Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 12
My liege, if any man sees eye to eye
Mi señor, si algún hombre ve ojo a ojo
With our lord Phoebus, 'tis our prophet, lord
Con nuestro señor Febo, ese es nuestro profeta, señor
Teiresias; he of all men best might guide
Tiresias; él de todos los hombres mejor podría guiar
A searcher of this matter to the light.
A quien busca en este asunto hacia la luz.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Here too my zeal has nothing lagged, for twice
Aquí también mi celo no ha flaqueado, pues dos veces
At Creon's instance have I sent to fetch him,
A instancias de Creonte lo he mandado a buscar,
And long I marvel why he is not here.
Y me maravillo de por qué no está aquí.
CHORUS.
CORO.
I mind me too of rumors long ago—
También recuerdo rumores de hace mucho tiempo—
Mere gossip.
Meros chismes.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Tell them, I would fain know all.
Cuéntalos, quisiera saberlo todo.
CHORUS.
CORO.
'Twas said he fell by travelers.
Se dijo que cayó a manos de viajeros.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
So I heard,
Eso escuché,
But none has seen the man who saw him fall.
Pero nadie ha visto al hombre que lo vio caer.
CHORUS.
CORO.
Well, if he knows what fear is, he will quail
Bien, si sabe lo que es el miedo, se acobardará
And flee before the terror of thy curse.
Y huirá ante el terror de tu maldición.
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Words scare not him who blenches not at deeds.
Las palabras no asustan a quien no palidece ante los actos.
CHORUS.
CORO.
But here is one to arraign him. Lo, at length
Pero aquí hay alguien para acusarlo. He aquí, por fin
They bring the god-inspired seer in whom
Traen al adivino inspirado por los dioses en quien
Above all other men is truth inborn.
Por encima de todos los hombres la verdad es innata.
[Enter TEIRESIAS, led by a boy.]
[Entra TIRESIAS, conducido por un muchacho.]
OEDIPUS.
EDIPO.
Teiresias, seer who comprehendest all,
Tiresias, adivino que todo lo comprendes,
Lore of the wise and hidden mysteries,
Saber de los sabios y misterios ocultos,
High things of heaven and low things of the earth,
Las cosas altas del cielo y las bajas de la tierra,
Thou knowest, though thy blinded eyes see naught,
Tú sabes, aunque tus ojos ciegos no vean nada,
What plague infects our city; and we turn
Qué plaga infecta nuestra ciudad; y nos volvemos
To thee, O seer, our one defense and shield.
Hacia ti, oh adivino, nuestra única defensa y escudo.
Vocabulary
- señor
- Title or noun meaning 'sir' or 'lord'
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if'
- algún
- Adjective meaning 'some' or 'any'
- hombre
- Noun meaning 'man' or 'human being'
- ve
- Third-person singular present of 'ver', meaning 'sees'
- ojo
- Noun meaning 'eye'
- nuestro
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our'
- ese
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that'
- profeta
- Noun meaning 'prophet', one who foretells events
- todos
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- hombres
- Plural noun meaning 'men' or 'people'
- mejor
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'
- podría
- Conditional form of 'poder', meaning 'could'
- guiar
- Verb meaning 'to guide' or 'to lead'
- quien
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'whoever'
- busca
- Third-person singular of 'buscar', meaning 'searches'
- este
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- asunto
- Noun meaning 'matter', 'issue', or 'affair'
- hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- luz
- Noun meaning 'light'
- Aquí
- Adverb meaning 'here'
- también
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'
- celo
- Noun meaning 'zeal', 'diligence', or 'fervor'
- flaqueado
- Past participle of 'flaquear', meaning 'faltered' or 'weakened'
- pues
- Conjunction meaning 'since', 'because', or 'well'
- veces
- Noun meaning 'times' as in occurrences
- instancias
- Noun meaning 'instances', 'requests', or 'occasions'
- mandado
- Past participle of 'mandar', meaning 'sent' or 'ordered'
- buscar
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to look for' or 'to seek'
- maravillo
- First-person of 'maravillarse', meaning 'I wonder' or 'I marvel'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'because of'
- aquí
- Adverb meaning 'here'
- También
- Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'
- recuerdo
- Noun or verb meaning 'memory' or 'I remember'
