歌词与中文翻译
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
来到巴比伦河边，我们坐在你身旁
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
耶，我们哭泣又悲伤，当我们想起了家乡
来到巴比伦河边，我们坐在你身旁
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
耶，我们哭泣又悲伤，当我们想起了家乡
当邪恶的人
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
把我们带去囚禁
还强迫我们把歌唱
When the wicked
我们怎能唱得出圣歌来
Carried us away in captivity
当邪恶的人
把我们带去囚禁
Require from us a song
还强迫我们把歌唱
我们怎能唱得出圣歌来
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land
在陌生的异国他乡让我们心里的话儿和期望
在今夜向你倾叙
When the wicked
让我们心里的话儿和期望在今夜向你倾叙
Carried us away in captivity
在今夜向你倾叙
来到巴比伦河边，我们坐在你身旁
Requiring of us a song
耶，我们哭泣又悲伤，当我们想起了家乡
来到巴比伦河边，我们坐在你身旁
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land
耶，我们哭泣又悲伤，当我们想起了家乡
来到了巴比伦河边
Let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts
我们坐了下来，你要唱一首歌
我们哭泣，吟唱着一首爱的歌
be acceptable in Thy sight here tonight
当我们想起家乡，是啊
来到巴比伦河边，来到巴比伦河边
Let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts
我们坐了下来，你听到人们哭泣
be acceptable in Thy sight here tonight
耶， 当我们被囚禁，他们需要他们的上帝
当我们想起巴比伦 我们得到力量
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
By the rivers of Babylon the waters of Babylon
there we sat down You got to sing a song
ye-eah we wept, Sing a song of love
when we remember Zion. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
By the rivers of Babylon by the rivers of Babylon
there we sat down You hear the people cry
ye-eah we wept, They need their God
when we remember Zion. Ooh, got the power