé åðÜíù, ôÝôïéï: +ôïí ïõñáíü ðïõ áóôñÜöôåé áð’ Üóôñá äïõëåìÝíï, +êáé ìåò óôç ìÝóç ó’ üëç ôïõ ôç ëÜìøç ðñÝðåé +ô’ ïëüãéïìï öåããÜñé ôçò íõ÷ôüò ôï ìÜôé. +Êáé îþöñåíá Ýôóé óôá ðåñÞöáí’ ÜñìáôÜ ôïõ +êïíôÜ óôïõ ðïôáìïý ôéò ü÷èåò îåöùíßæåé +äéøþíôáò ðüëåìï, óáí ôï Üôé ðïõ áð’ ôç æþñç +ëå÷ïìáíÜåé ôùí ãêåìéþ êé üôáí áêïýãåé +ôï êñÜîéìï ôçò óÜëðéããáò áíáôñáíßæåé. +Ðïéüí êáô’ áõôü èá ôÜîçò; ðïéïò, óáí áíïé÷ôïýíå +ôïõ Ðñïßôïõ ïé ðüñôåò, Üîéïò íá ôéò äéáöåíôÝøç; + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Äåí åßì’ åãþ óôïëßäéá áíôñüò íá ìå ôñïìÜîïõí +êé ïýôå ëáâùìáôéÝò äßíïõíå ôá óçìÜäéá° +öïýíôåò, êïõäïýíéá äå äáãêÜíïõí äß÷ùò äüñõ, +ê’ ç íý÷ô’ áõôÞ ðïõ ëåò åðÜíù óôçí áóðßäá +ðùò åßíáé, áóôñÜöôïíôáò ìå 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ôá èÜññç ìïõ ðùò èá ’ñèç ìå ôï äßêéï +åðÜíù ôïõ ôïõ êåñáõíïý ç öùôéÜ, ðïõ äéüëïõ +ìå ôéò ìåóçìåñíÝò ôéò êÜøåò äå èá ìïéÜæç. +Ó’ áõôüí ëïéðüí, üóï ãëùóóÜò êáé íá ’íáé, áíôßêñõ +Ý÷åé ôá÷èÞ, ìå áíôñåßá øõ÷Þò, ï Ðïëõöüíôçò +öýëáêáò Üîéïò ìðéóôåìïý, ìå ôç âïÞèåéá +ôçò ¢ñôåìçò ðñïóôÜôéóóáò êáé èåþí ôùí Üëëùí. +ËÝãå Üëëïí ôþñá ó’ Üëëåò êëçñùìÝíï ðýëåò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Áò ðÜç ìå ôéò öïâÝñåò ôïõ êé áõôüò +êé áóôñïðåëÝêé áò ôïí ðïäßóç +ðñéí ìåó’ óôá óðßôéá ìïõ ÷õìßóç, +êáé ìå ðåñÞöáíï êïíôÜñé +áð’ ôçí ðáñèåíéêÞ öùëéÜ ìïõ +ìðïñÝóç íá ìå îåðïñôßóç. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Êáé ëïéðüí ðïéïò êëçñþèçêå èá ðù êáôüðé +óå ðýëåò° ôñßôïò ôïõ ÅôÝïêëïõ ôñßôïõ ï êëÞñïò +áðü ôï âÜèïò ðÞäçóå ôïõ ÷áëêïý êñÜíïõò, +ôéò ÍÞôéäåò ìå ôï óôñáôü ôïõ íá ðñïóâÜëç. +Êáé ô’ Üôéá ôïõ óôñïöïãõñíÜ, ðïõ ìåò óôá ãêÝìéá +öñïõìÜæïõí èÝëïíôáò íá ðÝóïõí ìåò óôéò ðüñôåò, +êé Üãñéá óïõñßæïõí ïé ÷õìïß ðïõ áð’ ôá ñïõèïýíéá +ôá öïõóêùìÝíá öõóïìÜíéóìá ãéïìßæïõí. +Ê’ åßíáé ðëáóìÝí’ ç áóðßäá ôïõ ì’ Ýí’ Üîéïí ôñüðï: +Üíôñáò áñìáôùìÝíïò ôá óêáëéÜ ’íåâáßíåé +óêÜëáò óå ðýñãï å÷èñþí, ðïõ èÝëåé íá ôïí ðÜñç, +êé áõôüò ìå ÷áñáììÝíá ãñÜììáôá öùíÜæåé +ðùò ïõä’ ï ¢ñçò èá ôïí âãÜëç áð’ ôïõò ðýñãïõò. +Óôåßëå ëïéðüí êáé êáô’ áõôüí Ýíá íá ’í’ Üîéïò +áðü æõãü óêëáâéÜò íá óþæç áõôÞ ôçí ðüëç. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ëïéðüí èá óôåßëù áõôüí ê’ ç êáëÞ þñá íá ’íáé! +êáé óôÝëëåô’ Ýíáò ðïõ äåí Ý÷åé ôçí ðåñöÜíåéá +óôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ, ï Ìåãáñåýò ôïõ ÊñÝïíôïò óðÝñìá +áð’ ôùí Óðáñôþí ôï ãÝíïò, ðïõ äå èá ôñïìÜîç +ôï ëõóóáóìÝíï ÷ïõãéáôü ôùí áëïãÞóéùí +öñïõìáíéóìÜôùí íá êùëþóç áðü ôéò ðýëåò° +ìá Þ ìå ôï áßìá ôïõ ôï ÷ñÝïò ôïõ èá ðëåñþóç +óôç ãç ìáò, Þ ôïõò äõï ôïõò Üíôñåò êáé ôçí ðüëç +èá ðÜñç, ðïõ ’í’ åðÜíù óôçí áóðßäá åêåßíïõ, +íá óôïëßóç ì’ áõôÜ ôï ðáôñéêü ôïõ óðßôé. +ËÝãå Üëëùí êáý÷çóåò êáé ìç ìïõ ôéò æçëåýçò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Åý÷ïìáé óå êáëü íá âãïýí, +ù ðñüìá÷ïé ôùí åóôéþí ìáò, +êáé êåßíïé áò âëáóôçìïýí° +êé üðùò ðåñÞöáíá êáõ÷éïýíôáé +ìå ìáíéùìÝíá öñÝíá, +Ýôó’ áò ôïõò äç êé ï Äßáò ï åêäéêçôÞò +ìå âëÝììáôá ùñãéóìÝíá. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +ÔÝôáñôïò ôéò ãåéôïíéêÝò êñáôüíôáò ðýëåò +ôçò ¼ãêáò ÁèçíÜò, ìå áíôÜñá óôÝêåé åìðñüò ôùí +ôïõ ÉððïìÝäïíôá ç êïñìïóôáóéÜ ç ìåãÜëç. +Êáé ôüóï áëþíé (ôçò áóðßäáò ëÝù ôïí êýêëï) +äåßëéáóá ð’ áíáãýñéóå êáé äåí ô’ áñíéïýìáé. +Äå èá ’ôáí âÝâáéá ôïõ ãëõêïý íåñïý ï ôå÷íßôçò +ðïõ ôÝôïéá óêÜëéîå äïõëåéÜ ó’ áõôÞí åðÜíù: +ôïí Ôõöþíá ðïõ âãÜæåé áðü ôï óôüìá öëüãåò +ìå êáðíü ìáýñï, ôçò öùôéÜò ôï óôñéöôü áäÝñöé° +êáé ãýñïõ ì’ áñìáèéÝò åßíáé óôñùìÝíï öåßäéá +ôçò êïéëïôïýìðáíÞò ôïõ áóðßäáò ôï óôåöÜíé. +ÑÝêáî’ áõôüò êé áð’ ôï èåü ãéïìÜôïò ¢ñç +ëõóóÜåé ãéá áßìá, óá ìáéíÜäá, ì’ Üãñéá ìÜôéá° +êáé ðñÝðåé áð’ ôçí ïñìÞí áõôïý íá öõëá÷èïýìå +ð’ áðü ôþñá óêïñðïýí ôï öüâï ïé êïìðáóìïß ôïõ. