Psalmus 136 (137)

1 [Psalmus David, Jeremiæ.] Super flumina Babylonis illic
  sedimus et flevimus, cum recordaremur Sion.
2 In salicibus in medio ejus suspendimus organa nostra:
3 quia illic interrogaverunt nos, qui captivos duxerunt nos, verba cantionum;
  et qui abduxerunt nos: Hymnum cantate nobis de canticis Sion.
4 Quomodo cantabimus canticum Domini in terra aliena?
5 Si oblitus fuero tui, Jerusalem, oblivioni detur dextera mea.
6 Adhæreat lingua mea faucibus meis, si non meminero tui; 
  si non proposuero Jerusalem in principio lætitiæ meæ.
7 Memor esto, Domine, filiorum Edom, in die Jerusalem:
  qui dicunt: Exinanite, exinanite usque ad fundamentum in ea.
8 Filia Babylonis misera! beatus qui retribuet tibi
  retributionem tuam quam retribuisti nobis.
9 Beatus qui tenebit, et allidet parvulos tuos ad petram.

Translation(s): CZE ENG FRE FRE GER GER IRI

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Authorship

• by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 136 (137)" [ author's text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in Czech (Čeština), a translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts ENG FRE FRE GER GER IRI by Antonín Dvořák.
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• Also set in French (Français), adapted by A. Quételard [an adaptation] CZE ENG GER GER IRI by Charles Gounod.
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• Also set in French (Français), a translation by Gilles Durant, sieur de la Bergerie (1554 - 1614?5) [an adaptation] CZE ENG GER GER IRI by François-Eustache Du Caurroy.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) CZE ENG FRE FRE IRI by Peter Cornelius.
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• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Martin Luther (1483 - 1546) , "Psalm 136 (137)" CZE ENG FRE FRE FRE IRI by Heinrich Schütz.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts) , "Psalm 136 (137)"
• GER German (Deutsch) (Martin Luther) , "Psalm 136 (137)"
• IRI Irish (Gaelic) (Bible or other Sacred Texts)

Text added to the website: 2006-03-28.
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An Babels Wasserflüssen

Stromflut dahin rauscht durch Babels Gefilde:
Herzblut, so brichst du in Tränen hervor!
Zion, du strahlst hell in qualvolle Träume,
Da doch dein Volk dich auf ewig verlor!
Dir grünt der Oelbaum, kühl weht dir die Palme noch,
Uns brach das Herz, blühet niemehr empor.
Schmachvoll bedrängt uns der Ruf unsres Feindes:
'Singt uns von Zion!' so heischt sein Gebot;
Doch Weh, mein Volk, dir unendlich Wehe,
Sängst du des Herrn Lied dem feind, der dir droht!
Einmal zuletzt nur beim Heimgang ertön' einst,
Zion, O Zion, dein Lied noch im Tod.

Submitted by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Authorship

• by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874) [ author's text checked 1 time]

• a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 136 (137)" CZE ENG FRE FRE IRI
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874), "An Babels Wasserflüssen", op. 13 no. 2 (1872) [SATB chorus], note: music is based on the Sarabande from Bach's English Suite No 3, BWV 808 [
   text verified 1 time
  ]

Text added to the website: 2007-06-08.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:18
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