CHILD: infant son of Myrrhine and Cinesias University, Nanaimo, British Columbia. Raise the cry of joy, so you can arbitrate all their complaints. Myrrhini Don’t care about that stuff! That’s all they are ever after! Come now, since everything has turned out well. item in Athens. Don’t go arguing about thighs now! Look at the mess you made! Oh! Polycharides Now I want to throw myself naked at this beautiful, rich soil and start ploughing straight away! (SL) Drakis’ men simply retreat to their territory. [Back to Text]. Lysistrata Leave it Spartans. Whereâs that girl from Scythia? I can’t take much more of this torture! Magistrate Damned woman! . will have to punch you in the eye. Now… ummm… well, then, why don’t we call Miss Lysistrata out here, since she’s the only one who can settle our differences. Sparta and its allies (a conflict with lasted from 431 BC to 404 BC). Sommerstein (p. 200) points out that Paeonidae and prudent virtue in the way We teach our wives their free and easy life, Not once did he return back home . (26), LEADER OF THE MENâS CHORUS [to Magistrate]. Get a huge black cup, put it on the ground here, then get a jug of that lovely wine from Thasos, break it open and swear to the cup that… that we won’t pollute it by adding water to it! Adonis was a mortal youth loved by Aphrodite. . [Lampito enters with some other Spartan women and Today, we’ll take over the Acropolis! Cinesias is burdened with an agonising, throbbing erection. [860] 670 letâs make a common group and sing a song. We won’t bow to tyranny! See if I can get some new growth out of you! What of our allies? Who are you to tell me to piss off? Ouch! Lysistrata I’ll tell you how delicate a thing it is, Caloniki! We have to fight this out. [920] She looks distressed. Spread them? All together Oh yea, oh yea, oh yea! Please come down here! Weâve got to fuss. Before the curtain is raised or on a dimly lit stage where only shadows are visible, stands the chorus of women. O lady Victory, stand with us here, Where they from? [980] [Back to Text] Another one Such joyful men, these Spartans, hey? And that look she gave me! Lysistrata All these awful goings on in our city, Caloniki! Shields with monstrous Gorgonâs heads depicted on them the one whoâs got such a dirty mouth. different ways, usually by giving the Spartans a recognizable English dialect, What about the oath I swore? Hello Lampito! The pay the old men refer to is a daily payment of three obols from • 1872, William James Hickie, The Comedies of Aristophanes. Eurotas is a river near Sparta. Now, someone get me a victimâs innards. Lysistrata Enough! Weâll save you from yourselves. Youâll eat fine tender meat again. Let’s begin the dance and invite all the Graces, and Artemis and her twin brother, gentle Apollo, the healer and Dionysos of Nysos who shines in the frenzied eyes of his attendants, the Maenads, and Zeus with his blazing flame and his blessed bed-mate, Hera as well as the rest of the gods. . If I had to, . Philourgos Even he didn’t escape unpunished. Theyâre in the wrong. Myrrhini Oh, God no! that leads to all this trouble. You’ll be stirring my sting! Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus and hunted hares. for all the rest of you the words I sayâ If you hadnât been so nasty to me, This is how we surrounded the city, men! Why should I? LYSISTRATA 590 None! Over here to me. Now that’s what I call an impressive oath! [The Leader of the Womenâs Chorus takes the ring and inspects Iâll pay him well He frightens her and grabs her by the dress. War is menâs concern.â. How can you say that, you flatfish? 1240. to Text] (50) [1000]. (7) Donât you feel sorry for the boy. is something we did not expect to seeâ God? line above it, so that two short lines count as one line. And now letâs stand erect again, aroused. Polycharides What allies, dearie? with a bowl and a jug of wine. Drakis Lunging at her crotch with the torch, I don’t think so. Wait until I tell you is pinching my wifeâs tender little toe. Myrrhini Here’s the sheet. And then youâd see, although Iâm old We were being modest. Here I have not tried to follow this trend. Theyâre muttering the most awful things. If they switch to horses, I draw the line. help provided by Alan H. Sommersteinâs edition of Lysistrata (Aris & tyrants (hence, lovers of freedom). with one shared aim. Question everything she says and does. 1170. [The women gather around the bowl and lay their hands Kant, On Perpetual Peace 850. Scythians, twist their arms behind them! and took refuge in the Acropolis, where he stayed under siege for two days. Samos is an important island near Athens. weâll be labelled weak and gutless women. Knots in wool? text, the translator has normally counted a short indented line with the short Can someone tell me? to Text] Let’s grab a white horse from somewhere, kill it and get its sacred little bits! 490 Lysistrata Ah! how Iâm removing all your hair. They should all have flown right over! Lysistrata God? I told you! Myrrhini Yes, yes, yes! If not now, for honey cakes. 2005: Another operatic version of the play, 2005 (June): Jason Tyne's adaptation set in present-day New York City was premiered in, 2011: Valerie Schrag adapted and illustrated the play for volume one of the graphic-novel anthology, 2016: Writer-director Matt Cooper's film comedy, 1912, published by the Athenian Society, London; unknown translator rumored to be. Grab this whore and tie her hands behind her back –both of them! what do you need? It works just like a Lemnian fire But for now, here! About bearing the burden of war? Leave lovely Taygetus once again But as it is, there are no women here. Lysistrata No, no bonking! 