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ðñþôá, ç ¼ãêá ç ÁèçíÜ, ðïõ ’íáé óôçìÝíç +êïíôÜ óôçí ðýëç, å÷èñåýïíôáò ôéò ðåñçöÜíåéåò, +ôïí Üãñéïí üöéï áð’ ôá êëùóóüðïõëá èá äéþîç° +Ýðåéôá, ï ãõéüò ôïõ Ïßíïðïõ ï áíôñåßïò ÕðÝñâéïò +äéáëÝ÷ôçêå ãé’ áõôüí, ðïèþíôáò íá îáãêñßóç +ôç ìïßñá ôïõ ó’ áõôÞò ôçò ôý÷çò ôçí áíÜãêç° +ïýôå óôç äýíáìç ïýôå óôçí êáñäéÜ Þ ôçí ôÝ÷íç +ôùí áñìÜôùí øåãÜäé íá ôïõ âñçò äåí Ý÷åé° +êé ïñèÜ ôïõò Ýóìéî’ ï ÅñìÞò° å÷èñïß ê’ ïé äõü ôïõò +èá ’ñèïýí óôá ÷Ýñéá êé å÷èñéêïýò èåïýò åðÜíù +èá êñïýîïõí óôéò áóðßäåò ôùí, ãéáôß Ý÷åé ï Ýíáò +ôïí ôõöþíá ðïõ âãÜæåé áðü ôï óôüìá öëüãåò +êáé óôïõ ÕðÝñâéïõ ï Äßáò ðáôÝñáò ôçí áóðßäá +óôçôüò, ôéíÜæåé öëïãåñü óôá ÷Ýñéá âÝëïò. +Êáèþò ëïéðüí ôùí èåþí áõôþí åßíáé ç öéëßá +Ýôóé ê’ ïé äõü ïé áíôßðáëïé âÝâáéá èá ðñÜîïõí° +ê’ åßìáóôå ìå ôùí íéêçôþí åìåßò ôï ìÝñïò, +êåßíïé ôùí íéêçìÝíùí° áöïý âÝâáéá ï Äßáò +áíþôåñïò óôïí ðüëåìï áð’ ôïí Ôõöþíá åßíáé, +ôïí Äßá êáíåßò íá íéêçèÞ äåí åßäå ùò ôþñá, +êáé óôïí ÕðÝñâéï, óýìöùíá ìå ôï ÝìâëçìÜ ôïõ, +áò ôïí ãëõôþíç, ðüôõ÷å óô’ üðëï ôïõ åðÜíù. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ðéóôåýù áõôüò ðïõ óôçí áóðßäá ôïõ êñáôåß +ôïí Üãñéï ôïí áíôßìá÷ï ôïõ Äßá +ôï äáßìïíá ôï ãõéü ôçò ãçò, +åéêüíá ìéóçôÞ êé áð’ ôïõò áíèñþðïõò +êé áð’ ôïõò ðïëý÷ñïíïõò èåïýò, +åìðñüò óôéò ðýëåò ìáò áõôÝò +ôçí êåöáëÞ ôïõ íá óõíôñßøç. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Ï èåüò íá äþóç° ê’ Ýñ÷ïìáé óôïí ðÝìðôï ôþñá, +ðïõ ôÜ÷èçêå óôç ÂïñåéíÞ, ôçí ÐÝìðôç ðýëç, +êïíôÜ óôïõ ÄéïãÝíïõò Áìößïíïò ôï ìíÞìá. +Êé ïìþíåé óôï êïíôÜñé ðü÷åé---ðïõ êáõ÷éÝôáé +ðùò ðéï êé áð’ ôï èåü ôéìÜ êé áðü ôï öùò ôïõ--- +ðùò üôé ôùí Êáäìåßùí ôçí ðüëç èá êïõñóÝøç +óôïõ Äßá ôï ðåßóìá° ôÝôïéá ëÝåé, âïõíÞóéáò ìÜííáò +âëáóôÜñé ùñéüðëùñï êé áíôñüðáéäïí áñ÷Üñçò, +ðïõ üôé êáé îåìõôÜåé óôï ìÜãïõëü ôïõ ÷íïýäé, +óãïõñÞ ôñß÷á äáóåéÜ ðïõ ç ðñþôç íéüôç áäñýíåé° +êé üìùò ùìü êé ü÷é ìå ôï ðáñèåíéêü ôïõ +ô’ üíïìá óýìöùíï Ý÷ïíôáò ôï öñüíçìÜ ôïõ +êáé ãïñã’ áíÜâëåììá, óôÝêåé åìðñïóôÜ óôéò ðýëåò +êé ü÷é ìå äß÷ùò êáý÷çóåò óôéò ðýëåò óôÝêåé. +Ãéáôß åêïõíïýóå óôç ÷áëêüäåôÞ ôïõ áóðßäá +---ôï êõêëùôü ðñïöýëáãìá ôïõ óþìáôüò ôïõ--- +ôçò ðüëåþò ìáò ô’ üíåéäïò: ôçò óáñêïöÜãáò +ôçò Óößããáò êáñöùôÞ ìå ôÝ÷íç åðÜíù åéêüíá +ëáìðñÞ, êñïõóôÞ ê’ Ý÷åé óôá íý÷éá Ýíá Èçâáßï, +ðïõ åðÜíù ôïõ ôá ðéüôåñá íá ðÝöôïõí âÝëç. +Êáé öáßíåôáé Þñèåí ü÷é ãéá íá ðáæáñÝøç +ôïí ðüëåìï êé ïõäÝ ôï äéÜâá íá íôñïðéÜóç +ôïõ ìáêñõíïý ôïõ äñüìïõ ï ÁñêÜò Ðáñèåíïðáßïò. +ÎÝíïò áõôüò, ìá ðñüèõìïò ãéá íá ðëçñþóç +êáëÜ èñïöåßá óôï ¢ñãïò, ôÝôïéá öïâåñßæåé +ôïõò ðýñãïõò ìïõ, ðïõ åßèå ï èåüò íá ìçí ôá äþóç. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Íá ’ôáí áð’ ôïõò èåïýò ôá åðß÷åéñá íá âñßóêáí +ôùí ëïãéóìþí ôùí, ê’ Þèåëå ìáæß ì’ åêåßíåò +÷áèïýí ðáíÜèëéá ïé áíüóéåò êáý÷çóÝò ôùí. +Ìá êáé ãé’ áõôüí ðïõ ëåò âñßóêåôáé ôïí ÁñêÜäá +Ýíáò ìå äß÷ùò ðïëëÜ ëüãéá, ìá ðïõ âëÝðåé +íá äïõëåýç ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõ, ï ¢êôïñáò, ô’ Üëëïõ +ðïõ ’ðáìå ðñé áäåñöüò, êáé ðïõ äå èåí’ áöÞóç +ìéá ãëþóóá äß÷ùò öñÜêôåò ðëçììõñþíôáò Ýîù +áðü ôéò ðýëåò íá ðëçèýíç ôá äåéíÜ ìáò, +êé ïõäÝ óôá êÜóôñá ìÝóá íá ðåñÜó’ ç åéêüíá +ôïõ ìéóçôïý èåñéïý ðü÷’ ç å÷èñéêéÜ ç áóðßäá° +ìá ’ð’ üîù , ìå ôïí êýñç ôçò èá ’÷ç íá êÜìç +üôáí èá ôñþç ðõêíÝò êñïõîéÝò êáô’ áð’ ôçí ðüëç. +Êé áí èÝëç ï èåüò ôá ëüãéá ìïõ íá âãïýíå áëÞèåéá. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +ÐåñíÜåé ôá óùèéêÜ ìïõ ï öüâïò +êé ïñèÝò óçêþíïõíôáß ìïõ ïé ôñß÷åò +áêïýïíôáò ôá ðá÷éÜ ôá ëüãéá +áðü ôï öïõóêùìÝíï óôüìá +áíèñþðùí áóåâþí, +ð’ Üìðïô´åäþ áðü ôïõò èåïýò +ôÝëïò êáêü íá âñïõí. