The battle of the Greek tragedies - Melanie Sirof

Bitka grčkih tragedija - Melanie Sirof

Prevoditelj: Irma Komljenović Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Dobar dan, dame i gospodo.

Let us welcome you to the final day of dramatic battle between great tragedians.

Dobrodošli na zadnji dan dramatičnih borbi velikih tragičara.

It is a spring day here in Ancient Greece.

Proljetni je dan u Staroj Grčkoj.

Nearly 17,000 patrons are filing into the Theatre of Dionysus

Oko 17,000 posjetitelja došlo je u Dionizovo kazalište

to watch top playwrights,

gledati vrhunske dramatičare,

including favorites Aeschylus and Sophocles duke it out

uključujući favorite Eshila i Sofokla, u borbi

to see whose hero may be deemed most tragic,

kako bi vidjeli čijeg junaka smatraju najtragičnijim,

whose story most awful.

čiju priču najužasnijom.

Well Seacrestopolis,

Pa, Seacrestopolise,

in last week's battle of the choruses,

prošli tjedan u bitki zborova,

all 50 members of each playwright's chorus traveled back and forth across the stage,

svih je 50 članova zbora obojice dramatičara koračalo naprijed nazad

singing the strophe and antistrophe, telling misbegotten tales of woe.

pjevajući strofu i antistrofu, govoreći o nezakonitim pričama o nesreći.

Today's first chorus is entering through the parados,

Prvi današnji zbor ulazi kroz parodu,

taking their positions in the orchestra at the bottom of the stage.

te se smješta u orkestru na dnu pozornice.

Mario Lopedokia, this is nothing we haven't seen before.

Mario Lopedokia, sve smo ovo već vidjeli.

All 50 members speaking from the depths of their souls.

Svih 50 članova govore iz dubina svojih duša.

Wait, what is this?

Čekaj! Što je ovo?

I've not seen this before, Seacrestopolis.

Ovo još nisam vidio, Seacrestopolise.

There is one actor stepping out of choral formation,

Jedan glumac izlazi iz zborskog reda,

assuming an independent role in this play.

uzevši samostalnu ulogu u ovoj predstavi.

Can you make out who it is?

Vidiš li tko je to?

That looks like Thespis.

Izgleda kao Tespis.

It seems he's changing his mask,

Izgleda da mijenja svoju masku

and taking on the role of another character.

i uzima ulogu drugog lika.

Incredible. Surely, Thespis will go down in history as the very first actor.

Nevjerojatno! Tespis će ući u povijest kao prvi glumac.

He has changed the face of theater forever.

Promijenio je izgled kazališta zauvijek,

And that was just the warm-up act.

A to je bilo samo zagrijavanje.

On to the main attraction.

Krenimo na glavnu atrakciju.

Aeschylus will have the stage first.

Eshil prvi ima pozornicu.

Let's see what he does.

Pogledajmo što će napraviti.

We expect great things.

Očekujemo velike stvari.

Last competition, Sophocles beat him by a smidge,

Na zadnjem ga je natjecanju pobijedio Sofoklo,

but Aeschylus is still considered the Father of Tragedy.

no Eshila svejedno smatramo ocem tragedije.

Now, Aeschylus frequently competes at this festival, the city Dionysia.

Eshil se često natječe na ovom festivalu, Gradskim Dionizijama.

Though his plays are violent,

Iako su njegove predstave nasilne,

the bloodshed is never seen by the audience,

publika nikad ne vidi krvoproliće,

which allows the dramatic tension to take center stage.

kako bi dramska napetost bila u središtu pažnje.

Let's see what he does today to try to win his title back.

Pogledajmo što će danas učiniti da vrati svoju titulu.

Here comes Aeschylus's chorus,

Dolazi Eshilov zbor,

but they seem to be missing quite a few people.

ali nedostaje mu prilično puno ljudi.

What is going on here?

Što se to događa?

Not only are they down a few people.

Ne samo da neki ljudi nedostaju,

There are two actors taking center stage.

dva glumca izlaze na sredinu pozornice.

This is absolutely unheard of.

Ovo je nečuveno!

He has build on Thespis's idea and added a second actor to the mix.

Nadogradio je Tespisovu ideju i dodao drugog glumca.

Aeschylus is relying on the two individuals to tell the story.

Eshil se oslanja na dva pojedinca da ispričaju priču.