- rumores
- Plural noun meaning 'rumors' or 'gossip'
- hace
- Third-person of 'hacer', meaning 'makes' or 'ago'
- mucho
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'much' or 'a lot'
- tiempo
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- Meros
- Adjective meaning 'mere' or 'only'
- chismes
- Plural noun meaning 'gossip' or 'rumors'
- Cuéntalos
- Imperative of 'contar', meaning 'tell them' or 'recount them'
- quisiera
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'querer', meaning 'I would like'
- saberlo
- Infinitive 'saber' with pronoun, meaning 'to know it'
- todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all'
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used for passive or impersonal constructions
- dijo
- Preterite of 'decir', meaning 'said' or 'it was said'
- cayó
- Preterite of 'caer', meaning 'fell'
- manos
- Plural noun meaning 'hands'
- viajeros
- Plural noun meaning 'travelers' or 'wayfarers'
- Eso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'
- escuché
- Preterite of 'escuchar', meaning 'I heard' or 'I listened'
- nadie
- Negative pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'
- visto
- Past participle of 'ver', meaning 'seen'
- vio
- Preterite of 'ver', meaning 'saw'
- caer
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to fall'
- Bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or 'good'
- sabe
- Third-person of 'saber', meaning 'knows'
- miedo
- Noun meaning 'fear'
- acobardará
- Future of 'acobardarse', meaning 'will become cowardly'
- huirá
- Future of 'huir', meaning 'will flee' or 'will run away'
- ante
- Preposition meaning 'before' or 'in front of'
- terror
- Noun meaning 'terror' or 'intense fear'
- maldición
- Noun meaning 'curse' or 'malediction'
- palabras
- Plural noun meaning 'words'
- asustan
- Third-person plural of 'asustar', meaning 'frighten' or 'scare'
- palidece
- Third-person of 'palidecer', meaning 'turns pale' or 'grows pale'
- actos
- Plural noun meaning 'acts' or 'actions'
- hay
- Impersonal form of 'haber', meaning 'there is' or 'there are'
- alguien
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'anybody'
- acusarlo
- Infinitive 'acusar' with pronoun, meaning 'to accuse him'
- fin
- Noun meaning 'end' or 'purpose'
- Traen
- Third-person plural of 'traer', meaning 'they bring'
- adivino
- Noun meaning 'fortune-teller', 'soothsayer', or 'diviner'
- inspirado
- Adjective meaning 'inspired', filled with divine influence
- dioses
- Plural noun meaning 'gods'
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'
- encima
- Adverb meaning 'above', 'on top', or 'beyond'
- verdad
- Noun meaning 'truth'
- innata
- Adjective meaning 'innate' or 'inborn'
- Entra
- Third-person of 'entrar', meaning 'enters'
- conducido
- Past participle of 'conducir', meaning 'led' or 'guided'
- muchacho
- Noun meaning 'boy' or 'young man'
- comprendes
- Second-person of 'comprender', meaning 'you understand'
- Saber
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to know'
- sabios
- Plural noun or adjective meaning 'wise men' or 'wise'
- misterios
- Plural noun meaning 'mysteries' or 'secrets'
- ocultos
- Adjective meaning 'hidden' or 'concealed'
- cosas
- Plural noun meaning 'things'
- altas
- Adjective meaning 'high' or 'tall' (feminine plural)
- cielo
- Noun meaning 'sky' or 'heaven'
- bajas
- Adjective meaning 'low' or 'lower' (feminine plural)
- tierra
- Noun meaning 'earth', 'land', or 'ground'
- sabes
- Second-person of 'saber', meaning 'you know'
- aunque
- Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'
- ojos
- Plural noun meaning 'eyes'
- ciegos
- Adjective meaning 'blind' (masculine plural)
- vean
- Subjunctive of 'ver', meaning 'may see' or 'see'
- nada
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'nothing' or 'not at all'
- plaga
- Noun meaning 'plague' or 'pestilence'
- infecta
- Third-person of 'infectar', meaning 'infects' or 'contaminates'
- nuestra
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our' (feminine)
- ciudad
- Noun meaning 'city'
- volvemos
- First-person plural of 'volver', meaning 'we turn' or 'we return'
- Hacia
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- ti
- Second-person singular pronoun (object) meaning 'you'
- única
- Adjective meaning 'only' or 'unique' (feminine)
- defensa
- Noun meaning 'defense' or 'protection'
- escudo
- Noun meaning 'shield' or 'protection'
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