Lyrics:

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