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Rivers of Babylon
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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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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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Rivers of Babylon
written by Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton
English
1970
- 齊上小山崗 {Qí shàng xiǎoshān gǎng} written by Cheng Kwok Kong Chinese 1978
- Babylon written by Pavel Kopta Czech 1978
- Den dopper written by Frank Rover Dutch 1978
- De rivieren van Babylon written by Johan Verminnen Dutch 1998
- Het Pajottenland written by Eddy Govert, Henri Spider, Michel Charmant Dutch June 15, 2015
- Rivers of Babylon written by Georg Reyam, Frank Farian English
- Rivers of Babylon written by Sinéad O'Connor, Ronald Tomlinson English
- Alla polttavan auringon written by Pertti Reponen Finnish
- Sur la route de Babylone written by Jocelyne Berthiaume French November 1978
- Die Legende von Babylon written by Fred Jay German 1978
- Der Stripper von Babylon written by Dieter Adam German 1979
- Die Lende von Marion written by Mike Krüger German 1979
- Ned ved bredden av Nidelva written by Gunnar Hordvik Norwegian 1978
- Rios da Babilônia written by Wally [BR] Portuguese 1978
- Поролон {Porolon} written by Dmitriy Chishov Russian 2000
- Ríos de Babilonia written by Tomás Fundora Spanish 1979
- Rios de Babilonia written by unknown author(s) Spanish 1993
- Kommer du ihåg babylon written by Björn Håkanson Swedish 1978
- On the Willows written by Stephen Schwartz English May 17, 1971
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Psaume 136 (Hébr. 137) Au bord des fleuves de Babylone
written by Joseph Gélineau
French
1954
- Rivers of Babylon written by [Traditional] English
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Při řekách babylonských
written by Antonín Dvořák
Czech
1894