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
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
When the wicked Carried us away in captivity
当邪恶的人把我们抓走囚禁
Required from us a song
还强迫我们把歌唱
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
我们怎能在他乡唱得出圣歌
When the wicked Carried us away in captivity
当邪恶的人把我们抓走囚禁
Requiering of us a song
还强迫我们把歌唱
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
我们怎能在他乡唱得出圣歌
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
在陌生的异国他乡让我们心里的话儿和期望
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
在今夜向你倾叙
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts
让我们心里的话儿和期望在今夜向你倾叙
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
在今夜向你倾叙
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
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
By the rivers of Babylon (dark tears of Babylon)
来到了巴比伦河边（哭泣的巴比伦）
there we sat down (You got to sing a song)
我们坐了下来（你要唱一首歌）
ye-eah we wept, (Sing a song of love)
我们哭泣（吟唱着一首爱的歌）
when we remember Zion. (Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
当我们想起家乡（是啊～～）
By the rivers of Babylon (Rough bits of Babylon)
来到巴比伦河边（来到巴比伦河边）
there we sat down (You hear the people cry)
我们坐了下来（你听到人们哭泣）
ye-eah we wept, (They need their God)
我们哭泣（他们需要上帝）
when we remember Zion. (Ooh, have the power)
当我们想起巴比伦（噢我们就得到力量）