The Fountain Of Salmacis
Исполнитель: GENESIS
979 просмотров
Опубликовано:
Текст песни
Шрифт:
16px
Текст песни GENESIS - The Fountain Of Salmacis
<br/>
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 skyThe hunter caught sight of a doe.( )<br />In desire for conquest,He found himself, within a glade he'd not beheld before.Hermaphroditus:"Where are you my fatherGive wisdom to your son"Narrator:"Then he could go no fartherNow lost, the boy was guidedby the sun"And as his strength began to failHe saw a shimmering lake.A shadow in the dark green depthsDistrubed the strange tranquility.Salmacis:"The waters are disturbed Some creature has been stirred"Narrator:"The waters are disturbedThe naiad queen Salmacishas been stirred"As he rushed to quench his thirst,A fountain spring appeared before himAnd 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 aloneAnd as he gazed, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake.Salmacis: Narrator:"We shall be one "She wanted them as oneWe shall be joined as one" Yet he had no desire to be one"Hermaphroditus: "Away from me cold-blooded womanYour thirst is not mine"Salmacis: "Nothing will cause us to partHear me O gods"Unearthly calm descended from ther skyAnd then their flesh and bones were strangely mergedForever to be joined as one.The creature crawled into the lakeA fading voice was heard:"And I beg, that all who touch this springMay share my fate"Salmacis:"We are the oneWe are the one".Narrator:"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,