The dialogue possible in tragedy now has taken precedence over the chorus.

Mogući dijalog u tragediji sada ima prednost nad zborom.

No wonder he drastically shrunk its size.

Nije ni čudo da ga je tako drastično smanjio.

This applause is well deserved.

Pljesak je zaslužen.

The crowd has hushed.

Publika se stišala.

Sophocles's actors and chorus

Sofoklovi glumci i zbor

are taking the stage for the play, "Oedipus Rex."

dolaze na pozornicu zbog predstave "Kralj Edip".

As usual, the chorus is set up in the orchestra.

Kao i inače, zbor je smješten u orkestru.

And what's this?

Što je ovo?

Sophocles has added a third actor.

Sofoklo je dodao trećeg glumca.

Will this one-upmanship never end?

Kada će ovo nadmašivanje prestati?

Three actors,

Tri glumca

and they are changing their masks to take on several different roles

mijenjaju svoje maske i uzimaju više različitih uloga

as they weave the tale of Oedipus,

dok stvaraju priču o Edipu,

a nice fellow who kills his father and marries his mother.

simpatičnom čovjeku koji ubije svog oca i oženi svoju majku.

Kills his father and marries his mother.

Ubije oca i oženi majku,

That sounds pretty tragic to me.

to zvuči prilično tragično.

It is most tragic, Mario Lopedokia.

Vrlo je tragično, Mario Lopedokia.

Call me crazy, but I'm willing to bet that future generations

Nazovi me ludim, ali gotovo sam siguran da će buduće generacije

will hold this play up as the perfect example of tragedy.

ovu dramu smatrati savršenim primjerom tragedije.

Excuse me, Seacrestopolis.

Samo malo, Seacrestopolise.

Oedipus has left the stage after realizing Jocasta was his wife and also his mother.

Edip je napustio pozornicu kad je shvatio da mu je Jokasta i žena i majka.

Where has he gone?

Gdje je otišao?

I can't even imagine.

Ne mogu ni zamisliti.

Wait. The messenger has stepped on stage

Čekaj. Glasnik je izašao na pozornicu

and is telling us of the great king's actions.

i priča nam o djelima velikog kralja.

He says that Oedipus, upon finding his mother, wife, whatever, Jocasta,

Kaže da je Edip, našavši svoju majku, ženu, što god, Jokastu,

dead of her own hand in their incestuous bedroom,

kako se ubila u njihovoj incestnoj spavaćoj sobi,

took the broaches from her dress and stabbed his eyes repeatedly.

uzeo broševe s njene haljine i više puta izbo svoje oči.

You can't blame the guy, can you?

Ne možeš ga kriviti, zar ne?

Bedded his mother, killed his father, is father and brother to his children.

Lijegao je s majkom, ubio oca, otac je i brat svojoj djeci.

I might do the same.

I ja bih to napravio.

My friend, I do believe we've seen it all.

Prijatelju, vjerujem da smo vidjeli sve.

Indeed, we have.

Zaista, jesmo.

There is nothing more tragic than Oedipus.

Nema ničeg tragičnijeg od Edipa.

And sure enough, the judges who have been chosen by lot from all over Greece

Evo, suci odabrani iz cijele Grčke

are ready to announce the winner.

spremni su proglasiti pobjednika.

Oh, folks! This is one for the history books.

Ljudi moji! Ovo će ući u povijest.

Dark horse playwright, Philocles, has taken first prize.

Neočekivani pobjednik, Filoklo, osvojio je prvo mjesto.

What an upset. What a tragedy.

Kakvo uznemirenje. Kakva tragedija.

What a night, folks.

Kakva noć, narode.

We have witnessed the laying of the foundation of modern theater

Prisustvovali smo osnivanju temelja modernog kazališta

and some great innovations:

i nekih velikih inovacija:

the shrinking of the chorus,

smanjenju zbora,

the addition of three actors,

dodavanju tri glumca,

and such catharsis.

i ovakvoj katarzi.

Doesn't a great tragedy just make you feel renewed and cleansed?

Zar se zbog tragedije ne osjećaš obnovljeno i pročišćeno?

It sure does, but now we are out of time.

Naravno, no više nemamo vremena.

I'm Seacrestopolis,

Ja sam Seacrestopolis,

and I'm Mario Lopedokia.

a ja Mario Lopedokia.

Peace, love and catharsis.

Mir, ljubav i katarza.