Notus and the Torn Chlamys

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Antistrophe

Antistrophe (Ancient Greek: ἀντιστροφή, "a turning back") is the portion of an ode sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east, in response to the strophe, which was sung from east to west. more »

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Away from the mirthless claws of the Manes
Fix your gaze upon storms gone

And when the skies and seas unite
Far from the eyes, eyes of the blind

And when the horns of the moon rounds
Into its full circle to shine at its fullest

And when it's looking down on earth
With its disc complete, look for the threefold

Invoke her mysteries
With
Spells and incantations

To vanquish Mercury's Rod
And
Shadows of its eclipse

Restore me my years stamped with silence
Let me quench my thirst with your nectar
I long to let loose my wild tambourines
I long to unleash my Berecyntian horns

Away from the mirthful claws of the Manes
Hearken unto storms to come

And when the stars flash in answer to your call
Adorned by bronze cymbals

And when a chariot stands near
Drawn by a team of winged dragons

And when your placid surface is roused
Be steered with deepest mysteries

Thrice be cleansed with fire
Thrice with water
Thrice with sulphur

Regain the flower of youth
The prime of life
With the rite of spring

We whom no death chills stand in awe
Of your attempt to redeem us of ourselves
Be praised, be extolled, you who know no timidity
Alas, solely your mortality shall placate us

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