עַ֥ל נַהֲר֨וֹת ׀ בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זָכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת־צִיּֽוֹן׃
בײַ די טײַכן פֿון בָבֿל, דאָרטן זײַנען מיר געזעסן און געװײנט, אַז מיר האָבן זיך דערמאָנט אָן צִיון.
Likutei Moharan
And this is the behina of: “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, sat and wept” (Psalms 137:1)—this is the behina of the Babylonian Talmud, that was composed at the yeshivot (seminaries/houses of study), from which rivers are made, as stated. And hence: “and wept” — because one must cry beforehand, in the behina of: “and mixed (masakh) my drink with tears” (Psalms 102:10), as stated.