Thebes, lost in the heart of Beotia 
Strangled by the mythic strangler 
Well-known under the name of sphinx 
Demon of bad luck, destruction and death 
Sent by the goddess Hera 
To reprimand the royal murder 

Sphinx! 
Winged lion with a female head 
Fruit of an unhealthy copulation between Typhon and 
Echidna 
You accomplish your vile destiny 
Devastating meadows 
Terrorizing Inhabitants 

A regicidal people... 
A kingdom cursed by gods... 
A devastated country... 
A city on fire and blood... 

Installed on a high rock 
You call out to the passer-by 
Submit them a riddle learnt by the Musesa 
And strangle with no mercy... to suffocate the 
ignorant! 

Creon, regent of the bloody city 
To stop the carnage 
Decides to offer the Thebes crown 
To anyone who might annihilate the scourge 
Everybody fails 
The beast victims number is still growing 

Oedipus! 
Courageous hero 
Coming from nowhere and searching for glory 
You are the only one 
Defying the guardian of the truth 
You will liberate this decimate land 

Sphinx:"Welcome couragerous mortal, endeavour to give 
me the right reply or you will die..." 
Oedipus:"Ask me your question, I'm ready and I will 
find the answer!" 
Sphinx:"What animal is that which in the morning goes 
on four feet, at noon on two, and in the evening upon 
three?" 
Oedipus:"... Man! Who in the childhood creeps on hands 
and knees, in manhood walks erect, and in old age with 
the aid of a staff" 

Sphinx! 
A simple mortal solves your riddle 
So mortified! 
You hurl yourself on your stone 
And perish... Eternally! 

This is the end! 
Of the malediction 
Let's begin 
The reign of Oedipus!