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Al Naharot Bavel (Salamone Rossi)
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= HELP- Editor: John Hetland (submitted 2010-08-21). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 329 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Source: Music from a transcription by Joel Newman from the edition of 1628 for the New York Pro Musica Antiqua. Text from the edition of 1623, as transcribed by Cantors Assembly of America, published by The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1967. The present edition is by John Hetland and the Renaissance Street Singers. The (non-singing) translation here is from the Bible, Revised Standard Version. Notation is a minor third higher here than the original, for SATB.
- Editor: Elam Rotem (submitted 2009-08-12). Score information: A4, 3 pages, 80 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Original key; untransliterated Hebrew text.
General Information
Title: Al Naharot Bavel - By the rivers of Babylon
Composer: Salamone Rossi
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: ATTB
Genre: Sacred
Language: Hebrew
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1622
Description: Psalm 137
External websites:
- Al Naharot Bavel on Youtube - Profeti Della Quinta
- Psalm 137 (english translation)
- Wikipedia: Psalm 137 (Deutsch)
Original text and translations
Hebrew text
`Al naharót bavel
sham yashavnu gam bachinu
b'zochrénu et tsiyyón.
`Al `aravim b'tóchah
talinu kinnóróteinu.
Ki sham sh'elunu shóveinu divrei shir
v'tólaleinu simcha
shiru lanu mishshir tsiyyón.
Ech nashir et shir adónai
`al admat néchar.
Im eshkachéch y'rushalayim
tishkach y'mini.
Tidbaq l'shóni 1'chiki im ló ezk'réchi
im ló a`ale et y'rushalayim
`al rósh simchati.
Z'chor adónai livnei edóm
et yóm y'rushalayim
haóm'rim `aru `aru
`ad hay'sód bah.
Bat bavel hashsh'duda
ashrei shey'shallém lach et g'muléch
shegamalt lanu.
Ashrei sheyóchéz v'nipéts
et `ólalayich el hassala!
Original text and translations may be found at Psalm 137.