2003: "A Miami Tail" - American urban movie version. I’m not worried about you men. No need to use those crowbars. LYSISTRATA: a young Athenian wife Poor little cock, how can I care for you? to make our present situation better. 130. We’ll do as we’ve just sworn, right? Finds one Here, you! You lie down on it. Yes! Phadrias approachesthe herald for another close inspection. preference for anal sex. 1090. Arghhhhhh! (and other) works, handbooks, curricular materials, and essays, all freely I was born a woman, but donât hold that 450 No, no, it’s not what you’re thinking of, my dear. Additionally, its dramatic structure represents a shift from the conventions of Old Comedy, a trend typical of the author's career. All damned night long! Disappears again. you men of Sparta, stand here close to me, is not so badâI picked it up quite well, from listening to my father and to speeches. 220 [200] Help us with our water carrying! How come youâre crying like that? to touch her, Iâll rip out all your hair Late for everything. we said lots of really clever things. Iâll will, whether itâs what you want or not. (To Lysistrata) 505. . audiences more immediately than any one I might select). I do. Where are you going? Hold out your hand, now. delegations into the Acropolis.]. Oh, what am I going to do? Otherwise we’ll remain for ever as we always were: cowards and whores to them all! Are you scared of her? All right, Spartans, we each need to talk. . Come down here, you silly girl. 875. Thereâs nothing he can do about this mess. Donât strip the armour The translator would like to acknowledge the valuable They donât slip off when grinding at a gallop. All right, you miss your men. And since Milesians went against us, (27) [780], [Lysistrata and the women go back into the citadel, leaving the two Spartan Herald We’re all solid stiff! He is totally bemused for a few seconds as the scene changes. You damned fool, of course it doesâwe endure. places in. In this translation, What a crazy man he is! Hmmm. No sheet! Such are the wild, undisciplined doings of women! All right, Cinesias To the audience and pointing at his jolting prick. Our whole house is in a mess, Myrrhini. Lampito And if mine ever manages to steal away for a quickie, they rush over, nab him by the handle and quickly whisk him away back to the front! audiences more immediately than any one I might select). he may be a public servant, but if [590] How’s that? Get back there as quickly as you can and tell them to send their representatives here with the full power to speak for you all. he had long hair and was on horsebackâ Lysistrata No, not yet. Bring me the crow bars, men! Heâs carrying a torch. Help, help! ], [The women continue to throw water on the old men.]. Lysistrata Oh, be kind, leave it for them! My main reasons for doing so are (in Ah, my dear, theyâll come. you old wrinkled prune? I’ll get you a coffin and bake you the burial cake… and here! 635. Cinesias Sheet? Cinesias You do love me? Peace talks commence and Lysistrata introduces the Spartan and Athenian delegates to a gorgeous young woman called Reconciliation. 910. [1030] parody of a Spartan dialect, a style of speaking significantly different from as if Iâm stretched out on the rack. Cinesias You can say that again! Drakis Ah, for a Samian general to take this wood from my hands! The Chorus of Old Men How on earth are we going to protect ourselves without war? Are you afraid man? [550], O Aphrodite born on Cyprus Cough, cough! What’s he got to do with it! (12) Pherecrates was an Athenian comic dramatist. A number Should I become. Looking for a tavern, are you? the way we did. She tries to throw the water on the fire, he tries to burn her with a lighted branch. Aeschylus, Persians Beautiful to all eyes, Adonis is gone! Theyâre not shrinking my spine any more. No need to keep quiet. This military . mutilated by having their penises chopped off, a very sacrilegious act . Youâll stay here for at least five days . Tie her hands! [350] Yes, by the two gods, Come on, show me! Naxos, Audible, and others. version of this document, please follow these links: Note that in the text below the numbers in square Where are you going? Let’s talk about what needs to be done. When they appear from the opposite side we see that it’s a group, similar in number, age and disposition as the old men. You see the state that brought us here. [Back to Text] By Aphrodite, you’ll get the beautiful aromas whether you like it or not! Just yesterday I had a party for all of us women, in honour of Hekate so I invited one of the neighbours, a stunning little whore, beautiful, like a Boetian eel, no less, but no, she wasn’t allowed to come, thanks to your stupid laws. But standing hereâs no use. (25) Lead on. which are colonies of this land, by god, (17) The reference to Lemnian fire is not clear. Now, that there, that’s pure Corinthian whore meat, that one! If youâve been working it like that, by now You’re giving me so much agony… and giving yourself so much grief too! Lysistrata All right. The pay the old men refer to is a daily payment of three obols from (47) the imagination of the readers or the directors of stage productions (who might Pillow? [A sound of shouting is heard from offstage.
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