Strophe I

Cass. Woe! woe, and well-a-day!

Apollo! O Apollo!

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Chor. Why criest thou so loud on Loxias?

The wailing cry of mourner suits not him.

Antistrophe I

Cass. Woe! woe, and well-a-day!

Apollo! O Apollo!

Chor. Again with boding words she calls the God,