The Fountain Of Salmacis - 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. 

  Hermaphroditus: 
"Where are you, my father? 
Give wisdom to your son" 
  Narrator: 
Now lost, the boy was guided by the sun" 
"Then he could go no farther 

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 o