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αἴλινον αἴλινον εἰπέ,το δ’εὖ νικάτω.

Sing woe, sing woe, yet may the good prevail.

Slow going, with much time in the commentary and the lexicon. And the regular refrain of Sir Denys: "Text and interpretation are extremely doubtful."

Τὰ δ’ἄλλα σιγῶ· βοῦς ἐπὶ γλῶσσῃ μέγας
Βέβηκεν·

For the rest I am silent. A great ox has stepped upon my tongue.