“Mene, Mene, Tekel”
Harold Rome (1908 – 1993), from 25th Anniversary “Pins and Needles” (1962)
Zimmers, Tighe E. Lyrical Satirical Harold Rome. Jefferson, NY (McFarland & Company 2014)
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Joe Glazer (1918-2006), from “The Jewish Immigrant Experience” 1989
Glazer, Joe. Labor’s Troubadour. (Urbana, IL: Univ. of Illinois, 2001)
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For more on this song, see “Babylon and the Writing on the Wall.”
Johnny Cash’s “Belshazzar” (1964) is a relatively straightforward re-telling of the biblical story, although it adds a detail not in the Tanakh (or in famous depictions, such as Rembrandt’s): the writing is in blood.
Wikipedia lists many more literary and artistic renderings and references.
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