Paroles de The Fountain Of Salmacis
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Hermaphrodite: a flower containing both male and female organs;
A person or animal of both sexes.
The child Hermaphroditus was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite,
The result of a secret love affair. For this reason he was
Entrusted to the nymphs of the isolated Mount Ida,
Who allowed him to grow up as a wild creature of the woods. After his
Encounter with the water-nymph Salmacis, he laid a
Curse upon the water. According to fable, all persons who bathed in the
Water became hermaphrodites.
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:
"Where are you, my father?
Give wisdom to your son"
Narrator:
"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 tranquility.
Salmacis:
"The waters are disturbed
Some creature has been stirred"
Narrator:
"The waters are disturbed
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:
"We shall be one
We shall be joined as one"
Narrator:
"She wanted them 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 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
May share my fate"
Salmacis:
"We are the one
We 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,
Forever still beneath the lake.
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Traduction en FrançaisThe Fountain Of Salmacis
La fontaine de Salmacis
Hermaphrodite: a flower containing both male and female organs;
Le Mont Ida tel une île s'élève.
A person or animal of both sexes.
A l'intérieur d'une grotte cachée, les nymphes retiennent prisonnier un enfant
The child Hermaphroditus was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite,
Hermaphrodite, fils des dieux, qui a si peur de leur amour.
The result of a secret love affair. For this reason he was
Lorsque le char de l'Aurore traversa le ciel
Entrusted to the nymphs of the isolated Mount Ida,
Le chasseur aperçut une biche.
Who allowed him to grow up as a wild creature of the woods. After his
Avec le désir de la conquérir,
Encounter with the water-nymph Salmacis, he laid a
Il se retrouva au beau milieu d'une clairière qu'il n'avait pas remarquée auparavant.
Curse upon the water. According to fable, all persons who bathed in the
(Hermaphrodite) " Où es-tu, Père, raisonne ton fils ! "
Water became hermaphrodites.
(Narrateur) " Alors il ne put aller plus loin, désormais, perdu, l'enfant était guidé par le soleil "
From a dense forest of tall dark pinewood,
Et lorsque ses forces commencèrent à le quitter
Mount Ida rises like an island.
Il vit un lac étincelant
Within a hidden cave, nymphs had kept a child;
Une ombre dans les profondeurs vert émeraude
Hermaphroditus, son of gods, so afraid of their love.
Troubla l'inquiétante tranquillité.
As the dawn creeps up the sky
(Salmacis) " Les eaux sont troublées, des créatures ont été dérangées "
The hunter caught sight of a doe.
(Narrateur) " Les eaux sont troublées, la Reine des naïades, Salmacis, a été dérangée "
In desire for conquest,
Lorsqu'il se précipita pour étancher sa soif
He found himself within a glade he'd not beheld before.
Une fontaine jaillissante surgit devant lui
Hermaphroditus:
Et lorsque sa respiration échauffée se précipita dans la brume fraîche
"Where are you, my father?
Une voix liquide dit
Give wisdom to your son"
" Fils des Dieux, bois l'eau de ma fontaine "
Narrator:
Etrangement, l'eau avait un goût sucré
"Then he could go no farther
Derrière lui, une voix l'appela de nouveau
Now lost, the boy was guided by the sun"
Il se retourna et la vit, vêtue seulement d'une cape de brume
And as his strength began to fail
Et lorsqu'il la regarda, ses yeux étaient emplis des ténèbres du lac
He saw a shimmering lake.
(Salmacis) " nous devons nous unir, nous devons ne faire qu'un "
A shadow in the dark green depths
(Narrateur) " Elle voulait s'unir à lui, bien que lui n'ait aucun désir de s'unir à elle "
Disturbed the strange tranquility.
(Hermaphrodite) " Loin de moi, sorcière, ta soif n'est pas mienne "
Salmacis:
(Salmacis) " Rien ne nous séparera, écoutez moi ô Dieux ! "
"The waters are disturbed
Un calme divin descendit des cieux
Some creature has been stirred"
Et leur chair et leurs os furent étrangement mêlés
Narrator:
Et pour toujours ne formèrent plus qu'un.
"The waters are disturbed
La créature rampa vers le lac
Naiad queen Salmacis has been stirred"
Une voix tremblante se fit entendre :
As he rushed to quench his thirst,
" Et je parie, oui je parie que tous ceux qui toucheront à cette fontaine
A fountain spring appeared before him
Partageront ma destinée "
And as his heated breath brushed through the cool mist,
(Salmacis) " nous sommes un, nous sommes un "
A liquid voice called, "Son of gods, drink from my spring".
(Narrator) " les deux furent désormais unis, Le demi Dieu et la nymphe furent unis "
The water tasted strangely sweet.
Les deux donnèrent tous ce qu'ils avaient
Behind him the voice called again.
Finalement le rêve d'une amante fut réalisé
He turned and saw her, in a cloak of mist alone
Pour toujours et à jamais sous ce lac.
And as he gazed, her eyes were filled with the darkness of the lake.
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Salmacis:
Hermaphrodite, fruit d'un amour interdit entre Hermès et Aphrodite, possédait les 2 sexes masculins et féminins
"We shall be one
We shall be joined as one"
Narrator:
"She wanted them 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 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
May share my fate"
Salmacis:
"We are the one
We 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,
Forever still beneath the lake.
InterprèteGenesis
LabelDigital Remaster 2008 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
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