For know that my life resides not in me but far far away For I am body without soul My soul I have hidden only to be found by he who shall possess me Bring it to me, do not leave me alone in the forest Find the last link in the magic chain by which my life is darkly bound Bring me the casket, the serpent, the soul of the Swan Woman and all that can never never be ... In the ocean there is an island On the island grows an oak Beneath the oak lies a casket In the casket are seven birds
Seven birds sing away sweetly Not for long Cut off their pretty heads and I am yours I pray you, will you come for me? I pray you, won't you set me free? In the forest there is a lake In the lake lives a serpent Inside the serpent there is a swan And in the swan there is an egg In the egg my heart lies Now slowly squeeze And as you break the shell the spell is broken I pray you, will you come for me? I pray you, won't you set me free?