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Piran Parts from His Brothers

Piran Parts from His Brothers

From C3.27, Piran Exhorts His Champions. It illustrates C3.27.35–45:

  • C3.27.35
    To Farshidvard and Lahhak Piran spoke:“Great chiefs, guard Turan from the coming stroke.
  • C3.27.36
    The safety of the army on this fieldMust be your care; stand firm, its living shield.
  • C3.27.37
    Set there a watchman on the mountain height,To scan the field while day affords him light.
  • C3.27.38
    There let him keep his vigil through the night,And count the stars until the dawn grows bright.
  • C3.27.39
    If ill should come from heaven’s turning sky,And all its favor wholly pass us by,
  • C3.27.40
    Then hurry back to Turan; let your flightBe swift as smoke when fortune turns to spite.
  • C3.27.41
    No others of our house are left to stand;Time felled our mighty warriors with its hand.
  • C3.27.42
    What can I teach of time and all its ways?Time is itself the teacher of our days.”
  • C3.27.43
    They clasped each other, weeping in their pain,Then turned away, their bitter tears like rain.
  • C3.27.44
    They parted from the ranks with cries of grief,And loud lament accompanied each chief.
  • C3.27.45
    Then Piran, filled with vengeance, rode back out,And reached the field with his loud battle-shout.

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