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.
オイディプスは自分が気づいていない罪を糾弾し、犯人を追跡することを引き受ける。
Step by step it is brought home to him that he is the man.
一歩一歩、彼自身がその人物であることが彼に明らかにされていく。
The closing scene reveals Jocasta slain by her own hand and Oedipus blinded by his own act and praying for death or exile.
終幕の場面では、イオカステが自らの手によって命を絶ち、オイディプスが自らの行為によって盲目となり、死か追放を祈り求める姿が明かされる。
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
登場人物
Oedipus.
オイディプス。
The Priest of Zeus.
ゼウスの神官。
Creon.
クレオン。
Chorus of Theban Elders.
テーバイの長老たちによるコロス。
Teiresias.
テイレシアス。
Jocasta.
イオカステ。
Messenger.
使者。
Herd of Laius.
ライオスの牧人。
Second Messenger.
第二の使者。
Scene: Thebes. Before the Palace of Oedipus.
場面：テーバイ。オイディプスの宮殿の前。
Suppliants of all ages are seated round the altar at the palace doors, at their head a PRIEST OF ZEUS.
あらゆる年齢の嘆願者たちが宮殿の扉のそばの祭壇を囲んで座っており、その先頭にゼウスの神官がいる。
To them enter OEDIPUS.
そこへオイディプスが登場する。
My children, latest born to Cadmus old,
わが子らよ、古きカドモスより最も新しく生まれし者たちよ、
Why sit ye here as suppliants, in your hands
なぜ汝らはここに嘆願者として座り、その手に
Branches of olive filleted with wool?
毛糸で飾られたオリーブの枝を持っているのか？
What means this reek of incense everywhere,
いたるところに漂うこの香の香りは何を意味するのか、
And everywhere laments and litanies?
そしていたるところに嘆きと祈りの言葉が響くのは？
Children, it were not meet that I should learn
子らよ、私が他者から知るのは相応しくないことゆえ、
From others, and am hither come, myself,
私自身がここへ参ったのだ、
I Oedipus, your world-renowned king.
この私、世に名高き汝らの王オイディプスが。
Ho! aged sire, whose venerable locks
おお、老いたる方よ、その尊き白髪が
Proclaim thee spokesman of this company,
汝をこの一団の代弁者であると示しているが、
Explain your mood and purport.
汝らの心情と目的を説明せよ。
Is it dread Of ill that moves you or a boon ye crave?
汝らを動かすのは禍いへの恐れか、それとも求める恩恵があるのか？
My zeal in your behalf ye cannot doubt;
汝らのための私の熱意を疑うことはできまい、
Ruthless indeed were I and obdurate
まことに無慈悲で頑なな者となってしまうであろう、
If such petitioners as you I spurned.
もし汝らのような嘆願者たちを私が拒み退けるならば。
PRIEST.
神官。
Vocabulary
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; refers to the subject themselves.
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 気づい
- kizui — Noticed; became aware of something.
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting clauses or actions.
- い
- i — Auxiliary verb stem indicating ongoing state.
- ない
- nai — Negation; not; does not exist.
- 罪
- tsumi — Sin; crime; wrongdoing committed by someone.
- を
- wo — Object marker particle in Japanese grammar.
- 糾弾
- kyūdan — Denunciation; strongly criticizing or condemning someone's wrongdoing.
- し
- shi — Conjunctive form of suru; and; does.
- 犯人
- hannin — Criminal; the person who committed a crime.
- 追跡
- tsuiseki — Pursuit; chasing after a target or person.
- する
- suru — To do; general-purpose action verb.
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer for verb phrases.
- 引き受ける
- hikiukeru — To take on; accept responsibility for a task.
- 一歩
- ippo — One step; a single pace forward or back.
- 彼
- kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.
- 自身
- jishin — Himself/herself; oneself; used for emphasis.
- その
- sono — That; demonstrative adjective referring to nearby thing.
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; character; figure of significance.
- で
- de — Particle indicating location, means, or copula.
- ある
- aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things/concepts).
- に
- ni — Particle indicating direction, time, or target.
