The Fountain Of Salmacis Lyrics - Nursery Cryme - Genesis

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. 

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. 

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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. 

We shall be one 

She wanted them as one 

We shall be joined as one' 

Yet he had no desire to be one' 

Away from me, cold-blooded woman. 

Your thirst is not mine. 

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. 

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