Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 2
Oedipus denounces the crime of which he is unaware, and undertakes to track out the criminal.
Edipo denuncia el crimen del que no tiene conocimiento y se compromete a rastrear al criminal.
Step by step it is brought home to him that he is the man.
Paso a paso se le hace comprender que él es el culpable.
The closing scene reveals Jocasta slain by her own hand and Oedipus blinded by his own act and praying for death or exile.
La escena final revela a Yocasta muerta por su propia mano y a Edipo cegado por su propio acto, rogando por la muerte o el exilio.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Oedipus.
Edipo.
The Priest of Zeus.
El Sacerdote de Zeus.
Creon.
Creonte.
Chorus of Theban Elders.
Coro de Ancianos Tebanos.
Teiresias.
Tiresias.
Jocasta.
Yocasta.
Messenger.
Mensajero.
Herd of Laius.
Pastor de Layo.
Second Messenger.
Segundo Mensajero.
Scene: Thebes. Before the Palace of Oedipus.
Escena: Tebas. Ante el Palacio de Edipo.
OEDIPUS THE KING
EDIPO REY
Suppliants of all ages are seated round the altar at the palace doors, at their head a PRIEST OF ZEUS.
Suplicantes de todas las edades están sentados alrededor del altar a las puertas del palacio, a su cabeza un SACERDOTE DE ZEUS.
To them enter OEDIPUS.
Ante ellos entra EDIPO.
My children, latest born to Cadmus old,
Hijos míos, los últimos nacidos del viejo Cadmo,
Why sit ye here as suppliants, in your hands
¿Por qué estáis aquí como suplicantes, con ramas
Branches of olive filleted with wool?
de olivo ceñidas con lana en vuestras manos?
What means this reek of incense everywhere,
¿Qué significa este olor a incienso por doquier,
And everywhere laments and litanies?
y por doquier lamentos y letanías?
Children, it were not meet that I should learn
Hijos, no sería propio que yo me enterara
From others, and am hither come, myself,
por otros, y he venido aquí en persona,
I Oedipus, your world-renowned king.
yo Edipo, vuestro rey de universal renombre.
Ho! aged sire, whose venerable locks
¡Eh! Anciano venerable, cuyas canas
Proclaim thee spokesman of this company,
te proclaman portavoz de esta asamblea,
Explain your mood and purport.
explica tu ánimo y propósito.
Is it dread Of ill that moves you or a boon ye crave?
¿Os mueve el temor a algún mal o reclamáis algún favor?
My zeal in your behalf ye cannot doubt;
No podéis dudar de mi celo en vuestro favor;
Ruthless indeed were I and obdurate
Verdaderamente cruel e insensible sería yo
If such petitioners as you I spurned.
si rechazara a suplicantes como vosotros.
PRIEST.
SACERDOTE.
Vocabulary
- denuncia
- formal accusation or report of a crime
- el
- definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- crimen
- serious crime or criminal act
- del
- contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
- que
- relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- no
- negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- tiene
- third-person singular of 'tener', meaning 'has'
- conocimiento
- knowledge or awareness of something
- y
- conjunction meaning 'and'
- se
- reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs
- compromete
- commits or pledges oneself to doing something
- a
- preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- rastrear
- to track down or trace someone or something
- al
- contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- criminal
- person who has committed a crime
- Paso
- step; used in 'paso a paso' meaning 'step by step'
- paso
- step or pace in movement or process
- le
- indirect object pronoun meaning 'him', 'her', or 'you'
- hace
- third-person singular of 'hacer', meaning 'makes' or 'does'
- comprender
- to understand or comprehend something
- él
- subject pronoun meaning 'he'
- es
- third-person singular of 'ser', meaning 'is'
- culpable
- guilty of a crime or wrongdoing
- La
- definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- escena
- scene or setting within a play or story
- final
- last or concluding part of something
- revela
- reveals or discloses something previously unknown
- muerta
- dead; feminine adjective describing someone deceased
- por
- preposition meaning 'by', 'for', or 'through'
- su
- possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- propia
- own; feminine form of 'propio', meaning 'own'
- mano
- hand, body part used for grasping
- cegado
- blinded; past participle of 'cegar', to blind
- propio
- own; belonging to oneself
- acto
- act or action; also a division of a play
- rogando
- begging or pleading for something earnestly
- la
- definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- muerte
- death; the end of life
- o
- conjunction meaning 'or'
- exilio
- exile; forced removal from one's homeland
- El
- definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- Sacerdote
- priest, a religious official or clergyman
- de
- preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- Coro
- chorus; group of performers commenting on the action
- Ancianos
- elders; older men of a community
- Mensajero
- messenger; person who delivers messages or news
- Pastor
- shepherd; person who tends and herds sheep
- Segundo
- second; ordinal number indicating position two
- Escena
- scene; a setting or division within a play
- Ante
- preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'
- Palacio
- palace; grand residence of a king or ruler
- REY
- king; male ruler of a kingdom
- Suplicantes
- suppliants; people humbly begging for help or mercy
- todas
- all; feminine plural form of 'todo'
- las
- definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural)
- edades
- ages; different stages or periods of life
- están
- third-person plural of 'estar', meaning 'are'
- sentados
- seated; past participle of 'sentar', to sit
- alrededor
- around; surrounding a central point or object
- altar
- altar; sacred table used for religious offerings
- puertas
- doors or gates of a building or palace
- palacio
- palace; grand official residence of royalty
- cabeza
- head; uppermost part of the human body
- un
- indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine)
- SACERDOTE
- priest; ordained religious minister or official
- DE
- preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- ellos
- subject pronoun meaning 'they' (masculine or mixed)
- entra
- enters; third-person singular of 'entrar'
- Hijos
- children or sons; offspring of a person
- míos
- mine; masculine plural possessive pronoun
- los
- definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)
- últimos
- last or latest; masculine plural of 'último'
- nacidos
- born; past participle of 'nacer', to be born
- viejo
- old; adjective describing advanced age
- Por
- preposition meaning 'why', 'for', or 'because of'
- qué
- interrogative word meaning 'what' or 'why'
- estáis
- second-person plural of 'estar'; 'you all are'
- aquí
- here; in this place or location
- como
- as or like; used for comparison
- suplicantes
- suppliants; people kneeling and begging for mercy
- con
- preposition meaning 'with'
- ramas
- branches; parts of a tree extending from trunk
- olivo
- olive tree; symbol of peace and supplication
- ceñidas
- bound or wrapped; feminine plural past participle of 'ceñir'
- lana
- wool; soft fiber from sheep used in textiles
- en
- preposition meaning 'in' or 'on'
- vuestras
- your; feminine plural possessive adjective (Spain)
- manos
- hands; plural of 'mano'
- Qué
- interrogative pronoun meaning 'what'
- significa
- means or signifies; third-person singular of 'significar'
- este
- demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (masculine)
- olor
- smell or odor; sensory perception through the nose
- incienso
- incense; aromatic substance burned during religious rituals
- lamentos
- laments or wails; expressions of grief or sorrow
- letanías
- litanies; repetitive religious prayers or chants
- sería
- conditional form of 'ser'; 'would be'
- yo
- subject pronoun meaning 'I'
- me
- reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'
- enterara
- past subjunctive of 'enterarse'; to find out or learn
- otros
- others; masculine plural pronoun referring to other people
- he
- first-person singular of 'haber'; used in perfect tenses
- venido
- come; past participle of 'venir'
- persona
- person; individual human being
- vuestro
- your; masculine singular possessive adjective (Spain)
- rey
- king; male sovereign ruler of a kingdom
- universal
- universal; relating to or affecting everyone everywhere
- renombre
- renown or fame; being widely known and respected
- Anciano
- elderly man; an old or aged person
- venerable
- venerable; deserving great respect due to age or wisdom
- cuyas
- whose; feminine plural relative possessive pronoun
- canas
- gray or white hairs indicating old age
- te
- object pronoun meaning 'you' (informal singular)
- proclaman
- proclaim; declare or announce something publicly
- portavoz
- spokesperson; person who speaks on behalf of others
- esta
- demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (feminine singular)
- asamblea
- assembly; formal gathering of people for a purpose
- explica
- explain; third-person singular or imperative of 'explicar'
- tu
- possessive adjective meaning 'your' (informal singular)
- ánimo
- spirit, mood, or intention of a person
- propósito
- purpose or intention behind an action
- Os
- second-person plural object pronoun meaning 'you' (Spain)
- mueve
- moves; third-person singular of 'mover'
- temor
- fear or dread of something dangerous or threatening
- algún
- some or any; masculine singular indefinite adjective
- mal
- evil or harm; something bad or wrong
- reclamáis
- you all claim or demand; second-person plural of 'reclamar'
- favor
- favor; kind act done to help someone
- No
- negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'
- podéis
- you all can; second-person plural of 'poder' (Spain)
- dudar
- to doubt; to be uncertain about something
- mi
- possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- celo
- zeal or dedication; fervent commitment to a cause
- Verdaderamente
- truly or genuinely; in a true and sincere manner
- cruel
- cruel; causing pain or suffering without mercy
- e
- conjunction meaning 'and' used before words starting with 'i'
- insensible
- insensitive or unfeeling; lacking compassion for others
- si
- conjunction meaning 'if'; introduces conditional clauses
- rechazara
- past subjunctive of 'rechazar'; to reject or turn away
- vosotros
- you all; second-person plural subject pronoun (Spain)
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