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Illustration of the weeping by the rivers of Babylon from Chludov Psalter (9th century). The song is based on the Biblical Psalm 137:1–4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC: [1] Previously the Kingdom of Israel, after being united under Kings David and Solomon, had been split in two, with the Kingdom of ...
An English setting ("By the Rivers of Babylon") by David Amram (b. 1930), for solo soprano and SSAA choir (1969). [63] [64] [65] [relevant?] "Rivers of Babylon", in part based on the opening verses of the Psalm, is a Rastafarian song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of the Jamaican reggae group The Melodians in 1970.
"Rivers of Babylon" is a song by The Melodians, notably covered by Boney M. . Rivers of Babylon or Waters of Babylon may also refer to: "By the rivers of Babylon" or "By the waters of Babylon", the first phrase from Psalm 137 in Jewish liturgy and the Hebrew Bible
The "Rivers of Babylon" section has been changed to showcase a person attending the dentist. The crescendo "aaah" sound in "Rivers of Babylon" remains in the song, but is changed to sound like the patient is opening their mouth wider and wider for the dentist to see more into it, with each pause in-between having the dentist saying "Open wider ...
"An Wasserflüssen Babylon" (By the rivers of Babylon) is a Lutheran hymn by Wolfgang Dachstein, which was first published in Strasbourg in 1525. The text of the hymn is a paraphrase of Psalm 137 . Its singing tune, which is the best known part of the hymn and Dachstein's best known melody, was popularised as the chorale tune of Paul Gerhardt ...
Super flumina Babylonis (By the rivers of Babylon), Op. 25, is a musical setting of Psalm 137 (Psalm 136 in the Vulgate) in Latin by Jules Van Nuffel, composed in 1916 for mixed choir and organ. History
After recording "Swing and Dine" for record producer Sonia Pottinger, they had further hits with "Little Nut Tree" before recording their biggest hit, "Rivers of Babylon" for Leslie Kong. [1] This song became an anthem of the Rastafarian movement, and was featured on the soundtrack of the movie The Harder They Come. [2]
"By the Waters of Babylon" is a post-apocalyptic short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét, first published July 31, 1937, in The Saturday Evening Post as "The Place of the Gods". [1] It was republished in 1943 The Pocket Book of Science Fiction , [ 2 ] and was adapted in 1971 into a one-act play by Brainerd Duffield.