§1037ἀλλὰ μὴ ὥρασʼ ἵκοισθʼ·
[Men's Chorus] But, plague take you!
ὡς ἐστὲ θωπικαὶ φύσει, §1038κἄστʼ ἐκεῖνο τοὔπος ὀρθῶς κοὐ κακῶς εἰρημένον, §1039οὔτε σὺν πανωλέθροισιν οὔτʼ ἄνευ πανωλέθρων. §1040ἀλλὰ νυνὶ σπένδομαί σοι, καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν οὐκέτι §1041οὔτε δράσω φλαῦρον οὐδὲν οὔθʼ ὑφʼ ὑμῶν πείσομαι.
You are flatterers by nature, and that saying is rightly and not badly spoken: "Neither with the destructive women nor without the destructive women." But now I make peace with you, and in the future no longer will I do anything bad, nor will I suffer it from you.
§1042ἀλλὰ κοινῇ συσταλέντες τοῦ μέλους ἀρξώμεθα.
But closing ranks together, let us begin the song.
[Chorus] We are not preparing to say of any of the citizens, O men, even a single bad thing.
§1046ἀλλὰ πολὺ τοὔμπαλιν πάντʼ ἀγαθὰ καὶ λέγειν §1047καὶ δρᾶν· ἱκανὰ γὰρ τὰ κακὰ καὶ τὰ παρακείμενα.
But quite the contrary, to speak and do all good things; for the present troubles are enough.
§1048ἀλλʼ ἐπαγγελλέτω πᾶς ἀνὴρ καὶ γυνή, §1050εἴ τις ἀργυρίδιον δεῖται §1051λαβεῖν μνᾶς ἢ δύʼ ἢ τρεῖς, §1052ὡς † πόλλʼ ἔσω ʼστὶν† §1053κἄχομεν βαλλάντια.
But let every man and woman announce, if anyone needs to take some money, one mina or two or three, since there is plenty inside, and we have purses.
And if ever peace appears, whoever now borrows from us, let him no longer return what he has received.
And we are going to feast some guests from Carystus, noble and good men.
§1061κἄστιν ἔτʼ ἔτνος τι· καὶ δελφάκιον ἦν τί μοι, §1062καὶ τοῦτο τέθυχʼ, ὡς τὰ κρέʼ ἔδεσθʼ ἁπαλὰ καὶ καλά.
And there is still some soup; and I had a young pig, and this has been sacrificed, so that you may eat tender and fine meat.
§1063ἥκετʼ οὖν εἰς ἐμοῦ τήμερον· πρῲ δὲ χρὴ §1064τοῦτο δρᾶν λελουμένους αὔ- §1065τούς τε καὶ τὰ παιδίʼ, εἶτʼ εἴσω βαδίζειν, §1066μηδʼ ἐρέσθαι μηδένα, §1067ἀλλὰ χωρεῖν ἄντικρυς §1068ὥσπερ οἴκαδʼ εἰς ἑαυτῶν §1070γεννικῶς, ὡς §1071ἡ θύρα κεκλῄσεται.
Come then to my house today; and early you must do this, having bathed, both yourselves and the children, then walk inside, and ask no one, but go straight in as if into your own home, nobly, since the door will be shut.
§1072καὶ μὴν ἀπὸ τῆς Σπάρτης οἱδὶ πρέσβεις ἕλκοντες ὑπήνας §1073χωροῦσʼ, ὥσπερ χοιροκομεῖον περὶ τοῖς μηροῖσιν ἔχοντες.
Look, here come these ambassadors from Sparta dragging their beards, walking as if they have a pig-pen around their thighs.
Spartan men, first of all, welcome, then tell us in what state you have come.
§1076τί δεῖ ποθʼ ὑμὲ πολλὰ μυσίδδειν ἔπη;
[Spartan Ambassadors] What need is there to speak many words?
§1077ὁρῆν γὰρ ἔξεσθʼ ὡς ἔχοντες ἵκομες.
For you can see in what state we have come.
§1078βαβαί·
[Athenian / Magistrate] Wow!
νενεύρωται μὲν ἥδε συμφορὰ §1079δεινῶς, †τεθερμῶσθαί γε† χεῖρον φαίνεται.
This affliction indeed is tensed terribly, and the inflamed state seems even worse.
§1080ἄφατα.
[Spartan] Unspeakable!
τί κα λέγοι τις;
What could anyone say?
ἀλλʼ ὅπᾳ σέλει §1081παντᾷ τις ἐλσὼν ἁμὶν εἰράναν σέτω.
But however one wishes, let someone come in every way and establish peace for us.
