Babylon (Round - Rise Up Singing)

Traditional
Rise Up Singing chapter: p.193
Lyrics:
1. By the waters, the waters of Babylon
2. we sat down and wept, and wept for thee, Zion
3. We remember thee, remember thee, remember thee Zion

From תהלים
Psalms chapter 137

The Complete Jewish Bible:
-By the rivers of Bavel we sat down and wept as we remembered Tziyon.
The Complete Tanach with Rashi (Ed. Rabbi A.J. Rosenberg):
-By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, we also wept when we remembered Zion.

Kreyol / Haitian Creole:
-Nou te chita bò larivyè ki nan peyi Babilòn yo, nou t'ap kriye lè nou chonje peyi Siyon.

Español / Spanish (Nueva Versión Internacional):
-Junto a los ríos de Babilonia nos sentábamos, y llorábamos al acordarnos de Sión.

Français / French (Louis Segond):
-Sur les bords des fleuves de Babylone, Nous étions assis et nous pleurions, en nous souvenant de Sion.

Italiano / Italian (La Nuova Diodati):
-Là, presso i fiumi di Babilonia, sedevamo e piangevamo, ricordandoci di Sion.

Português/Portuguese (João Ferreira de Almeida Atualizada):
-Junto aos rios de Babilônia, ali nos assentamos e nos pusemos a chorar, recordando-nos de Sião.

Română / Romanian:
-Pe malurile rîurilor Babilonului, şedeam jos şi plîngeam, cînd ne aduceam aminte de Sion.

汉语 / Chinese
(Chinese Union Version (Simplified)):
我们曾在巴比伦的河边坐下，一追想锡安就哭了。

Svenska / Swedish (Levande Bibeln):
Vid Babylons floder satt vi och grät och tänkte på Jerusalem.

Hebrew!
א על־נהרות בבל שם ישבנו גם־בכינו בזכרנו את־ציון: ב

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[lmnop433]

Aww.. I miss this song. We used to sing it all the time at camp OSRUI in wisconsin - we made a huge line of people holding hands spiraling around the room. Good memories.

Great job guys!

[bertosvids]

well harmonised,,cheers rob

[elazarn2]

i agree. excellent recovery. do you know to whom this version is credited? there are some differences i noticed from most translations i see from the original Hebrew.

[SirCoughsalot]

I wanna hear that girl in the middle finish singing Down By the Riverside... You guys harmonize really well on this.

[carrolly2k]

Nice recovery Matt! You guys sound great!