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Ï Ýêôïò ðïõ èá ðù åßí’ Üíèñùðïò ìå ãíþóç +êé áíôñåßá îå÷ùñéóôÞ, ï ÁìöéÜñáïò ìÜíôçò. +Áõôüò, ôáãìÝíïò óôéò ÏìïëùÀäåò ðýëåò, +Ýíá óùñü âñéóéÝò øÜëëåé ãéá ôïí ÔõäÝá, +ôïí áíôñïöüíï êáé ôçò ðüëåùò ôáñáîßá +ôïí ðéï ìåãÜëï äÜóêáëï êáêþí ãéá ô’ ¢ñãïò, +ôçò Åñéíýáò êëçôÞñá, õðïõñãü èáíÜôïõ, +ôïõ ÁäñÜóôïõ óõìâïõëÜôïñá ôùí êáêþí ôïýôùí° +ê’ ýóôåñá ðÜëé óôñÝöïíôáò óôïí áäåëöü óïõ +ìå ìÜôéá ’íÜóôñïöá ôïí êñÜæåé «Ðïëõíåßêç» +÷ùñßæïíôáò óå äõü óôï ôÝëïò ô’ üíïìÜ ôïõ. +Êáé ôÝôïéá ëÝåé ôï óôüìá ôïõ: «Åßí’ áõôü ðñÜìá +ðïõ íá ôï èÝëïõí ïé èåïß; êáé íá ô’áêïýóïõí +êáëü, êáé íá ôï ëÝíå ê’ ïé êáôïðéíïß ìáò; +ôç ãç ôçí ðáôñéêÞ êáé ôïõò èåïýò ôïõò íôüðéïõò +í’ áðïñçìÜæçò öÝñíïíôáò óôñáôü áð’ üîù; +Ðïéá ôéìùñßá èá óôåãíþóç äÜêñõá ìÜííáò; +êáé ðþò ç ðáôñéêÞ óïõ ÷þñá êõñéåõìÝíç +áðü ôï æÞëï óïõ, èá ãßíç óýììá÷üò óïõ; +Åãþ èå íá äïîÜóù áëÞèåéá áõôü ôï ÷þìá +êÜôù áðü ÷þñáí å÷èñéêÞ êñõììÝíïò ìÜíôçò° +áò êôõðçèïýìå, ü÷é Üäïîï èÜíáôï åëðßæù». +ÔÝôïéá, êñáôþíôáò ôçí ïëü÷áëêÞ ôïõ áóðßäá +Þóõ÷á ï ìÜíôçò Ýëåãå êé ïýôå óçìÜäé +êáíÝíá åß÷’ åðÜíù ôçò ãéáôß áõôüò èÝëåé +ü÷é íá öáßíåôáé, ì’ Üñéóôïò íá ’í’ óô’ áëÞèåéá +âáèý êáñðïëïãþíôáò ìåò óôï íïõ ôïõ áõëÜêé +ðïõ ìÝóáèÝ ôïõ ïé ðÜíóïöåò âïõëÝò âëáóôáßíïõí. +Ãé’ áõôüí óïöïýò êé áíôñåßïõò íá óôÝëíçò áíôéìÜ÷ïõò +ãéáôß üðïéïò óÝâåôáé èåü, íá ôïí öïâÜóáé. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ù ôý÷ç áëëïßìïíï, ðïõ óìßãåéò ôïõò áíèñþðïõò +ôïí åõóåâÞ ìáæß ìå ôïõò áóåâåóôÝñïõò! +Ìåò ó’ üëá ôßðïôå ÷åéñüôåñï äåí Ý÷åé +áð’ ôçí êáêÞ ôç óõíôñïöéܰ óïäåéÜ äåí åßíáé +íá ðåñéìÝíçò. ÈÜíáôïò êáñðïëïãéÝôáé +ìïíÜ÷’ áðü ôçò áìáñôßáò ôá ÷ùñÜöéá. +Ãéáôß, óáí ìðç Ýíáò äßêáéïò ìåò óå êáñÜâé +ìå íáýôåò ðáñáíüìïõò êé Üîéïõò ãéá ôï êÜèå, +ìáæß ìå ôçí áíôßèåç ôç ãåíéÜ âïõëéÜæåé° +Þ ìå ôïõò óõíôïðßôåò ôïõ ôïõò å÷èñïîÝíïõò +ðïõ äåí èõìïýíôáé ôï èåü, êáé äßêáéïò íá ’íáé, +óôá ßäéá äß÷ôõá ðéÜóôçêå ìå ôïõò áäßêïõò +êé áð’ ôïõ èåïý ôçí ßäéá ïñãÞ ÷Üèçêå ì’ üëïõò . +¸ôóé êé áõôüò, ôïõ ÏúêëÝïõò ï ãõéüò ï ìÜíôçò, +öñüíéìïò, äßêáéïò, åõóåâÞò êé áãáèüò Üíôñáò +ìÝãáò ðñïöÞôçò, óìßãïíôáò ÷ùñßò íá èÝëç +ì’ áõèáäïóôüìïõò áóåâåßò áíèñþðïõò, üðïõ +íá óôñÝøïõí ðïëåìïýí ôç ìáêñéÜ óôñÜôá ðßóù, +---ï èåüò ôï èÝëåé---èá óõñèÞ êé áõôüò ìáæß ôïõò. +Êáé íáé ìåí, íïìßæù ðïýôå êáí äå èá ðñïóâÜëç +áõôüò ôéò ðýëåò, êé ü÷é âÝâáéá áðü äåéëßá, +ìá îÝñåé ðùò áíÜãê’ åßíáé íá óêïôùèïýíå, +áí èá êáñðïöïñÞóïõí ïé ÷ñçóìïß ôïõ Öïßâïõ° +üìùò ó’ áõôüí áíôßêñõ èõñùñü èá ôÜîù +å÷èñüîåíï ôï äõíáôü ËáóèÝíç, ðïõ åßíáé +óôç ãíþóç ãÝñïíôáò, ìá Ý÷åé êïñìß åíüò íÝïõ +ãïñãïðüäáñç ïñìÞ êé ü÷é ïêíçñü ôï ÷Ýñé +ô’ áðüóêåðá í’ áñðÜîç å÷èñïý ìå ôï êïíôÜñé° +ê’ Þ íá óùðáßíåé Þ ôá ðñåðÜ áãáðÜ íá ëÝç° +ìá ç íßêç äþñï ôïõ èåïý óôïí Üíèñùðï åßíáé. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Åóåßò ð’ áêïýôå, èåïß, áðü øçëÜ +ôá äßêéá ìïõ ðáñáêÜëéá +êÜìåô’ ç ðüëç íá íéêÞóç° +êáé óôùí å÷èñþí, ðïõ ðëÜêùóáí ôç ãç ìïõ, ôá êåöÜëéá +óôñÝøáôå ôïõ ðïëÝìïõ ôá êáêÜ, +êé üîù áð’ ôïõò ðýñãïõò êåñáõíïýò +ï Äßáò íá ôïõò êÜøç áò ñßîç. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Êáé ôþñá Ýâäïìïò óôçí Ýâäïìç ôçí ðýëç, +ï ßäéïò ï áäåñöüò óïõ, ôé êáôÜñåò ëÝåé +èá ðù êáé ôé êáêÜ íá âñïýíå áõôÞ ôçí ðüëç° +ôá êÜóôñá ìáò áöïý ðáôÞóç êáé ôçò ÷þñáò +êçñõ÷èÞ âáóéëéÜò, ôçò íßêçò í’ áëáëÜîç +ðáéÜíá ê’ Ýðåéôá íá ’ñèÞ ìå óå óôá ÷Ýñéá +ê’ Þ íá ðïèÜíç ðëÜé óïõ óêïôþíïíôÜò óå +Þ æùíôáíü óïõ åêäéêçèÞ ôçí áôéìßá +ôçò åîïñßáò ôïõ äéþ÷íïíôáò üìïéá êáé óÝíá. +ÔÝôïéá öùíÜæåé êáé êáëåß ôïõò ãåíåèëßïõò +èåïýò ôçò ðáôñéêÞò ôïõ ÷þñáò, íá ãåíïýíå +åðÜêïõïé áõôþí ôïõ ôùí åõ÷þí, ï Ðïëõíåßêçò. +Êé áóðßäá êáëïâÜóôáãç êñáôÜåé êáéíïýñãéá +ì’åðÜíù ôçò äéðëü óçìÜäé äïõëåìÝíï: +Ýíáí ðïëåìéóôÞ íá éäÞò ÷ñõóïöôéáóìÝíï +ðïõ ìéá ãõíáßêá ìå óåìíü ôñüð’ ïäçãÜåé° +ç Äßêç ëÝåé ðùò åßíáé ôÜ÷á, êáèþò ëÝíå +ôá ãñÜììáôá: Èá öÝñù ðßóù áõôüí íá ðÜñç +ôç ÷þñá ôïõ êáé ôùí óðéôéþí ôïõ ôçí êõâÝñíéá. +ÔÝôïéåò åêåßíùí åßíáé ïé öáíôáóéÝò° ôþñá +ï ßäéïò êñßí’ åóý ðïéï óêÝðôåóáé íá óôåßëçò. +ÂÝâáéá ðáñÜðïíï ì’ åìÝ ãéá ôéò åéäÞóåéò +ðïõ óïõ ’öåñá äå èá ’÷çò° ìá ï ßäéïò ôþñá +êñßíå ôï ðëïßï ôçò ðüëåùò íá êõâåñíÞóçò. