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Persians (English)
By Aeschylus
Translated by: Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph. D.
Edited by: Herbert Weir Smyth, Ph. D.

Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press 1926

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Xerxes

Cry aloud now in response to me.

Chorus

Alas, alas!

Xerxes

With sounds of wailing go to your homes.

Chorus

[1070] Alas, alas!

Xerxes

Alas! through the city.

Chorus

Alas, indeed!

Xerxes

Pour forth your wails as you move along with soft steps.

Chorus

Alas, alas, O Persian land, grievous now to walk upon!

Xerxes

Ah me! [1075] Those that perished in three-tiered galleys, ah me!

Chorus

I will escort you with dismal sounds of woe.
Exeunt omnes