§1082καὶ μὴν ὁρῶ καὶ τούσδε τοὺς αὐτόχθονας §1083ὥσπερ παλαιστὰς ἄνδρας ἀπὸ τῶν γαστέρων §1084θαἰμάτιʼ ἀποστέλλοντας· ὥστε φαίνεται §1085ἀσκητικὸν τὸ χρῆμα τοῦ νοσήματος.
[Athenian] Indeed I also see these native men of ours, stripping off their cloaks from their bellies like wrestlers; so that this trouble of the disease appears to be athletic.
§1086τίς ἂν φράσεις ποῦʼ στιν ἡ Λυσιστράτη;
[Athenians] Who can tell us where Lysistrata is?
§1087ὡς ἄνδρες ἡμεῖς οὑτοιὶ τοιουτοιί.
Since we men here are like this, in such a state.
§1088χαὔτη ξυνᾴδει χἠτέρα ταύτῃ νόσῳ.
[Athenian] This disease indeed matches with that other one.
§1089ἦ που πρὸς ὄρθρον σπασμὸς ὑμᾶς λαμβάνει;
Does a spasm seize you toward dawn?
§1090μὰ Δίʼ ἀλλὰ ταυτὶ δρῶντες ἐπιτετρίμμεθα.
[Athenians] No, by Zeus, but doing this we are worn out.
So that if someone does not reconcile us quickly, there is no way we won't make love to Cleisthenes.
[Athenian] If you are wise, take your cloaks, so that none of the Herm-choppers will see you.
§1095νὴ τὸν Δίʼ εὖ μέντοι λέγεις.
[Athenians] By Zeus, you speak indeed well!
φέρε τὸ ἔσθος ἀμβαλώμεθα.
Come, let us put on our clothing.
§1097ὢ χαίρετʼ ὦ Λάκωνες·
[Athenian] Oh, welcome, Spartans!
αἰσχρά γʼ ἐπάθομεν.
We indeed suffered shameful things.
[Spartans] O Polycharidas, we would indeed have suffered terrible things, if those men had seen us with our things erect.
§1100ἄγε δὴ Λάκωνες αὔθʼ ἕκαστα χρὴ λέγειν.
[Athenian] Come then, Spartans, we must speak of each matter.
§1101ἐπὶ τί πάρεστε δεῦρο;
For what have you come here?
§1102bκαλῶς δὴ λέγετε· χἠμεῖς τουτογί.
[Athenian] Excellently spoken; and we also for this very thing.
Why then do we not call Lysistrata, she who alone could reconcile us?
§1105ναὶ τὼ σιὼ κἂν λῆτε τὸν Λυσίστρατον.
[Spartans] Yes, by the twin gods, even Lysistratus, if you wish!
[Athenian] But indeed we do not need to call her, as it seems; for she herself, as she heard, is coming out.
§1108χαῖρʼ ὦ πασῶν ἀνδρειοτάτη·
[Chorus] Hail, most courageous of all women!
δεῖ δὴ νυνί σε γενέσθαι §1109δεινὴν δειλὴν ἀγαθὴν φαύλην σεμνὴν ἀγανὴν πολύπειρον· §1110ὡς οἱ πρῶτοι τῶν Ἑλλήνων τῇ σῇ ληφθέντες ἴυγγι §1111συνεχώρησάν σοι καὶ κοινῇ τἀγκλήματα πάντʼ ἐπέτρεψαν.
Now indeed you must become clever, gentle, noble, simple, severe, mild, experienced; since the foremost of the Greeks, caught by your magic charm, have yielded to you and entrusted all their complaints in common.
[Lysistrata] But the task is not difficult, if indeed one takes them when they are eager and not testing each other's patience.
§1114τάχα δʼ εἴσομαι ʼγώ.
Soon indeed I will know.
ποῦ ʼστιν ἡ Διαλλαγή;
Where is Reconciliation?
§1115πρόσαγε λαβοῦσα πρῶτα τοὺς Λακωνικούς, §1116καὶ μὴ χαλεπῇ τῇ χειρὶ μηδʼ αὐθαδικῇ, §1117μηδʼ ὥσπερ ἡμῶν ἅνδρες ἀμαθῶς τοῦτʼ ἔδρων, §1118ἀλλʼ ὡς γυναῖκας εἰκός, οἰκείως πάνυ,
Bring them forward; first take the Spartans, and not with a harsh hand nor with arrogance, nor as our husbands used to do this ignorantly, but as is fitting for women, very affectionately.
§1119ἢν μὴ διδῷ τὴν χεῖρα, τῆς σάθης ἄγε.
If he does not give his hand, lead him by the penis.
Go, and you also bring these Athenians, and wherever they offer, take them and bring them forward.