Rivers Of Babylon, Melodians, Bonny M & Delroy Wilson

També versionada per Quimi Portet i Discípulos de Otilia

Versió Original de The Melodians
Popularitzada mundialment per Bonny M

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.

When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Required from us a song
Now how shall we sing the lords song in a strange land

When the wicked
Carried us away in captivity
Requiering of us a song
Now how shall we sing the lords song in a strange land

Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

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 (dark tears 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 (rough bits of babylon)
There we sat down (you hear the people cry)
Ye-eah we wept, (they need their God)
When we remember zion. (ooh, have the power)

Traducció (Joan Genís a partir de la de Quimi Portet)

Per els rius de Babylon, hi varem seure
I hi vam plorar, tot recordant Zion

Quan els malvats
se'ns varen emportar en captivitat
volien fer-nos cantar
I com voleu que cantem lluny de la nostra llar?

Que els mots que us diem i les meditacions del nostre cor
Siguin ben acceptats en la visió d'aquesta nit

Per els rius de Babylon, hi varem seure
I hi vam plorar, tot recordant zion.

Per els rius de Babylon (llàgrimes negres de Babylon)
Hi varen seure (has de cantar una cançó)
I hi vam plorar (cantar una cançó d'amor)
Tot recordant zion. (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)

Per els rius de Babylon (aspres rius de Babylon)
Hi varem seure (no sents la gent plorar?)
Hi vam plorar (nesseciten el seu Senyor)
Tot recordant Zion. (ooh, tenim el poder)