- 明らか
- akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident to everyone.
- さ
- sa — Suffix nominalizing adjectives; also casual filler.
- れ
- re — Passive or potential verb auxiliary form.
- いく
- iku — To go; used as auxiliary showing progression.
- 終幕
- shūmaku — Final act; the last scene of a play.
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
- 場面
- bamen — Scene; a particular moment or setting in narrative.
- 自ら
- mizukara — By oneself; personally; of one's own accord.
- 手
- te — Hand; also means method or means.
- よっ
- yot(te) — By means of; due to (contracted form of yotte).
- 命
- inochi — Life; one's existence or lifespan.
- 絶ち
- tachi — Cutting off; severing; ending one's life.
- 行為
- kōi — Act; deed; deliberate action taken by someone.
- 盲目
- mōmoku — Blindness; being unable to see.
- と
- to — Particle meaning and, with, or quotation marker.
- なり
- nari — Becoming; connective form of naru (to become).
- 死
- shi — Death; dying; end of life.
- か
- ka — Question particle; or; expresses doubt or choice.
- 追放
- tsuihō — Exile; banishment from one's homeland or community.
- 祈り
- inori — Prayer; earnest wish or supplication.
- 求める
- motomeru — To seek; to request; to desire something.
- 姿
- sugata — Figure; appearance; the form of a person.
- 明かさ
- akasa — Revealing; disclosing (stem of akasu, to reveal).
- れる
- reru — Passive auxiliary verb suffix in Japanese.
- 登場
- tōjō — Appearance; entry of a character onto stage.
- 神官
- shinkan — Priest; a religious official serving a deity.
- 長老
- chōrō — Elder; a respected senior member of community.
- たち
- tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.
- よる
- yoru — By means of; due to; performed by (someone).
- 使者
- shisha — Messenger; envoy sent to deliver a message.
- 牧人
- bokujin — Shepherd; a person who herds livestock.
- 第二
- daini — Second; the number two in ordinal form.
- 宮殿
- kyūden — Palace; a grand royal or official residence.
- 前
- mae — Front; before; in front of something.
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Every; all kinds of; without exception.
- 年齢
- nenrei — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
- 嘆願者
- tanganshu — Supplicant; person pleading earnestly for help.
- 扉
- tobira — Door; gate; an entryway to a building.
- そば
- soba — Beside; near; close to something or someone.
- 祭壇
- saidan — Altar; a raised platform for religious offerings.
- 囲ん
- kakon — Surrounding; encircling (contracted form of kakomu).
- 座っ
- suwat(te) — Sitting; seated (contracted form of suwaru).
- おり
- ori — Being; existing (humble/literary form of iru).
- 先頭
- sentō — Head; front; leading position of a group.
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (for animate beings).
- そこ
- soko — There; that place nearby in context.
- へ
- e — Direction particle meaning toward or to.
- わが
- waga — My; our; possessive first-person formal pronoun.
- 子ら
- kora — Children; young ones (slightly archaic plural form).
- よ
- yo — Vocative or emphatic sentence-final particle.
- 古き
- furuki — Old; ancient (classical adjectival form of furui).
- より
- yori — From; than; since; comparative or source particle.
- 最も
- mottomo — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.
- 新しく
- atarashiku — Newly; in a new way (adverbial adjective form).
- 生まれ
- umare — Birth; born (stem of umareru, to be born).
- 者
- mono — Person; one who does or is something.
- なぜ
- naze — Why; for what reason; interrogative adverb.
- 汝ら
- nanji-ra — You all; archaic second-person plural pronoun.
- ここ
- koko — Here; this place close to the speaker.
- 座り
- suwari — Sitting; the act of being seated somewhere.
- 毛糸
- keito — Wool yarn; thread used for knitting or weaving.
- 飾ら
- kazara — Decorated; adorned (stem of kazaru, to decorate).
- た
- ta — Past tense auxiliary verb suffix.
- オリーブ
- Orību — Olive; fruit or branch of the olive tree.
- 枝
- eda — Branch; twig of a tree or plant.