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ù èåïìßóçô’ åóý êáé ðïëý èåïâëáììÝíç +ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ, ù ðáíôïäÜêñõôç ãåíåÜ äéêÞ ìïõ, +ùéìÝ! êáé ðéÜíïõí ôþñá ïé ðáôñéêÝò êáôÜñåò. +Ìá äåí ôáéñéÜæïõí ïäõñìïß ìçäÝ êáé èñÞíïé +ìÞðùò êáé ðéï áíõðüöïñïõò ãüïõò ãåííÞóïõí, +ôþñá ãé’ áõôüí, ðïõ ôüóï áîßæåé ô’ üíïìÜ ôïõ, +ãñÞãïñá èå íá ìÜèïìå ðþò èá ôïõ âãïýíå +ôá åìâëÞìáôÜ ôïõ êé áí èå íá ôïí öÝñïõí ðßóù +ôá ÷ñõóÜ ãñÜììáôá ðïõ óôçí áóðßäá åðÜíù +ìå ôçò øõ÷Þò ôïõ îåöñåíéÜæïõíå ôç ëýóóá. +ÁëÞèåéá, áí ðáñáóôÝêïíôáí ôïõ Äßá ç êüñç, +ç áãßá Äßêç, óôá Ýñãá ôïõ êáé ôéò âïõëÝò ôïõ, +ßóùò íá ãÝíïõíôáí êé áõôü° ìá ïýôå óá âãÞêå +áð’ ôá óêïôÜäéá ôçò ìçôñüò ôïõ, ïýôå óôá ÷ñüíéá +ôá ðáéäéêÜ ôïõ, ïýôå óôçí ðñþôç áêüìç íéüôç, +êé ïõäÝ óáí Üäñõíáí ïé ôñß÷åò ôïõ ãåíåéïý ôïõ, +ç Äßêç êáôáäÝ÷ôçêå íá ôïí êïéôÜîç, +êé ïõäÝ ëïéðüí óôï ñÞìáãìá ôçò ðáôñéêÞò ôïõ +ôçò ãçò, èáññþ, ðùò äßðëá ôïõ íá óôÝêç ôþñá. +Åéä’ áð’ áëÞèåéá øåýôéêï ô’ üíïìá èá ’÷å +ç Äßêç, áí ðÞãáéíå ìáæß ìå ôÝôïéïí Üíôñá +ðïõ üëá ìðïñåß ìå ôï íïõ ðü÷åé íá ôïëìÞóç. +Ó’ áõôÜ ôá èÜññç ìïõ Ý÷ïíôáò èá ðÜãù ï ßäéïò +íá ôïõ Ýâãù áíôßêñõ· êáé ðïéïò Üëëïò ìå ðéï äßêéï; +Üñ÷ïíôáò ì’ Üñ÷ïíôá êáé ì’ áäåñöüí áäÝñöé +ê’ å÷èñüò ì’ å÷èñüí èá êôõðçèþ. ÖÝñå ìïõ áìÝóùò +ôéò êíçìßäåò, ðñïöýëáãìá ðåôñþí êáé ôüîùí. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ìç ðïëõáãÜðçôï, ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ ôÝêíïí, ãßíçò +üìïéïò óôï íïõ ì’ áõôüí ðïõ üó’ Üêïõóå ô’ áîßæïõí· +åßí’ áñêåôïß Èçâáßïé ìå ôïõò Áñãåßïõò óôá ÷Ýñéá +íá ’ñèïõí· ãéáôß îåðëýíåô’ Ýíá ôÝôïéïí áßìá· +ìá äõü áäåñöþí ï èÜíáôïò Ýôóé áð’ ôï ßäéï +ôï ÷Ýñé ôïõò, ðïôÝ ôï êñßì’ áõôü äå ëõþíåé. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Íá ’ôáí ÷ùñßò íá íôñïðéáóèÞ êáíåßò íá ðÜèç +Ýíá êáêü, ôï äÝ÷ïìáé, ãéáôß Ýôóé èá Þôáí +êÝñäïò ìïíÜ÷á ï èÜíáôïò· ìá ìéá áôõ÷ßá +ìáæß ìå ôçí íôñïðÞ, ìçí ðçò ðùò öÝñíåé äüîá. + +×ÏÑÏÓ (Êïììüò) +ÔÝêíï ôé ìåëåôÜò; ç èåïâëÜâç, ðïõ +ìå ëýóóá ðïëåìü÷áñç ãéïìßæåé óïõ ôï íïõ, +ìç óå îåóýñç· ôçí áñ÷Þ ðíßîå ðÜèïõò êáêïý. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ì’ áöïý ï èåüò âéÜæåé íá ãßíç ü, ôé èá ãßíç +áò ðÜç, ìéá ðïõ ’ëá÷å ôïõ Êùêõôïý ôï êýìá, +óôïí Üíåì’ üë’ ç èåïìßóçô’ ç ãåíåÜ ìáò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ðïëý ùìïâüñá åðéèõìéÜ óå óðñþ÷íåé öïíéêü +íá êÜìçò, ðïõ ðéêñü èå íá ’÷ç ôïí êáñðü, +ãéáôß ’íáé áóõã÷þñçôï ôï áßìá ô’ áäåñöéêü. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ãéáô’ ç êáêéÜ êáôÜñá ôïõ êáëïý ðáôñüò ìïõ +ìïõ ëÝåé, êáèþíôáò äßðëá ìïõ ì’ Üêëáõôá ìÜôéá +ðùò êÝñäïò ìéá þñ’ áñ÷ýôåñá èå íá ’íáé ï ÷Üñïò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ìá åóý ìç äßíçò áöïñìÞ êáé äå èá ïíïìáóèÞò +äåéëüò ðïôÝ, üôáí êáëÜ ôáéñéÜóçò ôç æùÞ· +öåýãåé áð’ ôá óðßôéá åêåßíùí ç ìáõñïãíÝöáëç Åñéíýò +ðïõ ôç èõóßá ôïõò äÝ÷ïõíôáé êáëüãíùìá ïé èåïß. + + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ôþñ’ áðü ìéÜò ìáò îåãíïéóôÞêáíå ïé èåïß ìáò, +êáé ìüíï åõðñüóäåêô’ åßí’ ç ÷Üñç ôïõ ÷áìïý ìáò· +ãéáôß ëïéðüí ôç ìïßñá ìïõ íá ãáëéöåýù; + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Êáí ôþñá ðïõ ’íáé äßðëá óïõ, ãéáôß ìå ôïí êáéñü +ìðïñåß ôç ãíþìç óôñÝöïíôáò ç Ìïßñá óïõ íá ’ñèÞ +ìåôáëëáãìÝíç, ì’ Üíåìï öõóþíôáò ðéï áðáëü, +ìá ôþñ’ áêüìá ìÝóá ôçò Üãñéá ëáâñßæåé ïñãÞ. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Êáé áëÞèåéá ïé êáôÜñåò ëáâñßæïõíå ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ, +êáé ðïëý áëçèéíÝò ïé ïíåéñïöáíôáóéÝò ìïõ +ðïõ ôïõ ðáôñüò ìáò ôçí êëçñïíïìéÜ ìåñÜæïõí. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +ÅìÜò, ãõíáßêåò, Üêïõóå êé á äå ìáò óôñÝãçò. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +ËÝãåô’ áñêåß íá ãßíïõíôáé· êáé ëßãá ëüãéá. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ìçí ðáò åóý ôï äñüìï áõôü óôéò ÅöôÜ ðüñôåò. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Äå ìå óôïìþíåéò êáèþò åßìáé áêïíéóìÝíïò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +¼ìùò ôéìÜ ï èåüò, êé áí êáé êáêÞ, ôç íßêç. + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Ôï ëüãï áõôü äåí ðÜåé íá óôñÝãç ï óôñáôéþôçò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ìá ôï áßìá ôïõ ßäéïõ óïõ áäåñöïý èåò íá ôñõãÞóçò; + +ÅÔÅÏÊËÇÓ +Óá äßíïõí ôï êáêü ïé èåïß äåí ôï îåöåýãåéò. + +×ÏÑÏÓ + +ÄÅÕÔÅÑÏ ÓÔÁÓÉÌÏ + +ÔñÝìù ôç óðéôïêáôáëýôñá +èåÜ, ðïõ ìå èåïýò äå ìïéÜæåé, +ôçí ðáíáëÞèåõôç êáêþí +ðñïöÞôéóóá, ôçí Åñéíýá, +ðïõ åêÜëåóáí åõ÷Ýò ðáôñüò, +ìÞðùò ôéò îþöñåíåò óå ôÝëïò âãÜëç +ôïõ èåïâëáììÝíïõ Ïéäßðïäá êáôÜñåò· +êáé ôéò ôá÷áßí’ ç ïëÝèñéá ôùí ôÝêíùí ôïõ ç áìÜ÷ç. + +¸íáò îÝíïò ôïõò êëÞñïõò êõâåñíÜ +ï ×Üëõâïò, ð’ áð’ ôç Óêõèßá ìáò Þñèå, +êáé ðïõ ìåñÜæåé ôçí êëçñïíïìéÜ +ìå ôï ðéêñü óêëçñüêáñäï ìá÷áßñé, +êáé ôïõò êëçñþíåé ôüóç ãç íá êáôïéêïýí +üóç êáé íá âáóôïýíå ðåèáìÝíïé, +áð’ ôïõò ìåãÜëïõò êÜìðïõò ôùí +ôÝëåéá îåêëçñéóìÝíïé. + +¼ôáí ðåèÜíïõí ìå ôï ÷Ýñé +ï Ýíáò ôïõ Üëëïõ óêïôùìÝíïé +êáé ðéïýí ôá ÷þìáôá ôçò ãçò +ìáõñüðç÷ôï ôï áßìá ôçò ðëçãÞò, +ôï êñßìá ôùí ðïéïò èåíÜ êáèáñßóç; +Ðïéïò íá ôïõò ëïýóç èá èåëÞóç; +Ù íÝåò ôùí óðéôéþí ôïõò óõìöïñÝò, +ðïõ ó’ Ýíá óìßãåôå ìå ôéò ðáëéÝò! + +ËÝù ôçí ðáëéÜ ôçí áìáñôßá, +ðïõ çýñå ôá÷éÜ ôçí ôéìùñßá +ìá êé ùò ôçí ôñßôç ôç ãåíéÜ âáóôÜ· +üôáí ï ËÜéïò---ðåéóìáôéêÜ +ôïõ Áðüëëùíïò, ðïõ ôïõ åßðå ôñåéò öïñÝò +áð’ ôá ìåóüìöáëá ìáíôåßá ôá ÐõèéêÜ +áðü âáñåéÝò íá óþóç óõìöïñÝò +ôçí ðüëç ôïõ, ðåèáßíïíôáò äß÷ùò ðáéäéÜ--- + +Ì’ áð’ ôéò áíüçôåò íéêçìÝíïò çäïíÝò +ôï èÜíáôïí åãÝííçóå óôïí åáõôü ôïõ, +Ïéäßðïäá ôïí ðáôñïêôüíï, +ðïõ åôüëìçóå óôï áãíü ÷ùñÜöé +íá óðåßñç, ôçò ìçôñüò ðïõ åôñÜöç, +ìéá öýôñá óôï áßìá âïõôçìÝíç· +ê’ ç Áâïõëßá ôïõò íýìöéïõò Ýóìéîå +ôïõò îþöñåíïõò ó’ Ýíá êñåââÜôé. + +Êáé öÝñíåé êýìáôá óá èÜëáóóá êáêþí +ðïõ ôï Ýíá ðÝöôåé, ô’ Üëëï ôñßêïñöï áíåâáßíåé +êé ïëüãõñá óôçò ðüëçò ìáò +ôçí ðñýìíá âñÜæïíôáò öïõóêþíåé· +êé áíÜìåóü ìáò óêÝðç áäýíáìç +ðýñãïò ôï ëßãï ðÜ÷ïò ôïõ óôõëþíåé· +êáé ôñÝìù ìå ôïõò âáóéëéÜäåò ôçò íá ìç +âïõëéÜîç äáìáóìÝí’ ç ðüëç. + +Ãéáôß óå ôÝëïò âãáßíïõíå ìå ôïí êáéñü +ïé áñ÷áßåò êáôÜñåò ìå âáñåéÜ óôñïöÞ ôçò ôý÷çò. +Ï üëåèñïò ôïí ðñïóðåñíÜ Ýí’ Üíèñùðï öôù÷ü, +ìá öÝñíåé óõãêëáäüêïñìï îåññßæùìá +ôùí ðëïýóéùí ôùí á÷üñôáãùí áíèñþðùí +ç åõôõ÷ßá ðïõ èåíÜ ðáñáðá÷ýíç. + +Ðïéüí Üíèñùðïí åèáýìáóáí êáìéÜ öïñÜ +ôüóïí ðïëý ê’ ïé óðéôéêïß ê’ ïé îÝíïé +ê’ ç ðïëõóý÷íáóôç ôçò ðüëåùò áãïñÜ, +üóï åôéìïýóáí ôüôå ôïí Ïéäßðïäá, +üôáí ìáò ëýôñùóå ôïí ôüðï +áðü ôï ôÝñáò ð’ Üñðáîå ôüóåò øõ÷Ýò áíèñþðùí; + +Ìá üôáí óôï ôÝëïò Ýíïéùóåí +ï ìáýñïò ôïõò áèëßïõò ôïõ ãÜìïõò, +ôïí ðüíï ôïõ äå âÜóôáîå +êáé óôç ìáíßá ôçò êáñäéÜò ôïõ +äéðëÜ Ýêáìå êáêÜ· +ìå ôï ðáôñüêôïíü ôïõ ÷Ýñé +ôá ìÜôéá ôïõ Ý÷õóå óðçñïõíéáóôÜ. + +Êáé óôùí ðáéäéþí ôïõ Ýññéîå +ôéò êåöáëÝò êáôÜñåò ïñãéóìÝíåò +ãéáôß ôá ãÝííçóå êáé ôá ’èñåöå, +ðéêñüãëùóóåò, áëëïßìïíï, êáôÜñåò· +ôï âéü ôïõò íá ìåñÜóïõí ìéá öïñÜ +ìå ôï óðáèß óôï ÷Ýñé· êáé öïâïýìáé +íá ìçí ôï êÜìç ç Åñéíýò ôþñá ãïñãÜ. + +ÔÑÉÔÏ ÅÐÅÉÓÏÄÉÏ + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +ËÜâåôå èÜññïò, åõãåíþí ìçôÝñùí êüñåò, +áðü æõãüí åãëýôùóå óêëáâéÜò ç ðüëç· +ðÝóáí ïé êïìðáóìïß áíôñþí õðåñçöÜíùí, +Þñè’ ç ãáëÞíç êáé äåí Ýêáìå ôï ðëïßï +íåñ’ áð’ ôï âñïíôï÷ôýðçìá ôçò ôñéêõìßáò, +âÜóôáîå ï ðýñãïò êáé óôåñéþóáìå ôéò ðýëåò +ì’ áîéü÷ñåïõò ðïëý ðñïóôÜôåò ìïíïìÜ÷ïõò. +ÐÜíå êáëÜ ôá ðéüôåñá óôéò Ýîé ðýëåò· +ôçí Ýâäïìçí, ï óåâáóôüò åâäïìáãÝôçò +ï Üíáî Áðüëëùí äéÜëåîå ãéá íá åêäéêÞóç +åðÜíù óôïõ Ïéäßðïäïò ôç ãåíéÜ ôþñá +ôïõ ËÜéïõ ôéò ðáëéÝò ôéò êáêïêåöáëéÝò ôïõ. