by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
Translation by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873)
On Jordan's Banks
Language: English
On Jordan's banks the Arab's camels stray, On Sion's hill the False One's votaries pray. The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep - Yet there even there - oh God! they thunder sleep: There - where thy finger scorch'd the tablet stone! There - where thy shadow to they people shone! Thy glory shrouded in its garb of fire: Thyself - none living see and not expire! Oh! in the lightning let thy glance appear, Sweep from his shiver'd hand the oppressor's spear! How long by tyrants shall thy land be trod? How long thy temple worshipless, Oh God?
Text Authorship:
- by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "On Jordan's Banks", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 6, first published 1815
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Alexis Paulin Pâris) , "Sur les bords du Jourdain", appears in Mélodies hébraïques, no. 6
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 93
Language: German (Deutsch) after the English
Our translations: ENG
Des Arabers Kameel' am Jordan gehen, Der Götzendiener kniet auf Zion's Höhen, Auf Sinai der Baalsverehrer steigt, Und dort, o Gott -- wie ? dort dein Donner schweigt? Wo in den Stein dein Finger Schrift gegraben,-- Wo deinen Schatten wir gesehen haben -- Im Feu'rgewande deine Majestät -- Du, den kein Leben schaut, der nicht vergeht! O laß dein Licht im Blitz sich offenbaren! Entbrich den Speer den Händen der Barbaren! Wie lang entweiht dein Land der Feinde Spott? Wie lang steht leer dein Heiligthum, o Gott?
Composition:
- Set to music by Heinrich August Marschner (1795 - 1861), "Racheruf", op. 100 no. 4, published 1839 [ voice and piano ], from Israelitsche Gesänge von Lord Byron mit Pianofortebegleitung, no. 4, Berlin, Trautwein
Text Authorship:
- by Karl Julius Körner (1793 - 1873), "Racheruf", appears in Israelitische Gesänge, no. 6
Based on:
- a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), "On Jordan's Banks", appears in Hebrew Melodies, no. 6, first published 1815
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Cry of revenge", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 84