Stasimon 7
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Enough. Already the interval has been long drawn out. Come, hurry some of you to dig the hollow grave; others erect the
Teucer
cauldron wrapped in fire on its high stand for prompt preparation of the ritual cleansing. Let another company bring from the tent the finery which he wore in battle beneath his shield. And you, too, child, with such strength as you have
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lay a loving hand upon your father and help me to lighten his body; for his channels are still warm and spray upwards the dark force of his spirit.
Come, come everyone who claims to be our friend, start forward and move on,
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laboring in service to this man of perfect excellence. To a nobler man such service has never yet been rendered —nobler than Ajax when he lived, I mean.
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Chorus
Many things, I tell you, can be known through mortal eyes; but before he sees it happening, no one can foretell
the future, or what his fate will be.
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