wilde-salome-1893

1、OscarWILDE:SalomeaTragedy(1894)—page1holloways611:54下午82819111Salome:ATragedyinOneActbyOscarWildetranslatedfromtheFrench[byLdAlfredDoublas]picturedbyAubreyBeardsley.aspublishedbyElkinMathewshehasasombreaspect.FIRSTSOLDIE

2、R:Heislookingatsomething.SECONDSOLDIER:Heislookingatsomeone.FIRSTSOLDIER:AtwhomishelookingSECONDSOLDIER:Icannottell.THEYOUNGSYRIAN:HowpalethePrincessis!NeverhaveIseenhersopale.Sheisliketheshadowofawhiteroseinamirrofsilve

3、r.THEPAGEOFHERODIAS:Youmustnotlookather.Youlooktoomuchather.FIRSTSOLDIER:HerodiashasfilledthecupoftheTetrarch.THECAPPADOCIAN:IsthattheQueenHerodiasshewhowearsablackmitresewedwithpearlswhosehairispowderedwithbluedustFIRST

4、SOLDIER:YesthatisHerodiastheTetrarch’swife.SECONDSOLDIER:TheTetrarchisveryfondofwine.Hehaswineofthreests.OnewhichisbroughtfromtheIslofSamothraceispurplelikethecloakofCsar.THECAPPADOCIAN:IhaveneverseenCsar.SECONDSOLDIER:A

5、notherthatcomesfromatowncalledCyprusisasyellowasgold.THECAPPADOCIAN:Ilovegold.SECONDSOLDIER:thethirdisawineofSicily.Thatwineisasredasblood.THENUBIAN:Thegodsofmycountryareveryfondofblood.Twiceintheyearwesacrificetothemyou

6、ngmenmaidens:fiftyyoungmenahundredmaidens.ButIamafraidthatwenevergivethemquiteenoughftheyareveryharshtous.THECAPPADOCIAN:Inmycountrytherearenogodsleft.TheRomanshavedriventhemout.Therearesomewhosaythattheyhavehiddenthemse

7、lvesinthemountainsbutIdonotbelieveit.ThreenightsIhavebeenonthemountainsseekingthemeverywhere.IdidnotfindthematlastIcalledthembytheirnamestheydidnotcome.Ithinktheyaredead.FIRSTSOLDIER:TheJewswshipaGodthatonecannotsee.THEC

8、APPADOCIAN:Icannotunderstthat.FIRSTSOLDIER:Infacttheyonlybelieveinthingsthatonecannotsee.THECAPPADOCIAN:Thatseemstomealtogetherridiculous.THEVOICEOFIOKANAAN:AftermeshallcomeanothermightierthanI.Iamnotwthysomuchastounloos

9、ethelatchetofhisshoes.Whenhecomeththesolitaryplacesshallbeglad.Theyshallblossomliketherose.Theeyesoftheblindshallseethedaytheearsofthedeafshallbeopened.Thesuckingchildshallputhishuponthedragon’slairheshallleadthelionsbyt

10、heirmanes.SECONDSOLDIER:Makehimbesilent.Heisalwayssayingridiculousthings.FIRSTSOLDIER:Nono.Heisaholyman.Heisverygentletoo.EverydaywhenIgivehimtoeathethanksme.THECAPPADOCIAN:WhoisheFIRSTSOLDIER:Aprophet.THECAPPADOCIAN:Wha

11、tishisnameFIRSTSOLDIER:Iokanaan.OscarWILDE:SalomeaTragedy(1894)—page3holloways611:54下午82819311SALOME:Idesiretospeakwithhim.FIRSTSOLDIER:ItisimpossiblePrincess.SALOME:Iwillspeakwithhim.THEYOUNGSYRIAN:Woulditnotbebettertor

12、eturntothebanquetSALOME:Bringfththisprophet.[ExittheSlave.]FIRSTSOLDIER:WedarenotPrincess.SALOME[Approachingthecisternlookingdownintoit.]Howblackitisdownthere!Itmustbeterribletobeinsoblackahole!Itislikeatomb....[Tothesol

13、diers.]DidyounothearmeBringouttheprophet.Iwouldlookonhim.SECONDSOLDIER:PrincessIbegyoudonotrequirethisofus.SALOME:Youaremakingmewaituponyourpleasure.FIRSTSOLDIER:Princessourlivesbelongtoyoubutwecannotdowhatyouhaveaskedof

14、us.indeeditisnotofusthatyoushouldaskthisthing.SALOME[LookingattheyoungSyrian.]Ah!THEPAGEOFHERODIAS:Oh!whatisgoingtohappenIamsurethatsomethingterriblewillhappen.SALOME[GoinguptotheyoungSyrian.]Thouwiltdothisthingfmewilt.t

15、hounotNarrabothThouwiltdothisthingfme.Ihaveeverbeenkindtowardsthee.Thouwiltdoitfme.Iwouldbutlookathimthisstrangeprophet.Menhavetalkedsomuchofhim.OftenIhaveheardtheTetrarchtalkofhim.IthinkheisafraidofhimtheTetrarch.Arttho

