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- Psalm 137 (Greek numbering: Psalm 136) is one of the best known of the Biblical psalms. It is a hymn expressing the yearnings of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem. Its opening lines - "By the rivers of Babylon..." (Septuagint: "By the waters of Babylon...") - have been set to music on various occasions.
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Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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Psalm 137 written by [Traditional] English
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Při řekách babylonských
written by Antonín Dvořák
Czech
1894
- By the Waters of Babylon written by unknown author(s) English
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By the Waters of Babylon
written by Philip Hayes
English
1786
- The Road to Babylon written by Manfred Mann [solo], Colin Pattenden, Peter Thomas [GB] English August 27, 1976
- Babelon written by Rico Rodriguez, Laurel Aitken English 1969
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Při řekách babylonských
written by Antonín Dvořák
Czech
1894
Partial adaptations
A partial adaptation is a musical work which integrates only a part of another musical work, and this part is only a fragment of the new musical work.
Psalm 137 written by [Traditional]
- Rivers of Babylon written by Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton English