For what thing, present or absent?Old manTo have a beloved treasure, which the god is revealing.ElectraSee: I call on the gods. Or whatever do you mean, old man?Old manLook now at this man, my child, your dearest one.ElectraI have been looking for a long time, to see whether you have lost your mind.Old manLost my mind, because I see your brother?ElectraWhat do you mean, old man, by this word, unhoped for?Old manThat I see Orestes here, Agamemnon’s son.ElectraWhat mark do you see, by which I shall be persuaded?Old manA scar along his brow, where he fell and drew blood one day in his father’s home when chasing a fawn with you.ElectraWhat are you saying? I see the sign of the fall.Old manThen do you hesitate to embrace your dearest one?ElectraNot any longer, old man; for my heart is persuaded by your tokens. O you who have appeared at last, I hold you, beyond all hope.OrestesAnd you are held by me at last.ElectraI never expected it.OrestesNor did I hope.ElectraAre you that one?OrestesYes, your one ally. If I draw back the cast of the net I am aiming for—but I have confidence; or else we must no longer believe in gods, if wrong is to be victorious over right.

ChorusYou have come, you have come, oh, long-delayed day, you have lighted up, you have made visible a beacon to the city, who in long ago exile went forth from his father’s house, unhappily wandering.A god, now, a god brings our victory, my dear. Lift up your hands, lift up your words, send prayers to the gods for your brother with fortune, with fortune,