And hosts of mighty men, as hunters bold

That bear the spear and shield,

Wait on the track of those who steered their way

Unseen where Simois flows by leafy field,

Urged by a strife that came with power to slay.

Antistrophe I

And so the wrath which doth its work fulfil

To Ilion brought, well-named,

A marriage marring all, avenging still

For friendship wronged and shamed,