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Bring the tongue hither。
TRYGAEUS
Relieve us of your own。
HIEROCLES
The libation。
TRYGAEUS
Here� �and this into the bargain。 ��He strikes him。��
HIEROCLES
You will not give me any meat��
TRYGAEUS
We cannot give you any until the wolf unites with the sheep。
HIEROCLES
I will embrace your knees。
TRYGAEUS
'Tis lost labour�察�good fellow�察�you will never smooth the rough
spikes of the hedgehog。。。e�察�spectators�察�join us in our feast。
HIEROCLES
And what am I to do��
TRYGAEUS
You�拭�go and eat the Sibyl。
HIEROCLES
No�察�by the Earth� �no�察�you shall not eat without me�察�if you do
not give�察�I shall take�察�it's common property。
TRYGAEUS ��to the SERVANT��
Strike�察�strike this Bacis�察�this humbugging soothsayer。
HIEROCLES
I take to witness。。。。
TRYGAEUS
And I also�察�that you are a glutton and an impostor。 ��To the
SERVANT�� Hold him tight and I'll beat the impostor with a stick。
SERVANT
You look to that�察�I will snatch the skin from him which he has
stolen from us。
TRYGAEUS
Let go that skin�察�you priest from hell� �do you hear� �Oh� �what a
fine crow has come from Oreus� �Stretch your wings quickly for
Elymnium。
��HIEROCLES flees。 TRYGAEUS and the SERVANT go into the house。��
CHORUS ��singing��
Oh� �joy�察�joy� �no more helmet�察�no more cheese nor onions� �No�察�I
have no passion for battles�察�what I love is to drink with good
comrades in the corner by the fire when good dry wood�察�cut in the
height of the summer�察�is crackling�察�it is to cook pease on the coals
and beechnuts among the embers�察�it is to kiss our pretty Thracian
while my wife is at the bath。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Nothing is more pleasing�察�when the rain is sprouting our
sowings�察�than to chat with some friend�察�saying�察 �Tell me�察�Comarchides��
what shall we do�拭�I would willingly drink myself�察�while the heavens
are watering our fields。 Come�察�wife�察�cook three measures of beans��
adding to them a little wheat�察�and give us some figs。 Syra� �call Manes
off the fields�察�it's impossible to prune the vine or to align the
ridges�察�for the ground is too wet to´day。 Let someone bring me the
thrush and those two chaffinches�察�there were also some curds and
four pieces of hare�察�unless the cat stole them last evening�察�for I
know not what the infernal noise was that I heard in the house。
Serve up three of the pieces for me�察�slave�察�and give the fourth to
my father。 Go and ask Aeschinades for some myrtle branches with
berries on them�察�and then�察�for it's on the same road�察�invite
Charinades to come and drink with me to the honour of the gods who
watch over our crops。;
CHORUS ��singing��
When the grasshopper sings his dulcet tune�察�I love to see the
Lemnian vines beginning to ripen�察�the earliest plant of all。
Likewise I love to watch the fig filling out�察�and when it has
reached maturity I eat it with appreciation�察�exclaiming�察 �Oh��
delightful season� ─�Then too I bruise some thyme and infuse it in
water。 Indeed I grow a great deal fatter passing the summer in this
way。。。。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
。。。than in watching a damned lieutenant with three plumes and
military cloak of crimson�察�very livid indeed�察�he calls it the real
Sardian purple�察�but if he ever has to fight in this cloak he'll dye it
another colour�察�the real Cyzicene yellow�察�he the first to run away��
shaking his plumes like a buff hippalectryon�察�and I am left to do
the real work。 Once back again in Athens�察�these brave fellows behave
abominably�察�they write down these�察�they scratch through others�察�and
this backwards and forwards two or three times at random。 The
departure is set for to´morrow�察�and some citizen has brought no
provisions�察�because he didn't know he had to go�察�he stops in front
of the statue of Pandion�察�reads his name�察�is dumbfounded and starts
away at a run�察�weeping bitter tears。 The townsfolk are less
ill´used�察�but that is how the husbandmen are treated by these men of
war�察�the hated of the gods and of men�察�who know nothing but how to
throw away their shield。 For this reason�察�if it please heaven�察�I
propose to call these rascals to account�察�for they are lions in
times of peace�察�but sneaking foxes when it comes to fighting。
TRYGAEUS ��coming out of his house�察�followed by the SERVANT��
Oh� �oh� �what a crowd for the nuptial feast� �Here� �dust the
tables with this crest�察�which is good for nothing else now。 Halloa��
produce the cakes�察�the thrushes�察�plenty of good jugged hare and the
little loaves。
��A SICKLE´MAKER enters with a comrade�察�one carries sickles�察�the
other casks。��
SICKLE´MAKER
Trygaeus�察�where is Trygaeus��
TRYGAEUS
I am cooking the thrushes。
SICKLE´MAKER
Trygaeus�察�my best of friends�察�what a fine stroke of business you
have done for me by bringing back Peace� �Formerly my sickles would not
have sold at an obolus apiece�察�to´day I am being paid fifty drachmae
for every one。 And here is a neighbour who is selling his casks for
the country at three drachmae each。 So come�察�Trygaeus�察�take as many
sickles and casks as you will for nothing。 Accept them for nothing��
it's because of our handsome profits on our sales that we offer you
these wedding presents。
TRYGAEUS
Thanks。 Put them all down inside there�察�and come along quick to
the banquet。 Ah� �do you see that armourer yonder coming with a wry
face��
��Enter an armourer�察�followed by other personages who represent the
various specialized trades which have profited by the war�察�a
crest´maker�察�a manufacturer of breastplates�察�a trumpet´maker�察�a
helmet´maker�察�a polisher of lances�察�each carries a sample of his
products。 The armourer is the only one who speaks。��
ARMOURER
Alas� �alas� �Trygaeus�察�you have ruined me utterly。
TRYGAEUS
What� �won't the crests go any more�察�friend��
ARMOURER
You have killed my business�察�my livelihood�察�and that of this
poor lance maker too。
TRYGAEUS
Come�察�come�察�what are you asking for these two crests��
ARMOURER
What do you bid for them��
TRYGAEUS
What do I bid�拭�Oh� �I am ashamed to say。 Still�察�as the clasp is
of good workmanship�察�I would give two�察�even three measures of dried
figs�察�I could use them for dusting the table。
ARMOURER
All right�察�tell them to bring me the dried figs。 ��To the
crest´maker�� That's better than nothing�察�my friend。
TRYGAEUS
Take them away�察�be off with your crests and get you gone�察�they are
moulting�察�they are losing all their hair�察�I would not give a single
fig for them。
ARMOURER
Good gods�察�what am I going to do with this fine ten´mina
breastplate�察�which is so splendidly made��
TRYGAEUS
Oh�察�you will lose nothing over it。 Sell it to me at cost price。 It
would be very useful as a thunder´mug。。。
ARMOURER
Cease your insults�察�both to me and my wares。
TRYGAEUS
。。。if propped on three stones。 ��He sits on it。�� Look�察�it's
admirable
ARMOURER
But how can you wipe yourself�察�idiot��
TRYGAEUS ��with appropriate gestures��
I can put one hand through here�察�and the other there�察�and so。。。
ARMOURER
What� �do you wipe yourself with both hands��
TRYGAEUS
Aye�察�so that I may not be accused of robbing the State�察�by
blocking up an oar´hole in the galley。
ARMOURER
Would you crap in a thunder´mug that cost ten minae��
TRYGAEUS
Undoubtedly�察�you rascal。 Do you think I would sell my arse for a
thousand drachmae��
ARMOURER
Come�察�have the money paid over to me。
TRYGAEUS
No�察�friend�察�I find it pinches my bottom。 Take it away�察�I won't buy
it。
ARMOURER
What is to be done with this trumpet�察�for which I gave sixty
drachmae the other day��
TRYGAEUS
Pour lead into the hollow and fit a good�察�long stick to the top��
and you will have a balanced cottabus。
ARMOURER
Don't mock me。
TRYGAEUS
Well�察�here's another idea。 Pour in lead as I said�察�add here a dish
hung on strings�察�and you will have a balance for weighing the figs
which you give your slaves in the fields。
ARMOURER
Cursed fate� �I am ruined。 Here are helmets�察�for which I gave a
mina each。 What I to do with them�拭�who will buy them��
TRYGAEUS
Go and sell them to the Egyptians�察�they will do for measuring
laxatives。
ARMOURER
Ah� �poor helmet´maker�察�things are indeed in a bad way。
TRYGAEUS
He has no cause for complaint。
ARMOURER
But helmets will be no more used。
TRYGAEUS
Let him learn to fit a handle to them and he can sell them for
more money。
ARMOURER
Let us be off�察�comrade。
TRYGAEUS
No�察�I want to buy these spears。
ARMOURER
What will you give��
TRYGAEUS
If they could be split in two�察�I would take them at a drachma
per hundred to use as vine´props。
ARMOURER
The insolent dog� �Let us go�察�friend。
��The munitions´makers all depart。��
TRYGAEUS ��as some young boys enter��
Ah I here come the guests�察�young folks from the table to take a
pee�察�I fancy they also want to hum over what they will be singing
presently。 Hi� �child� �what do you reckon to sing�拭�Stand there and give
me the opening line。
BOY
;Glory to the young warriors。。。;
TRYGAEUS
Oh� �leave off about your young warriors�察�you little wretch�察�we are
at peace and you are an idiot and a rascal。
BOY
;The skirmish begins�察�the hollow bucklers clash against each
other。;
TRYGAEUS
Bucklers� �Leave me in peace with your bucklers。
BOY
;And then there came groanings and shouts of victory。;
TRYGAEUS
Groanings� �ah� �by Bacchus� �look out for yourself�察�you cursed
squaller�察�if you start wearying us again with your groanings and
hollow bucklers。
BOY
Then what should I sing�拭�Tell me what pleases you。
TRYGAEUS
;'Tis thus they feasted on the flesh of oxen�察─�or something
similar�察�as�察�for instance�察 �Everything that could tickle the palate
was placed on the table。;
BOY
;'Tis thus they feasted on the flesh of oxen and�察�tired of
warfare�察�unharnessed their foaming steeds。;
TRYGAEUS
That's splendid�察�tired of warfare�察�they seat themselves at
table�察�sing to us how they still go on eating after they are satiated。
BOY
;The meal over�察�they girded themselves。。。;
TRYGAEUS
With good wine�察�no doubt��
BOY
;。。。with armour and rushed forth from the towers�察�and a terrible
shout arose。;
TRYGAEUS
Get you gone�察�you little scapegrace�察�you and your battles� �You
sing of nothing but warfare。 Who is your father then��
BOY
My father��
TRYGAEUS
Why yes�察�your father。
BOY
I am Lamachus' son。
TRYGAEUS
Oh� �oh� �I could indeed have sworn�察�when I was listening to you��
that you were the son of some warrior�察�who dreams of nothing but
wounds and bruises�察�of some Bulomachus o