- 持っ
- mot(te) — Holding; carrying (contracted form of motsu).
- いたる
- itaru — Reaching; extending to every place or point.
- ところ
- tokoro — Place; spot; point in time or situation.
- 漂う
- tadayou — To drift; to waft; to float in the air.
- この
- kono — This; demonstrative adjective for nearby things.
- 香
- ka / kou — Fragrance; incense; pleasant aroma or scent.
- 香り
- kaori — Scent; aroma; a pleasant smell in the air.
- 何
- nani — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something.
- 意味
- imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.
- そして
- soshite — And then; and also; connecting conjunctive adverb.
- 嘆き
- nageki — Lamentation; grief; an expression of deep sorrow.
- 言葉
- kotoba — Word; language; speech; verbal expression.
- 響く
- hibiku — To resound; to echo; sound reverberating around.
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
- 他者
- tasha — Others; other people; third parties outside oneself.
- から
- kara — From; because; since; source or reason particle.
- 知る
- shiru — To know; to learn; to become aware of.
- 相応しく
- fusawashiku — Suitably; appropriately; in a fitting manner.
- ゆえ
- yue — Therefore; because; reason (formal/classical usage).
- 参っ
- maitta — Came; visited (humble form of kuru, to come).
- だ
- da — Copula; is; informal declarative sentence ending.
- 世
- yo — World; society; era; the age one lives in.
- 名高き
- nadataki — Famous; renowned; celebrated (classical adjective form).
- 王
- ō — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom.
- おお
- ō — Oh; O; exclamation of address or emotion.
- 老い
- oi — Old age; aging; the state of being elderly.
- たる
- taru — Being; classical copula linking noun to predicate.
- 方
- kata — Person (honorific); direction; way of doing something.
- 尊き
- tōtoki — Revered; noble; worthy of great respect (classical).
- 白髪
- shiraga — White or gray hair; hair that has turned white.
- 汝
- nanji — Thou; you (archaic second-person singular pronoun).
- 一団
- ichidan — A group; a band; a body of people together.
- 代弁者
- daibenshya — Spokesperson; one who speaks on behalf of others.
- 示し
- shimeshi — Showing; indicating (stem of shimesu, to show).
- 心情
- shinjō — Feelings; inner emotions; one's state of mind.
- 目的
- mokuteki — Purpose; goal; objective one aims to achieve.
- 説明
- setsumei — Explanation; describing something so it is understood.
- せよ
- seyo — Do it! Imperative command form (classical/formal).
- 動かす
- ugokasu — To move; to cause something to shift position.
- 禍い
- wazawai — Calamity; disaster; misfortune that befalls someone.
- 恐れ
- osore — Fear; dread; apprehension of something dangerous.
- それとも
- soretomo — Or; alternatively; used to present another option.
- 恩恵
- onkei — Favor; benefit; grace bestowed upon someone.
- ため
- tame — For the sake of; in order to; purpose.
- 熱意
- netsui — Enthusiasm; zeal; passionate dedication to something.
- 疑う
- utagau — To doubt; to suspect; to question sincerity.
- でき
- deki — Can; be able to (stem of dekiru, can do).
- まい
- mai — Probably not; volitional negative auxiliary (formal).
- まこと
- makoto — Truly; indeed; sincerely (formal/classical adverb).
- 無慈悲
- mujihimono — Merciless; ruthless; lacking compassion for others.
- 頑な
- katakuna — Stubborn; obstinate; rigidly unyielding in attitude.
- な
- na — Sentence-final particle of prohibition or emphasis.
- なっ
- nat(te) — Becoming (contracted form of naru, to become).
- しまう
- shimau — To end up doing; completing an action regrettably.
- あろう
- arō — Probably is; volitional form of aru (to be).
- もし
- moshi — If; in case; conditional supposition marker.
- よう
- yō — Like; seems; in the manner of; appearance.
- 拒み
- kobami — Refusing; rejecting (stem of kobamu, to refuse).
- 退ける
- shirizokeru — To repel; to dismiss; to push something away.
- なら
- nara — If; given that; conditional particle in Japanese.
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning if or when.
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