O men of many sorrows, ye have wrought
This deed incredible;
Not now in word come woes most lamentable.
[As the Chorus are speaking, the bodies of Eteocles
and Polyneikes are brought in solemn procession
by Theban Citizens
Epode
Yea, it is all too clear,
The herald's tale of woe comes full in sight;
Twofold our cares, twin evils born of pride,