16、ueventhoualsoafraidofhimNarrabothTHEYOUNGSYRIAN:IfearhimnotPrincessthereisnomanIfear.ButtheTetrarchhasfmallyfbiddenthatanymanshouldraisethecoverofthiswell.SALOME:ThouwiltdothisthingfmeNarrabothtomrowwhenIpassinmylitterbe

17、neaththegatewayoftheidolsellersIwillletfallftheealittlefloweralittlegreenflower.THEYOUNGSYRIAN:PrincessIcannotIcannot.SALOME[Smiling.]ThouwiltdothisthingfmeNarraboth.Thouknowestthatthouwiltdothisthingfme.onthemrowwhenIsh

18、allpassinmylitterbythebridgeoftheidolbuyersIwilllookattheethroughthemuslinveilsIwilllookattheeNarrabothitmaybeIwillsmileatthee.LookatmeNarrabothlookatme.Ah!thouknowestthatthouwiltdowhatIaskofthee.Thouknowestit....Iknowth

19、atthouwiltdothisthing.THEYOUNGSYRIAN[Signingtothethirdsoldier.]Lettheprophetcomefth....ThePrincessSalomedesirestoseehim.SALOME:Ah!THEPAGEOFHERODIAS:Oh!Howstrangethemoonlooks!Likethehofadeadwomanwhoisseekingtocoverherself

20、withashroud.THEYOUNGSYRIAN:Shehasastrangeaspect!Sheislikealittleprincesswhoseeyesareeyesofamber.Throughthecloudsofmuslinsheissmilinglikealittleprincess.[Theprophetcomesoutofthecistern.Salomelooksathimstepsslowlyback.]IOK

21、ANAAN:WhereishewhosecupofabominationsisnowfullWhereishewhoinarobeofsilvershallonedaydieinthefaceofallthepeopleBidhimcomefththathemayhearthevoiceofhimwhohathcriedinthewasteplacesinthehousesofkings.SALOME:Ofwhomishespeakin

22、gTHEYOUNGSYRIAN:NoonecantellPrincess.IOKANAAN:WhereisshewhosawtheimagesofmenpaintedonthewallseventheimagesoftheChaldanspaintedwithcoloursgaveherselfupuntothelustofhereyessentambassadsintothelofChaldaSALOME:Itisofmymother

23、thatheisspeaking.THEYOUNGSYRIAN:OhnoPrincess.SALOME:Yes:itisofmymotherthatheisspeaking.IOKANAAN:WhereisshewhogaveherselfuntotheCaptainsofAssyriawhohavebaldricksontheirloinscrownsofmanycoloursontheirheadsWhereisshewhohath

24、givenherselftotheyoungmenoftheEgyptianswhoareclothedinfinelinenhyacinthwhoseshieldsareofgoldwhosehelmetsareofsilverwhosebodiesaremightyGobidherriseupfromthebedofherabominationsfromthebedofherincestuousnessthatshemayheart

25、hewdsofhimwhoprepareththewayoftheLdthatshemayrepentherofheriniquities.ThoughshewillnotrepentbutwillstickfastinherabominationsgobidhercomefthefanoftheLdisinHish.SALOME:Ahbutheisterribleheisterrible!THEYOUNGSYRIAN:Donotsta

26、yherePrincessIbeseechyou.SALOME:Itishiseyesaboveallthatareterrible.TheyarelikeblackholesburnedbytchesinatapestryofTyre.TheyareliketheblackcavernswherethedragonslivetheblackcavernsofEgyptinwhichthedragonsmaketheirlairs.Th

27、eyarelikeblacklakestroubledbyfantasticmoons....DoyouthinkhewillspeakagainTHEYOUNGSYRIAN:DonotstayherePrincess.Iprayyoudonotstayhere.SALOME:Howwastedheis!Heislikeathinivystatue.Heislikeanimageofsilver.Iamsureheischasteast

28、hemoonis.Heislikeamoonbeamlikeashaftofsilver.Hisfleshmustbeverycoldcoldasivy....Iwouldlookcloserathim.THEYOUNGSYRIAN:NonoPrincess!SALOME:Imustlookathimcloser.THEYOUNGSYRIAN:Princess!Princess!IOKANAAN:Whoisthiswomanwhoisl

29、ookingatmeIwillnothaveherlookatme.WherefedothshelookatmewithhergoldeneyesunderhergildedeyelidsIknownotwhosheis.Idonotdesiretoknowwhosheis.BidherbegoneItisnottoherthatIwouldspeak.SALOME:IamSalomedaughterofHerodiasPrincess

30、ofJuda.IOKANAAN:Back!daughterofBabylon!ComenotnearthechosenoftheLd.ThymotherhathfilledtheearthwiththewineofheriniquitiesthecryofhersinninghathcomeupeventotheearsofGod.SALOME:SpeakagainIokanaan.Thyvoiceisasmusictomineear.