The Fountain Of Salmacis - 1994 Digital Remaster - 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 doeIn desire for conquest

He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before

Where are you my father

Give wisdom to your son"

"Then he could go no farther

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 tranquillity

"The waters are disturbed

Some creature has been stirred"

"The waters are disturbed

The naiad queen Salmacis has been stirred"

As he rushed to quench his thirst

A fountain spring appeared before him

And as his heated breath rushed 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

We shall be joined as one

"She wanted them 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 descended 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 mayshare my fate"

"We are the one

We are the one"

"The two are now made 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