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Fountain Of Salmacis Lyrics - Artist : Hackett, Steve
From a dense forest of tall dark pinewood
Mount Ida rises like an island Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child Hermaphroditus, son of gods, so afraid of their love As the dawn creeps up the sky The hunter caught sight of a doe In desire for conquest He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before [Hermaphroditus / Narrator:] "Where are you, my father? / "Then he could go no further Give wisdom to your son" / Now lost, the boy was guided by the sun" And as his strength began to fail He saw a shimmering lake A shadow in the dark green depths Disturbed the strange tranquility [Salmacis / Narrator:] "The waters are disturbed / "The waters are disturbed Some creature has been stirred" / Naiad queen Salmacis has been stirred" As he rushed to quench his thirst A fountain spring appeared before him And as his heated breath brushed through the cool mist A liquid voice called, "Son of gods, drink from my spring" The water tasted strangely sweet Behind him the voice called again He turned and saw her, in a cloak of mist alone And as he gazed, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake [Salmacis / Narrator:] 'We shall be one / 'She wanted them as one We shall be joined as one' / Yet he had no desire to be one' [Hermaphroditus:] "Away from me, cold-blooded woman Your thirst is not mine" [Salmacis:] "Nothing will cause us to part Hear me, O Gods!" Unearthly calm ascended from the sky And then their flesh and bones were strangely merged Forever to be joined as one The creature crawled into the lake A fading voice was heard: "And I beg, yes I beg, that all who touch this spring May share my fate" [Salmacis / Narrator:] "We are the one / "The two are now made one We are the one" / Demi-god and nymph are now made one" Both had given everything they had A lover's dream had been fulfilled at last Forever still beneath the lake |
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