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.

by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 136 (137)"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

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by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , "Při řekách babylonských", op. 99 no. 7, B. 185, from Biblické Písně, no. 7.

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

by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) , "Près du fleuve étranger", 1861. [mixed chorus and piano or orchestra]

ENG English (Bible or other Sacred Texts)
GER German (Martin Luther)

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Při řekách babylonských

Při řekách babylonských,
Tam jsme sedávali a plakávali,
Rozpomínajíce se na Sion.
Na vrby v té zemi
Zavěšovali jsme citary své,
A když se tam dotazovali nás ti,
Kteříž nás zajali,
Na slova písničky říkajíce:
Zpívejte nám některou píseň Sionskou,
Odpovídali jsme:
Kterakž bychom mohli zpívati
Píseň Hospodinovu
V zemi cizozemců?
Jestliže se zapomenu na tebe,
O Jeruzaléme,
O, zapomeniž i pravice má umění svého.

by Bible or other Sacred Texts

a text in Latin by Bible or other Sacred Texts , "Psalmus 136 (137)" ENG GER FRE

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) , "Při řekách babylonských", op. 99 no. 7, B. 185, from Biblické Písně, no. 7.

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