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| Title: | KAS DZIEDAJA |
| Place Of Origin: | Latvia |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 |
| Incipit: | 12351 23511 54321 |
| Key: | d minor |
| Source: | Latvian traditional melody |
CAPTIVITY is a traditional Latvian folk tune; it is also known as KAS DZIEDAJA from the Latvian poem associated with the tune. The title CAPTIVITY is derived from its more recent use (especially in post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism) with Ewald Bash's paraphrase of Psalm 137, which begins "By the Babylonian rivers."
CAPTIVITY is a rather reflective tune, almost haunting in its minor mode. It has a stunning octave rise at the beginning of the second long line. The tune is suitable for either unison or part singing. Accompany with modest organ tones or strings (guitars).
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1987
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