Taken away from under the boughsnFar from the sheltering glensnImprisoned by wizards to sing for a serpentnIn the guise of a mannn[Chorus]nThey come with teeth and tusks and talonsnThey come with horns and hooves and clawsnA wailing cry is heard deep within the forestnA bestial host heeds the king stag's callnnWatch them come from lands all aroundnTo hear the maiden in whitenSing her songs of sorrow and lovenIn the hall of the king tonightnShe was stolen from under the boughsnAway from the sheltering glensnImprisoned by wizards to sing for a serpentnIn the guise of a mannnIn a wood untouched by axesnCreatures dwell unseen by mennSongs are sung by a virgin princessnHeard but once and never againnn[Chorus]nnWatch them come from lands all aroundnTo hear the maiden in whitenSings her songs of sorrow and lovenIn the hall of the king tonightnSoon the herald shall sound the alarmnAs the fairy queen's armies draw nearnAnd the maiden shall cease her lamentnAs the wicked men cry out in fearnnIn a wood untouched by axesnCreatures dwelt unseen by mennSongs were sung by a virgin princessnHeard but once and never again