Oh! Weep for those

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!

by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788-1824) , "Oh! Weep for those", from Hebrew Melodies, no. 5, 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 A. Garfinkel , "Oh! weep for those that wept by Babel's stream", published 1903. [voice and piano]
by (Isador) George Henschel (1850-1934) , "Oh! weep for those that wept by Babylon's stream", published 1879. [two bass soli and orchestra], also set in German
by Isaac Nathan (1790-1864) , "Oh! Weep for those", published 1815 [voice and piano], from A Selection of Hebrew Melodies No. I, no. 5.
by Wilhelm Rettich (1892-1988) , "O weep", op. 93, published 1973. [SATB chorus a cappella]
by Grace Williams (1906-) , "Oh weep for those that wept", 1934. [tenor and orchestra or piano]
by Friedrich Eduard Wilsing (1809-1893) , "Oh! weep for those that wept by Babel's stream", <<1893 [voice and piano], from Hebrew Melodies, no. ?, also set in German

by M. Henle , "Weint um Israel", op. 4 no. 1, published 1897 [voice and piano], from Hebräische Gesänge nach jüdischen Melodien, no. 1.
by Johann Karl Gottfried Loewe (1796-1869) , "Weint um Israel", op. 5 no. 4 (1824), published 1826. [voice and piano]

by Carl Goldmark (1830-1915) , "Weinet um sie", op. 18 (12 Gesänge) no. 7, published 1868. [voice and piano]

by Jan Karol Gall (1856-1912) , "O weint um sie", op. 30 (12 hebräische Originalmelodien) no. ? [voice and piano]
by Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812-1883) , "O weint um sie", op. 15 (Hebräische Gesänge) no. ? [duet for two female voices with piano]
by Johann Benjamin Gross (1809-1848) , "O weint um sie", op. 35 (Lieder) no. ? (<<1848). [duet for tenor and baritone or bass with piano]
by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811-1885) , "O weint um sie", op. 49 no. ?, published 185-? [soprano, SATB chorus, and orchestra]
by Karl Adolf Lorenz , "O weint um sie", op. 5. [alto and piano]
by Karl Müller , "O weint um sie, die einst", op. 6 no. 3, published 1870. [high voice and piano quartet]
by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) , "O weint um sie", NWV 31 (1865) [voice and piano or chorus and orchestra], fragment

by Max Bruch (1838-1920) , "Beweinet, die geweint an Babels Strand", published 1888 [SATB chorus, orchestra, and organ ad libitum], from Hebräische Gesänge, no. 1, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel
by Friedrich Eduard Wilsing (1809-1893) , "Beweinet, die geweinet am Babelsstrand", <<1893 [voice and piano], from Hebrew Melodies, no. ?, also set in English

by (Isador) George Henschel (1850-1934) , "Beweinet so geweint in Babels Land", published 1879. [two bass soli and orchestra], also set in English

by Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927) , "Beweinet sie, am Euphrat Saum die geweint", op. 9 (9 Lieder für gemischten Chor) no. ?, published 1880. [SATB chorus a cappella]

by Heinrich August Marschner (1795-1861) , "Klage", op. 100 (Israelitische Gesänge) no. ? (<<1861). [voice and piano]

by Louise von Vigny , "O weine über sie" [voice and piano], from 3 Lieder, no. ?

Date added to the website: 2003-11-04.

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O, weint um sie die einst

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 Julia's Gang berauscht
Das Herz, das sonst dem Himmelston gelauscht?

Du Stamm mit irrem Fuß und müder Brust,
Wann wirft du eingehn in der Ruhe Lust?
Die Taube hat ihr Nest, der Fuchs die Schluft,
Der Mensch die Heimat -- Juda nur die Gruft!

by Adolf Böttger (1815-1870) , "O, weint um sie die einst", from Hebräische Melodien, no. 5, published 1841

a text in English by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788-1824) , "Oh! Weep for those", from Hebrew Melodies, no. 5, 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 Jan Karol Gall (1856-1912) , "O weint um sie", op. 30 (12 hebräische Originalmelodien) no. ? [voice and piano]
by Carl Georg Peter Grädener (1812-1883) , "O weint um sie", op. 15 (Hebräische Gesänge) no. ? [duet for two female voices with piano]
by Johann Benjamin Gross (1809-1848) , "O weint um sie", op. 35 (Lieder) no. ? (<<1848). [duet for tenor and baritone or bass with piano]
by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811-1885) , "O weint um sie", op. 49 no. ?, published 185-? [soprano, SATB chorus, and orchestra]
by Karl Adolf Lorenz , "O weint um sie", op. 5. [alto and piano]
by Karl Müller , "O weint um sie, die einst", op. 6 no. 3, published 1870. [high voice and piano quartet]
by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) , "O weint um sie", NWV 31 (1865) [voice and piano or chorus and orchestra], fragment

Date added to the website: 2009-08-09.