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(Healer of Delos, hear!)

(Heiler von Delos, höre!)

Hast thou some pain unknown before,

Hast du einen Schmerz, der dir bisher unbekannt war,

Or with the circling years renewest a penance of yore?

Oder erneuerst du mit den kreisenden Jahren eine Buße von einst?

Offspring of golden Hope, thou voice immortal, O tell me.

Nachkomme der goldenen Hoffnung, du unsterbliche Stimme, o sag es mir.

(Ant. 1)

First on Athene I call; O Zeus-born goddess, defend!

Zuerst rufe ich Athene an; o göttergeborene Tochter des Zeus, beschütze uns!

Goddess and sister, befriend,

Göttin und Schwester, steh uns bei,

Artemis, Lady of Thebes, high-throned in the midst of our mart!

Artemis, Herrin von Theben, hoch thronend inmitten unseres Marktes!

Lord of the death-winged dart!

Herr des todbringenden Pfeils!

Your threefold aid I crave

Eure dreifache Hilfe erflehe ich

From death and ruin our city to save.

Um unsere Stadt vor Tod und Verderben zu retten.

If in the days of old when we nigh had perished, ye drave

Wenn ihr in den Tagen der Vorzeit, als wir dem Untergang nahe waren, vertrieben habt

From our land the fiery plague, be near us now and defend us!

Aus unserem Land die feurige Seuche, so seid jetzt bei uns und beschützt uns!

(Str. 2)

Ah me, what countless woes are mine!

Ach mir, welch unzählige Leiden sind mein!

All our host is in decline;

Unser ganzes Volk ist im Niedergang;

Weaponless my spirit lies.

Waffenlos liegt mein Geist darnieder.

Earth her gracious fruits denies;

Die Erde verweigert ihre gnädigen Früchte;

Women wail in barren throes;

Frauen klagen in unfruchtbaren Wehen;

Life on life downstriken goes,

Leben um Leben wird niedergestreckt,

Swifter than the wind bird's flight,

Schneller als der Flug des Windvogels,

Swifter than the Fire-God's might,

Schneller als die Macht des Feuergottes,

To the westering shores of Night.

Zu den westlichen Gestaden der Nacht.

(Ant. 2)

Wasted thus by death on death

So durch Tod auf Tod verzehrt

All our city perisheth.

Geht unsere ganze Stadt zugrunde.

Corpses spread infection round;

Leichen verbreiten ringsum Seuche;

None to tend or mourn is found.

Niemand findet sich, der pflegt oder trauert.

Wailing on the altar stair

Klagend auf der Altartreppe

Wives and grandams rend the air—

Zerreißen Gattinnen und Großmütter die Luft —

Long-drawn moans and piercing cries

Langgezogene Stöhner und durchdringende Schreie

Blent with prayers and litanies.

Vermischt mit Gebeten und Litaneien.

Golden child of Zeus, O hear

Goldenes Kind des Zeus, o höre

Let thine angel face appear!

Lass dein engelgleiches Antlitz erscheinen!

(Str. 3)

And grant that Ares whose hot breath I feel,

Und bewirke, dass Ares, dessen heißen Atem ich spüre,

Though without targe or steel

Obwohl ohne Schild oder Stahl

He stalks, whose voice is as the battle shout,

Er schreitet einher, dessen Stimme ist wie der Schlachtruf,

May turn in sudden rout,

In plötzlicher Flucht kehrtmachen möge,

To the unharbored Thracian waters sped,

Zu den hafenlosen thrakischen Wassern eilend,

Or Amphitrite's bed.

Oder zu Amphitrites Bett.

Vocabulary

Heiler: Healer; one who cures or restores health.
von: Of; from; indicating possession or origin.
höre: Hear; listen (first/third person singular subjunctive).
Hast: Have (second person singular present indicative).
du: You (informal singular pronoun).
einen: A, an (accusative singular masculine).
Schmerz: Pain; ache; suffering or distress.
der: The (definite article, masculine nominative singular).
dir: You; to/for you (dative informal singular).
bisher: Previously; until now; so far.
unbekannt: Unknown; unfamiliar; not previously known.
war: Was (past tense first/third person singular).
Oder: Or; conjunction presenting alternative options.
erneuerst: Renew; restore (second person singular present).
mit: With; accompanying; in the company of.
den: The (definite article, accusative/dative plural).
kreisenden: Circling; rotating; moving in circles.
Jahren: Years (plural dative form).
eine: A, an (feminine nominative/accusative singular).
Buße: Penance; atonement; repentance for wrongdoing.
einst: Once; formerly; at some past time.
Nachkomme: Descendant; offspring; one descended from ancestor.
goldenen: Golden; made of gold; precious and beautiful.
Hoffnung: Hope; expectation of something desired.
unsterbliche: Immortal; eternal; never dying or fading.
Stimme: Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing.
sag: Say; tell (imperative second person singular).
es: It; that (neuter pronoun).
mir: Me; to me (dative personal pronoun).
Zuerst: First; at first; before anything else.
rufe: Call; invoke (first person singular present).
ich: I (first person singular pronoun).
an: On; at; toward (preposition with dative/accusative).
Tochter: Daughter; female child of parents.
des: Of the; genitive singular masculine/neuter article.
beschütze: Protect; defend; keep safe from harm.
uns: Us; ourselves (accusative/dative plural pronoun).
Göttin: Goddess; female divine being or deity.
und: And; connecting words or clauses.
Schwester: Sister; female sibling.
steh: Stand; be present (imperative second person).
bei: By; at; near; beside (preposition).
Herrin: Mistress; lady; female ruler or owner.
hoch: High; elevated; tall or lofty in position.
thronend: Enthroned; sitting on throne; ruling in majesty.
inmitten: In the midst of; surrounded by; among.
unseres: Our (possessive pronoun, genitive neuter singular).
Marktes: Market; marketplace (genitive singular form).
Herr: Lord; master; man of authority and power.
Pfeils: Arrow; projectile shot from bow (genitive).
Eure: Your (formal plural possessive adjective).
dreifache: Triple; threefold; consisting of three parts.
Hilfe: Help; aid; assistance given to someone.
erflehe: Beseech; implore; entreat earnestly (first person).
Um: In order to; for the purpose of.
unsere: Our (possessive adjective, accusative/nominative feminine).
Stadt: City; town; urban area with inhabitants.
vor: Before; in front of; ahead of.
Tod: Death; end of life; mortality.
Verderben: Ruin; destruction; corruption or decay.
zu: To; for; in order to (preposition/infinitive marker).
retten: Save; rescue; preserve from danger or harm.
Wenn: When; if; in case that something happens.
ihr: You (informal plural pronoun).
in: In; inside; within (preposition).
Tagen: Days (plural dative form).
Vorzeit: Prehistoric times; ancient past; early period.
als: When; as; at the time that.
wir: We (first person plural pronoun).
dem: The (dative singular masculine/neuter article).
Untergang: Downfall; ruin; collapse or destruction.
nahe: Near; close; not far away (adjective/adverb).

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