Wednesday, June 16, 2004

 

A Scholar's Reception

Molière, The Learned Women (Les Femmes Savantes), Act III, Scene 3 (tr. Donald M. Frame):
PHILAMINTE
Good Heavens, Greek, Greek! Sister, he knows Greek!
BÉLISE
My niece, Greek!
ARMANDE
Greek! How lovely! How unique!
PHILAMINTE
The gentleman knows Greek? Let each of us,
Sir, for the love of Greek, embrace you -- thus.

PHILAMINTE
Du grec, Ô Ciel! du grec! Il sait du grec, ma sœur!
BÉLISE
Ah, ma nièce, du grec!
ARMANDE
Du grec! quelle douceur!
PHILAMINTE
Quoi? Monsieur sait du grec? Ah! permettez, de grâce,
Que pour l'amour du grec, Monsieur, on vous embrasse.



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