Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHORUS OF THE CLOUD-MAIDEN: ANTISTROPHE, FR. THE CLOUDS, by ARISTOPHANES Poet's Biography First Line: Cloud-maidens that bring the rain-shower Last Line: And the crash of loud lyres. | ||||||||
Cloud-maidens that bring the rain-shower, To the Pallas-loved land let us wing, To the land of stout heroes and Power, Where Kekrops was hero and king, Where honour and silence is given To the mysteries that none may declare, Where are gifts to the high gods in heaven When the house of the gods is laid bare, Where are lofty roofed temples, and statues well carven and fair; Where are feasts to the happy immortals When the sacred procession draws near, Where garlands make bright the high portals At all seasons and months in the year; And when spring days are here, Then we tread to the wine-god a measure, In Bacchanal dance and in pleasure, 'Mid the contests of sweet singing choirs, And the crash of loud lyres. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THESMOPHORIAZUSAE: WOMEN'S CHORUS by ARISTOPHANES BACCHUS AND THE FROGS by ARISTOPHANES CHORUS OF CLOUD-MAIDENS: STROPHE, FR. THE CLOUDS by ARISTOPHANES LYSISTRATA: HOW THE WOMEN WILL STOP WAR by ARISTOPHANES LYSISTRATA: HYMN OF PEACE; CHORUSES OF ATHENIANS AND SPARTANS by ARISTOPHANES PARLIAMENT OF WOMEN: PRAXAGORA REHEARSES by ARISTOPHANES THE ACHARNIANS: A PLEA FOR THE ENEMY by ARISTOPHANES THE ACHARNIANS: IN PRAISE OF THE POET by ARISTOPHANES THE BIRDS: THE BIRDS' LIFE by ARISTOPHANES THE BIRDS: THE BUILDING OF CLOUDCUCKOOCITY by ARISTOPHANES THE BIRDS: THE HOOPOE'S CALL TO HIS WIFE PROCNE, THE NIGHTINGALE by ARISTOPHANES |
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