2021.07.27.
Two choruses from The Wasps
Versions: #1Oh we, who, long ago, were brave in the dances, 1060
And brave in the battles,
And because of this alone the bravest of men:
Long ago was this, formerly, and now
It's gone, and whiter ‹still› than a swan indeed
This hair [of ours] blooms. 1065
But even from [these] remnants it is necessary
To bear youthful ardor:
Thus I believe that my
Old age is better than of many
Of the young the curly hair and
The body shape and character. 1070
Come, illustrious children
Of the marine ‹god›,
Jump ye onto the sand
And the shore of the barren sea,
Brothers of the shrimps