Downstream from Kaub on the Rhine, at the foot of the towering rock mass of the Lorelei, lived the last water nymph She often sat on top of the rock, combing her golden hair in the moonlight, while with her enchanting voice she sang wonderful melodies that bewitched all who heard them.
Many who listened to her sweet song could not resist the urge to go to the virgin, and then became so entranced by her beauty that he failed to notice the dangers that threatened his boat. And so it often happened that boat and skipper were seized by the treacherous maelstrom, and were swallowed up in its depths