by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
Translation by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870)
Oh! weep for those that wept by Babel's...
Language: English
Oh! weep for those that wept by Babel's stream, Whose shrines are desolate, whose land a dream; Weep for the harp of Judah's broken shell; Mourn -- where their God that dwelt the godless dwell! And where shall Israel lave her bleeding feet? And when shall Zion's songs again seem sweet? And Judah's melody once more rejoice The hearts that leap'd before its heavenly voice? Tribes of the wandering foot and weary breast, How shall ye flee away and be at rest! The wild-dove hath her nest, the fox his cave, Mankind their country -- Israel but the grave!
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Text Authorship:
- by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "Oh! Weep for those", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 5, first published 1815 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Maurice Arnold , "Oh! weep for those" [ TTBB chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by A. Garfinkel , "Oh! weep for those that wept by Babel's stream", published 1903 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Isador) George Henschel (1850 - 1934), "Oh! weep for those that wept by Babylon's stream", published 1879 [ 2 bass soli and orchestra ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Isaac Nathan (1790 - 1864), "Oh! Weep for those", published 1815 [ voice and piano ], from A Selection of Hebrew Melodies No. I, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm Rettich (1892 - 1988), "O weep", op. 93, published 1973 [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Grace Mary Williams (1906 - 1977), "Oh weep for those that wept", 1934 [ tenor and orchestra or piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Eduard Wilsing (1809 - 1893), "Oh! weep for those that wept by Babel's stream", <<1893 [ voice and piano ], from Hebrew Melodies, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Franz Theremin (1780 - 1846) , "Weint um Israel", appears in Hebräische Gesänge, first published 1820 ; composed by M. Henle, George Henschel, Carl Loewe.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Max Bruch, Friedrich Eduard Wilsing.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873) , "Klage", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 5 ; composed by Heinrich August Marschner.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Louise von Vigny.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Carl Goldmark.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870) , "O, weint um sie die einst", appears in Hebräische Melodien, no. 5, first published 1841 ; composed by Joseph Gall, Carl Georg Peter Grädener, Johann Benjamin Gross, Ferdinand von Hiller, Carl Adolf Lorenz, Dr., Karl Müller, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Max Seifriz.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Eduard Nickles (1833 - 1871) , no title ; composed by Luise Adolpha Le Beau.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Gustav Flügel.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Dmitry Yegorovich Min (1816 - 1885) , no title, first published 1859 ; composed by Eduard Frantsevich Nápravník.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Dmitri Dmitrevich Minayev (1835 - 1889) , "Еврейская мелодия", written 1863 ; composed by Boris Vladimirovich Podgoretsky.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Alexis Paulin Pâris) , "Oh! Pleurez sur ceux...", appears in Mélodies hébraïques, no. 5
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 97
O weint um sie, die einst an Babels...
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: ENG
O weint um sie, die einst an Babels Strand Geweint, -- ihr Tempel wüst, ein Traum ihr Land! Weint um die Harfe Juda's, die zersprang, -- Abgötter sind, wo einst ihr Gott sich schwang. Wo badet Israel den wunden Fuß? Wann hallt von Zion süßer Liedergruß? Wann wieder wird von Juda's Sang berauscht Das Herz, das sonst dem Himmelston gelauscht? Du Stamm mit irrem Fuß und müder Brust, Wann wirst du eingehn in der Ruhe Lust? Die Taube hat ihr Nest, der Fuchs die Schluft, Der Mensch die Heimat -- Juda nur die Gruft!
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View text with all available footnotesConfirmed with Adolf Böttger, Byron's sämmtliche Werke, Erster Band Hebräische Melodien. Stunden der Muße, Leipzig: Verlag von Otto Wigand, 1841, page 9.
Text Authorship:
- by Adolf Böttger (1815 - 1870), "O, weint um sie die einst", appears in Hebräische Melodien, no. 5, first published 1841 [author's text checked 2 times 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
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Joseph Gall , "O weint um sie", op. 30 (Zwölf hebräische Original-Melodien von Byron) no. 1, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812 - 1883), "O weint um sie", op. 15 no. 3, published 1886 [ duet for 2 female voices with piano ], from Hebräische Gesänge von Lord Byron, no. 3, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Johann Benjamin Gross (1809 - 1848), "O weint um sie", op. 35 (Lieder) no. ? (<<1848) [ duet for tenor and baritone or bass with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "O weint um sie", op. 49, published 1850 [ soprano, satb chorus, and orchestra ], Bonn: N. Simrock [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Adolf Lorenz, Dr. (1837 - 1923), "O weint um sie", op. 5, published 1864 [ alto and piano ], Berlin, Schlesinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Karl Müller (flourished c1862), "O weint um sie, die einst", op. 6 no. 3, published 1870 [ high voice and piano quartet ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), "O weint um sie", NWV 31 (1865) [ voice and piano or chorus and orchestra ], fragment [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max Seifriz (1827 - 1885), "O weint um sie", op. 4 no. 5, published 1863 [ SATB quartet ], from 8 Hebrew Melodies (Hebräische Melodien) by Lord Byron. Deutsch v. A. Böttger, no. 5, Leipzig, Schuberth u. Co. [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-08-09
Line count: 12
Word count: 91