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ôé íÝï ðÜëé íá ’ôõ÷å ðñÜìá óôçí ðüëç; + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Ï Ýíáò ôïí Üëëï óêüôùóå êáé ðÜíå åêåßíïé + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ôé; Ðïéïé; Ôñåëëáßíïì’ áð’ ôùí ëüãùí óïõ ôï öüâï. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +ÂÜóôá ôï íïõ óïõ êé Üêïõãå· ïé ãõéïß ôïõ Ïéäßðïõ + +×ÏÑÏÓ +ÙéìÝíá ç ìáýñç! óõìöïñþí ðñïöÞôçò åßìáé. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Ëüãï äåí Ý÷åé· åöÜãáíå ê’ ïé äõü ôïõò ÷þìá. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +¸öèáóáí ùò åêåß; ÂáñåéÜ, ìá ðå ìïõ ôá üìùò. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +¸ôóé ìå ÷Ýñéá áäåñöéêÜ åóêïôùèÞêáí. + +×ÏÑÏÓ +Ê’ Ýôóé ðïëý êïéíÞ ôùí äõü Þôáí ç ôý÷ç. + +ÁÃÃÅËÏÓ +Êé áõôÞ áöáíßæåé ôçí ôñéóÜèëéá ãåíåÜ ôïõò. +ÔÝôïéá áöïñìÞ ëïéðüí ÷áñÜò ìáæß êáé ëýðçò +Ý÷ïì’ åìåßò· ç ðüëç ìáò íéêÜ, ìá ïé äõü ìáò +ïé Üñ÷ïíôåò êáé óôñáôçãïß ìå äïõëåìÝíï +óßäåñï óêõèéêü ôá êôÞìáôÜ ôïõò üëá +ìåñÜóáíå, êáé èá ’÷ïõí üóç óôçí ôáöÞ ôïõò +èá ðÜñïõí ÷þñá, óýìöùíá ìå ôéò êáôÜñåò +êÜíïíôáò êáôï÷Þ ôéò Üèëéåò ôïõ ðáôñüò ôùí. +Óþèçê’ ç ðüëç, ìá ôùí äõü ôçò âáóéëéÜäùí +Þðéå ôï áßìá ç ãç ô’ áëëçëïóêïôùìïý ôùí. + +×ÏÑÏÓ (áíáðáéóôéêüí) +Ù ìåãÜëå èåÝ Äßá êáé óåéò ðïëéïý÷ïé +èåïß, ðïõ ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ ôïõò ðýñãïõò +äéáöåíôåýåô’ áõôïýò, +÷áñÜ ôÜ÷á íá äåßîù êáé ôñáãïýäéá íá ðù +ãéá ôçò ðüëçò ìáò ôç óùôçñßá +Þ íá êëÜøù ôïõò Üìïéñïõò êáé èëéâåñïýò +ðïëåìÜñ÷ïõò; +üðïõ âÝâáéá óýìöùíá ìå ô’ üíïìÜ ôïõò +å ô å ü ê ë å é ô ï é áëÞèåéá êáé ð ï ë õ í å é ê å ß ò +áð’ ôçí Üäéêç ãíþìç ôïõò ðÜíå. + +ÔÑÉÔÏ ÓÔÁÓÉÌÏ + +Ù ìáýñç êáé ôåëåßá êáôÜñá +ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá êáé ôçò ãåíåÜò ôïõ, +Ýíá êáêü ìïõ ðÝöôåé óôçí êáñäéÜ ìïõ óýãêñõï +êáé óáí ìáéíÜäá ãéá ôïí ôÜöï ôïõò +åîÝóðáóá óå ìïéñïëüãéá, +áêïýïíôáò ôï áéìáôïêýëéóìá +êáé ôïí êáêü ôï èÜíáôï ðïõ âñÞêáí· +êáôáñáìÝíç áëÞèåé’ áõôÞ +ôïõ êïíôáñéïý ôùíå ç óõíáõëßá! + +Ôï ’âãáëå ðÝñá êé ïýôå áðüêáìå +ç åõ÷Þ ðïõ ’äùóå ï ðáôÝñáò, +ùò ðÝñá ç áíõðÜêïõç ãíþìç åâÜóôáîå +ôïõ ËÜéïõ· êáé ôþñá ãíïéÜæïìáé +ôçí ðüëç ìáò, ãéáôß äåí ÷Üíïõíå +ôç äýíáìÞ ôïõò ïé ÷ñçóìïß. Ù ðïëõóôÝíá÷ôïé, +áíÞêïõóôï ðïõ åêÜìåôå ôï ðñÜìá +ê’ Þñèáí áëÞèåéá óõìöïñÝò +íá êëáßç êáíåßò ü÷é ìå ëüãéá. + +ÅÎÏÄÏÓ + +ÍÜ ô’ áõôïöÜíåñá, üóá ìáò åßðå ï êÞñõî.... +ðÝíèïò äéðëü êáé óõìöïñÜ äéðëÞ +ôùí äõü íåêñþí ðïõ óêüôùóå +ï Ýíáò ôïí Üëëï· +äéðëÜ óùóôÜ óöá÷ôÜñéá áõôÜ +êáé ôé íá ðù; +Ôé Üëëï, Þ ðüíïé ó’ Üëëïõò ðüíïõò +ìÝóá óôá óðßôéá èñïíéáóìÝíïé; +Ìá ìå ôïí ðñßìïí áãÝñá, ößëå, ôùí èñÞíùí +óôéò êåöáëÝò óáò ëÜìíåôå ãýñù +êïõðéÜ ôá ÷Ýñéá óáò ãéá ôçí ðïìðÞ +ðïõ ðÜíô’ áíÜìåóá ’ðü ôïí Á÷Ýñïíôá ôñáâÜåé êáé ðÜåé +ôïí Üãéï äñüìï ôçò ðïõ ôïí ðåñíïýíå ìáýñá ðáíéÜ, +äñüìïí áíÞëéáãï, ðïõ äåí ôïí ðÜôçóå ðïôÝ ï Áðüëëùíáò +êáé öÝñíåé ðÝñá +óôçí ðáíôïäü÷á êé Üöáíôç îÝñá. + +ÁëëÜ éäïý ôåò áõôÝò, íá ðëçñþóïõí ðéêñü +÷ñÝïò Ýñ÷ïõíôáé, ç Áíôéãüíç ê’ ç ÉóìÞíç, +íá èñçíÞóïõí ôá äõü ôïõò áäÝñöéá· +êáé èáññþ ìå ôï äßêéï óô’ áëÞèåéá +áðü ìåò óôá âáèýêïëðá ùñáßá ôïõò óôÞèéá +ôçò êáñäéÜò ôùí èá ÷ýóïõí ôïí ðüíï. +Áëë’ åìåßò åßíáé äßêéï êáé ðñéí áð’ áõôÝò +ôïí ðáñÜöùíïí ýìíïí +íá ôïíßóùìå ôùí Åñéíýùí +êé áðü ðÜíù íá øÜëëùìå +ìéóçôü ôïí ðáéÜíá ôïõ ¢äïõ. + +Ù ðéï äõóôõ÷éóìÝíåò åóåßò áäåñöÝò +áð’ üëåò ðïõ æþóôñá óôç ìÝóç ôïõò ãýñù öïñïýíå +äáêñýæù, óôåíÜæù êáé äüëïò