Aeschylus, Athena, The Furies - The Eumenides (lines 805 - 866) lyrics
[Aeschylus, Athena, The Furies - The Eumenides lines 805 - 866 lyrics]
Yield to me no more heavy spirit's you
Were not defeated -
The vote was tied, a verdict fairly reached
With no disgrace to you, no, Zeus brought
Luminous proof before us he who spoke
God's oracle, he bore witness that Orestes
Did the work but should not suffer harm
And now you'd vent your anger, hurt the land?
Consider a moment calm yourself never
Render us barren, raining your potent showers
Down like spears, consuming every seed
By all my rights I promise you your seat
In the depths of earth, yours by all rights -
Stationed at hearths equipped
With glistening thrones
Covered with praise! My people
Will revere you
You, you younger gods! - you have ridden down
The ancient laws
Wrenched them from my grasp -
And I, robbed of my birthright
Suffering, great with wrath
I loose my poison over the soil, aieee! -
Poison to match my grief comes
Pouring out my heart
Cursing the land to burn it sterile and now
Rising up from it's roots a
Cancer blasting leaf and child
Now for Justice
Justice! - cross the face of the earth
The bloody tide comes hurling
All mankind destroyed
Moaning, only moaning? What will I do?
The mockery of it, Oh unbearable
Mortified by Athens
We the daughters of Night
Our power stripped, cast down
You have your power
You are goddesses - but not to turn
On the world of men and ravage it past cure
I put my trust in Zeus and must I add this?
I am the only god who knows the keys
To the armoury where his
Lightning-bolt is sealed
No need of that, not here
Let me persuade you
The lethal spell of your voice, never cast it
Down on the land and blight it's harvest home
Lull asleep that salt black wave of anger -
Awesome, proud with reverence, live with me
The land is rich, and more
When it's first fruit's
Offered for heirs and the marriage rites
Are yours
To hold forever, you will praise my words
But for me to suffer such disgrace i
The proud heart of the past
Driven under the earth
Condemned, like so much filth
And the fury in me breathing hatred -
O good Earth
What is this stealing under the breast
What agony racks the spirit? night
Dear Mother Night!
All's lost, our ancient powers torn
Away by their cunning, ruthless hands
The gods so hard to wrestle down
Obliterate us all
I will bear with your anger
You are older the years have taught you more
Much more than I can know but Zeus, I think
Gave me some insight, too
That has it's merit's
If you leave for an alien
Land and alien people
You will come to love this land
I promise you as time flows on
The honours flow through all
My citizens, and you, throned in honour
Before the house of Erechtheus, will harvest
More from men and women moving in solemn file
Than you can win throughout the mortal world
Were not defeated -
The vote was tied, a verdict fairly reached
With no disgrace to you, no, Zeus brought
Luminous proof before us he who spoke
God's oracle, he bore witness that Orestes
Did the work but should not suffer harm
And now you'd vent your anger, hurt the land?
Consider a moment calm yourself never
Render us barren, raining your potent showers
Down like spears, consuming every seed
By all my rights I promise you your seat
In the depths of earth, yours by all rights -
Stationed at hearths equipped
With glistening thrones
Covered with praise! My people
Will revere you
You, you younger gods! - you have ridden down
The ancient laws
Wrenched them from my grasp -
And I, robbed of my birthright
Suffering, great with wrath
I loose my poison over the soil, aieee! -
Poison to match my grief comes
Pouring out my heart
Cursing the land to burn it sterile and now
Rising up from it's roots a
Cancer blasting leaf and child
Now for Justice
Justice! - cross the face of the earth
The bloody tide comes hurling
All mankind destroyed
Moaning, only moaning? What will I do?
The mockery of it, Oh unbearable
Mortified by Athens
We the daughters of Night
Our power stripped, cast down
You have your power
You are goddesses - but not to turn
On the world of men and ravage it past cure
I put my trust in Zeus and must I add this?
I am the only god who knows the keys
To the armoury where his
Lightning-bolt is sealed
No need of that, not here
Let me persuade you
The lethal spell of your voice, never cast it
Down on the land and blight it's harvest home
Lull asleep that salt black wave of anger -
Awesome, proud with reverence, live with me
The land is rich, and more
When it's first fruit's
Offered for heirs and the marriage rites
Are yours
To hold forever, you will praise my words
But for me to suffer such disgrace i
The proud heart of the past
Driven under the earth
Condemned, like so much filth
And the fury in me breathing hatred -
O good Earth
What is this stealing under the breast
What agony racks the spirit? night
Dear Mother Night!
All's lost, our ancient powers torn
Away by their cunning, ruthless hands
The gods so hard to wrestle down
Obliterate us all
I will bear with your anger
You are older the years have taught you more
Much more than I can know but Zeus, I think
Gave me some insight, too
That has it's merit's
If you leave for an alien
Land and alien people
You will come to love this land
I promise you as time flows on
The honours flow through all
My citizens, and you, throned in honour
Before the house of Erechtheus, will harvest
More from men and women moving in solemn file
Than you can win throughout the mortal world