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al naharot bavel
By the rivers of Babylon
sham yashavnu gam bachinu
There we sat and also wept
bezochrenu et tzion
When we remembered Zion
al aravim betochah
On the willows within it
talinu kinorteynu
We hung our harps
ki sham sheelunu shoveynu
For there our captors asked of us
divrey shir vetulalnu simcha
Words of song and our tormentors gladness
shiru lanu mishir tzion
Sing us a song of Zion
eych nashir et shir '
How shall we sing the Lord's song
al admat nechar
In a foreign land
im eshkachech yerushalam
If I forget you Jerusalem
tishkach yemini
Let my right hand forget its skill
tidbak leshoni lechiki
Let my tongue cling to my palate
im lo ezkerechi
If I do not remember you
im lo aale et yerushalayim
If I do not raise Jerusalem
al rosh simchati
Above my chief joy