As a father wails for his son, as he burns his bones, a son newly wed whose death has brought woe to his unhappy parents, even so wailed Achilles for his comrade as he burned his bones, going heavily about the pyre with ceaseless groaning.
ὡς δὲ πατὴρ οὗ παιδὸς ὀδύρεται ὀστέα καίων νυμφίου , ὅς τε θανὼν δειλοὺς ἀκάχησε τοκῆας , ὣς Ἀχιλεὺς ἑτάροιο ὀδύρετο ὀστέα καίων , ἑρπύζων παρὰ πυρκαϊὴν ἁδινὰ στεναχίζων .
ὡς δέ πατήρ ἑός παῖς ὀδύρομαι ὀστέον καίω νυμφίος , ὅς τε θνήσκω δειλός ἀχεύω τοκεύς , ὡς Ἀχιλλεύς ἑταῖρος ὀδύρομαι ὀστέον καίω , ἑρπύζω παρά πυρκαιά ἁδινός στεναχίζω .