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Thalatta! Thalatta!

The Sea! The Sea!

We plundered Colchis and reached the sea, thanks for deliverance

we all agree.

We’re tired of packing up, and carrying arms,

Sail like Odysseus, where is the harm?

No Ships Cheirisophos, where have you been?

You’ve disappointed us, we’re forced to march again.

We begged Cheirisophos, find ships to sail, he made us promises,

We can’t avail.

He’d bring us merchant ships, and ships of war,

Triremes to carry us, we won’t walk anymore.

No Ships Cheirisophos, where have you been?

You’ve disappointed us, we’re forced to march again.

Ten thousand of us tried, two thousand of us died

The Euxine sea and Poseidon denied.

I shall return and speedily, Cheirisophos claimed, hyperbole!

There are no vessels, he’s absent still, we have to march again,

through force of will.

No Ships Cheirisophos, where have you been?

You’ve disappointed us, we’re forced to march again.