Medea Passage 3

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Created on: 05-03-19 13:44

Παιδαγωγός

Tutor

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παλαιὸν οἴκων κτῆμα δεσποίνης ἐμῆς, τί πρὸς πύλαισι τήνδ᾽ ἄγουσ᾽ ἐρημία ἕστηκας, αὐτὴ θρεομένη σαυτῇ κακά;

Aged slave of my mistress' household, why do you stand alone like this at the palace-gate, complaining of your troubles to your own ears?

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πῶς σοῦ μόνη Μήδεια λείπεσθαι θέλει;

How can Medea spare your service?

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Τροφός:

Nurse:

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τέκνων ὀπαδὲ πρέσβυ τῶν Ἰάσονος, χρηστοῖσι δούλοις ξυμφορὰ τὰ δεσποτῶν κακῶς πίτνοντα, καὶ φρενῶν ἀνθάπτεται.

Old attendant to the children of Jason, to trusty servants it is a disaster when the dice of their masters' fortunes fall badly: it touches their hearts.

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ἐγὼ γὰρ ἐς τοῦτ᾽ ἐκβέβηκ᾽ ἀλγηδόνος ὥσθ᾽ ἵμερός μ᾽ ὑπῆλθε γῇ τε κοὐρανῷ λέξαι μολούσῃ δεῦρο δεσποίνης τύχας.

So great is the grief I feel that the desire stole over me to come out here and speak my mistress' troubles to the earth and the sky.

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Παιδαγωγός:

Tutor:

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οὔπω γὰρ ἡ τάλαινα παύεται γόων;

What? Does the poor woman not yet cease from moaning?

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Τροφός:

Nurse:

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ζηλῶ σ᾽: ἐν ἀρχῇ πῆμα κοὐδέπω μεσοῖ.

Your ignorance is enviable. Her misfortune is still beginning and has not yet reached its peak.

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Παιδαγωγός:

Tutor:

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ὦ μῶρος, εἰ χρὴ δεσπότας εἰπεῖν τόδε: ὡς οὐδὲν οἶδε τῶν νεωτέρων κακῶν.

Poor fool （if I may speak thus of my masters）, how little she knows of her latest trouble!

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Aged slave of my mistress' household, why do you stand alone like this at the palace-gate, complaining of your troubles to your own ears?

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How can Medea spare your service?

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Nurse:

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Card 5

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Old attendant to the children of Jason, to trusty servants it is a disaster when the dice of their masters' fortunes fall badly: it touches their hearts.

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