Epopeya de Edipo de Tebas

Epic of Oedipus of Thebes

Epopeya de Edipo de Tebas

Of Oedipus of ThebesDe Edipo de Tebas
rememberinghaciendo memoria
I tell you the storyos cuento la historia
with sorrows and gloriescon penas y glorias
of Oedipus of Thebes.de Edipo de Tebas.

The Oracle told himLe dijo el Oráculo
Oedipus, your lifeEdipo, tu vida
will be eventfulse pone movida
you will be a parricide,serás parricida,
the Oracle told him.le dijo el Oráculo.

He kept sayingSeguía diciendo
Although I detestSi bien yo detesto
telling you thishablarte de esto
there is, there is an incest comingse viene, se viene un incesto
he kept saying.seguía diciendo.

Knowing such a thingSabiendo tal cosa
his father King Laius,su padre el rey Layo,
swift as lightningveloz como un rayo
told a servantle dijo a un lacayo
knowing such a thing.sabiendo tal cosa.

You will take my son,Te irás con mi hijo,
I don't want him to grow up,no quiero que crezca,
make him perishhas tú que perezca
as you see fitcomo te parezca
you will take my son.te irás con mi hijo.

Having carried out the orderCumplida la orden
the very unfortunate oneel muy desdichado
with his feet tiedcon los pies atados
remained, remained hangingquedóse, quedóse colgado
having carried out the order.cumplida la orden.

Oedipus saved himselfEdipo salvóse
and killed Laiusy a Layo matólo
fighting him alonepeleándolo él sólo
sent him to the skyal cielo enviólo
Oedipus saved himself.Edipo salvóse

Weeks laterSemanas más tarde
he advances to Thebesa Tebas avanza
manages to solveresolver alcanza
a certain riddlecierta adivinanza
weeks later.semanas más tarde.

The Sphinx of ThebesLa Esfinge de Tebas
when defeatedal ser derrotada
gets upset, gets angryse ofusca, se enfada
and becomes, and becomes ointmenty se hace, y se hace pomada
the Sphinx of Thebes.la Esfinge de Tebas.

And without realizingY sin darse cuenta
he is marriedcasado el está
to who they already knowcon quien saben ya
his own mothersu propia mamá
and without realizing.y sin darse cuenta.

From his own childrenDe sus propios hijos
there are great consequenceshay grandes secuelas
and even though it hurts himy aunque esto le duela
Jocasta is a grandmotherYocasta es abuela
of his own children.de sus propios hijos.

Oedipus upon knowingEdipo al saberlo
in an interviewen una entrevista
with his analystcon su analista
blinds himselfse quita, se quita la vista
Oedipus upon knowing.Edipo al saverlo.

Moral:Moraleja:

When facing a SphinxAl ver a una esfinge
posing a dilemma,planteando un dilema,
avoid the problemhuid del problema
by changing the subjectcambiando de tema
when facing a Sphinx.al ver a una esfinge.

Loving mothersMadres amantes
take precautionstomad precausiones
for the effusionspor las efusiones
of male childrende hijos varones
loving mothers.madres amantes.

To not repeatPor no repetir
the tragic storyla historia nefasta
of Oedipus and Jocastade Edipo y Yocasta
what has been said, enoughlo dicho, lo dicho ya basta
to not repeat.por no repetir.