Lament | Weep for those who weep far away in Babylon!

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by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Klage

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: ENG

Wein' über die, die weinen fern in Babel!
Ihr Tempel brach, ihr Land ward, ach! zur Fabel!
Wein', es erstarb der heil'gen Harfe Ton,
Im Haus Jehovah's haust der Spötter Hohn.

Wo wird die blut'gen Füße Juda baden?
Wann wieder Zions Psalm zur Andacht laden?
Wann dringet wieder Israels Gesang
Zu Herzen, die entzückt sein Himmelsklang?

Ihr armen Pilger, müd' und schmerzbeklommen,
Wie sollt ihr flieh'n, und doch zur Ruhe kommen?
Die Taube hat ihr Nest, der Fuchs die Kluft,
Der Mensch die Heimath -- Jakob nur die Gruft!

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• H. Marschner

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Confirmed with Julius Körner (translator), Lord Byron’s Poesien, Erstes Bändchen, Zwickau: im Verlage der Gebrüder Schumann, 1821, page 10

Text Authorship:

by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Klage", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 5 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Oh! Weep for those", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 5, first published 1815
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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 Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Klage", op. 100 no. 3, published 1839 [ voice and piano ], from Israelitsche Gesänge von Lord Byron mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 3, Berlin, Trautwein [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Lament", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 91

Lament

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Weep for those who weep far away in Babylon!
Their temple broke, their country, alas, became a parable!
Weep, the sound of the holy harp has died away,
In Jehova’s house the scorners' jeers have taken up residence.

Where shall Judah bathe his bleeding feet?
When shall Zion's Psalm again call to worship?
When shall Israel’s song once more penetrate
To hearts that are enraptured by its heavenly sound?

Ye poor pilgrims, weary and oppressed by pain,
How could you flee, and yet find rest?
The dove has its nest, the fox its crevice,
Mankind its homeland -- Jacob only the sepulchre.

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Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Klage", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 5
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Oh! Weep for those", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 5, first published 1815
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2018-07-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 103