êáíÝíáò äåí åßíáé +ðùò üôé áð’ ôá âÜèç äåí êëáßù ôçò øõ÷Þò. + +ÙéìÝ, ùéìÝ, êáêüãíùìïé +óôïõò ößëïõò áíõðÜêïõïé +óôéò óõìöïñÝò áäÜìáóôïé, +ôá ðáôñéêÜ åñçìÜîåôå +óðßôéá ìå ôçí áìÜ÷ç óáò! +¢èëéïé âÝâáéá ðïõ çýñáíå +êáé èÜíáôï áèëéþôáôï +ãéá ôùí óðéôéþ ôïõò ÷áëáóìü. + +Ôïõò ôïß÷ïõò êÜôù åññßîáôå, +áëëïßìïíï, ìïíÜ÷ïé óáò +êáé ðéêñïýò èñüíïõò åßäåôå· +ìá ôþñá åóõâáóôÞêåôå +ìå ôï óðáèß óôï ÷Ýñé. +Êé áëÞèåéá ç óåâáóôÞ Åñéíýò +ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá ðáôÝñá óáò +åôÝëåéùóå ôéò êáôÜñåò. + +Áð’ ôá æåñâÜ ôñõðçìÝíïé. +-Êé áëÞèåéá ôñõðçìÝíïé +óôá ïìüóðëá÷íá ðëåõñÜ. +-Áëëïß, äõóôõ÷éóìÝíïé, +áëëïß êáé óôéò êáôÜñåò +ðïõ öÝñáí ôçí áíôßöïíç ôç óõìöïñÜ! +-ËáâùìáôéÜ ðÝñá ãéá ðÝñá +óôá óðßôéá ôïõò êáé óôá êïñìéÜ, +ì’ áíÞêïõóôçí áøéèõìéÜ +ìå ìïßñáí ü÷é äéÜöïñç +áð’ ôçí êáôÜñá ôïõ ðáôÝñá. + +Êáé ìåò óôçí ðüëç ï óôåíáãìüò +ðåñíÜ· óôåíÜæïõíå ê’ ïé ðýñãïé +ê’ ç ÷þñá ðïõ ôïõò áãáðïýóå +êáé óôïõò äéáäü÷ïõò ìÝíïõíå +ôá êôÞìáôá, ãé’ áõôÜ ðïõ ç áìÜ÷ç +êé ï Üèëéïò èÜíáôïò ôïõò âñÞêå. +-Ìå éóéÜäá ìåñáóôÞêáíå +ïé áøßêáñäïé ôá êôÞìáôÜ ôïõò, +ê’ ïé ößëïé ôïõò ðáñÜðïíï äåí Ý÷ïìå +ìå ôï óõâéâáóôÞ ôïõò +êáé äå ÷áñßóôçêåí ï ¢ñçò. + +¸ôó’ åßíáé ôþñá óéäåñï÷ôõðçìÝíïé +êáé ôïõò ðñïóìÝíåé óéäåñï÷ôõðçìÝíç, +ßóùò íá ðç êáíåßò «êáé ðïéá;», +ôùí ðáôñéêþí ôïõò ôÜöùí ç êëçñïíïìéÜ. +Ðïëýò á÷üò ôïõò ðñïâïäÜ +óðáñá÷ôéê’ áð’ ôá óðßôéá ìïéñïëüãéá +ãéïìÜôá ðüíïõò êáé óôåíÜãìáôá, +ðïõ âãáßíïõí ìïíá÷Ü, +Üñá÷ëá êé Ü÷áñá, ð’ áëÞèåéá +êëáßìå áð’ ôá âÜèç ôçò êáñäéÜò, +ðïõ ãéá ôïõò äõü ôïõò âáóéëéÜäåò +ëõþíåé áð’ ôï êëÜì’ áëçèéíÜ. + +Ê’ Ý÷åéò áêüìç íá ðçò ãéá ôïõò áèëßïõò +ðüóá óôçí ðüëç êÜìáíå êáêÜ +êáé ðüóá êáé óôá ôÜãìáôá üëùí ôùí îÝíùí +ðïõ ðÜèáéíå óôïí ðüëåìï ôüóç öèïñÜ. +Äõóôõ÷éóìÝíç ðïõ ôïõò åãåííïýóå, +ìåò ó’ üëåò ôéò ãõíáßêåò üóåò +ìáííÜäåò ëÝãïõíôáé ðáéäéþí, +ðïõ ðÞñåí Üíôñá ôï äéêü ôçò ãõéü, +êáé ãÝííçóå áõôïýò ðïõ ôÝôïéï ôÝëïò +ôïõò âñÞêå, íá óêïôþóïõíå ï Ýíáò ôïí Üëëï +ìå ÷Ýñé áäåñöéêü. + +ÁëÞèåéá áäåñöéêÜ êáé ðáíùëÝèñéá +êáé ì’ ü÷é öéëéêÜ ëáâþìáôá +ìå öñÝíá ìáíéùìÝíá +óôï ôÝëïò ôçò áìÜ÷çò ôùí. +Ôþñá ç Ý÷èñçôá Ýðáõóå +êáé óìßîáíå óôá ÷þìáôá +ôá áéìáôïðïôéóìÝíá +êáé ôþñá åßíáé áëçèéíÜ +ê’ ïé äõü ôïõò Ýíá áßìá. +Ðéêñüò óôéò ìðåñäåøéÝò îå÷ùñéóôÞò +ï îÝíïò ï ðåñáôéíüò ðïõ âãÞêå áð’ ôç öùôéÜ, +ô’ áêïíéóìÝíï óßäåñï· êáé ôçò êëçñïíïìéÜò +ðéêñüò ï ¢ñçò óôÜèçêå ìá êé Üîéïò ìåñáóôÞò +êáé ôçí êáôÜñá ôïõ ðáôñüò Ýâãáëå áëçèéíÞ. + +¸÷ïõí ôï ìåñäéêü ðïõ åëÜ÷áíå· +áðü ôç ìåñáóéÜ, ù ïé ìáýñïé, ôùí êôçìÜôùí +êáé êÜôù áð’ ôï ÷þìá ðïõ ôïõò óêÝðáóå +Üâõóóï ðëïýôï ôþñá èá ’÷ïõí. +ÙéìÝ! ðïõ åóôåöáíþóåôå +ìå óõìöïñÝò ðïëëÝò ôá óðßôéá· +êáé óôåñíÜ ôþñá åñÝêáîáí +óôñéããÜ ôïí Åðéíßêéï ïé ÊáôÜñåò +áöüíôáò ô’ áóôáìÜôçãï öåõãéü +åðÞñ’ ç ãåíåÜ êáé ðÜåé. +Ôçò ¢ôçò óôÝêåôáé ôï ôñüðáéï +óôéò ðýëåò ðïõ óêïôþèçêáí êáé ìüíï +áöïý ôïõò äõü ôïõò íßêçóåí +åëïýöáîå ê’ ç Ìïßñá. + +Ï èñÞíïò ôçò Áíôéãüíçò êáé ôçò ÉóìÞíçò + +ÁÍÔÏÃÏÍÇ +ÐëçãÞí Ýäùóåò, ðëçãÞí Ýëáâåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Ôïí åóêüôùóåò êáé óêïôþèçêåò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Ìå êïíôÜñé ôïí óêüôùóåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Ìå êïíôÜñé óêïôþèçêåò + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Ù, êáêüðñáãïò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Ù, êáêüðáèïò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +×õèÞôå èñÞíïé ìïõ. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +×õèÞôå äÜêñõÜ ìïõ. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Áðü ôïõò èñÞíïõò ôï íïõ ìïõ ÷Üíù. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Áð’ ôçí êáñäéÜ ìïõ èñçíþ, óôåíÜæù. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Ù ðïëõèñÞíçô’ åóý. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Êáé óõ ðÜëé ôñéóÜìïéñå. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Áðü äéêü åóêïôþèçêåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Êáé óõ äéêüí åóêüôùóåò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +ÄéðëÜ íá ëåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +ÄéðëÜ í’ áêïýò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +ÄéðëÝò ìáò óôÝêïõí óõìöïñÝò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +ÁäåñöéêÝò ôéò áäåñöÝò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Éþ, Ìïßñá, ìåãáëüäùñç ðüíùí ðéêñþí +êáé ôñáíÞ ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá +ìáýñç Åñéíýá, ìåãÜëç óïõ ç äýíáìç. +Áé, áé---Áé, áé. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +ÓõìöïñÝò êáêïèþñçôåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +ÅðéóôñÝöïíôáò ìüöåñåò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Ãéá íá óêïôþóç Þñèå ãõñíþíôáò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Êáé ÷Üíåé ôç æùÞ ôïõ ïñìþíôáò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Ôçí Ý÷áóåí áëÞèåéá áõôüò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Êáé ôçí åðÞñå êé áõôïõíïý. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Ù áèëßá ìáíßá. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Êáé ôñéóÜèëéá ðÜèç. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +ÐïëõóôÝíá÷ôåò ëýðåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +ÐïëõèñÞíçôåò èëßøåò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Éþ, Ìïßñá, ìåãáëüäùñç ðüíùí ðéêñþí +êáé ôñáíÞ ôïõ Ïéäßðïäá +ìáýñç Åñéíýá ìåãÜëç óïõ ç äýíáìç. +Áé, áé---Áé, áé. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Äïêßìáóåò ê’ Ý÷åéò íá ðçò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Ðßóù äåí Ýìåéíåò êáé óõ. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Áöïý óôçí ðüëç ãýñéóåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Êé áñìáôùìÝíïò óôÜèçêåò +áíôßêñõ óôï êïíôÜñé ôïõ. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Öñé÷ôÜ íá ëåò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Öñé÷ôÜ í’ áêïýò. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +ÙéìÝ êáêÜ. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +ÙéìÝ äåéíÜ. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Óôá óðßôéá êáé óôç ÷þñá ìáò. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Êé áêüìá ðéüôåñï óå ìå. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +Áëëïßìïíü óïõ âáóéëéÜ ìïõ ÅôåïêëÞ. + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Áð’ üëïõò ðéï ðïëýêëáõôå, áëëïß êáé óõ. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +ÙéìÝ ðïõ åôõöëùèÞêáôå +áð’ ôùí èåþí ôç âëÜâç. + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ +ÙéìÝíá, ôá êïñìÜêéá óáò +ðïéïò ôüðïò ãçò èá ëÜâç; + +ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Óå ðïéï èå íá ôá èÜøùìå +÷þìá ðéï ôéìçìÝíï; + +ÁÍÔÉÃÏÍÇ ÊÁÉ ÉÓÌÇÍÇ +Ù ìíÞìá, óôïõ ðáôÝñá óáò +ôï ðëÜé åôïéìáóìÝíï! +ÊÇÑÕÎ +ÐñÝðåé ü, ôé áðïöÜóéóáí êé áðïöáóßæïõí +ïé ðñïý÷ïíôåò áõôÞò ôçò ðïëéôåßáò ôïõ ÊÜäìïõ, +íá ðù íá ìÜèåôå.---Áõôüí, ôïí ÅôåïêëÝá, +ðïõ áð’ áãÜðç ôçò ðáôñßäáò ôïõ Ý÷åé ðÝóç +åêåß üðïõ áîßæåé óôá êáëÜ ôá ðáëéêÜñéá, +íá èÜøïõí ìå ôéìÝò óôç ÷þñ’ áðïöáóßæïõí· +ôÝôïéá Ý÷ù ëÜâç ðñïóôáãÞ íá ëÝù ãéá ôïýôïí. +Ìá ôïí íåêñü áäåñöü ôïõ áõôüí, ôïí Ðïëõíåßêç, +Üôáöïò Ýîù íá ñé÷ôÞ, èñïöÞ ôùí óêýëùí, +ãéáôß åßíáé ÷áëáóôÞò ôçò ÷þñáò ôùí Êáäìåßùí, +áí êÜðïéïò áðü ôïõò èåïýò äåí ôïõ êñáôïýóå +ôï äüñõ ôïõ, ìá êáé íåêñüò ôçí áìáñôßá +ôùí èåþí èá ’÷ç ôçò ðáôñßäáò ôïõ, ãéáô’ Þñèå +ìå îÝíï áð’ Ýîù óôñÜôåõìá, áôéìÜæïíôÜò ôïõò +ê’ åêïýñóåõå ôç ÷þñá ôïõ. 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