ПЕРВАЯ ЖЕНЩИНА.
Здесь купалась Артемида,
Актеон её увидел.
Бросил взор охотник смелый
на её нагое тело.
О, мой злосчастный Актеон,
ты был в оленя превращён.
Ужасная судьба:
твоя же свора злых собак,
твоя же свора злых собак...
к тебе… со всех сторон.
И вот олень-Актеон – в кольце!
О, плен, смертельный плен.
Вмиг растерзан был олень.
Женщины из свиты Дидоны танцуют, развлекая Энея.
SECOND WOMAN
Oft she visits this lov'd mountain,
Oft she bathes her in this fountain;
Here Actaeon met his fate,
Pursued by his own hounds,
And after mortal wounds
Discover'd, discover'd too late.
[A Dance to entertain Aeneas by Dido's women]
FIRST WOMAN.
Artemis swam here
Actaeon saw her.
The bold hunter cast his eyes
on her naked body.
Oh my unfortunate Actaeon
you were turned into a deer.
Horrible fate:
your pack of evil dogs
your pack of evil dogs ...
to you ... from all sides.
And now the deer Actaeon is in the ring!
Oh captive, deadly captivity.
Instantly the deer was torn to pieces.
Women from the Dido Suite dance, entertaining Aeneas.
SECOND WOMAN
Oft she visits this lov'd mountain,
Oft she bathes her in this fountain;
Here Actaeon met his fate,
Pursued by his own hounds,
And after mortal wounds
Discover'd, discover'd too late.
[A Dance to entertain Aeneas by Dido's women]
