巴赫旧约
汪苏泷 Lyrics

The lyrics of 汪苏泷's song 巴赫旧约 tell a story of unrequited love and the pain of a broken promise. The song describes a small town called Eisenach on March 21, 853. By the Hesser River, there is a melody flowing, unnoticed by anyone, in the St. Thomas Church. The melody is played on an organ. The song then references Bach's Brandenburg Concerto and the harpsichord at Weimar Palace, highlighting how Bach wrote music for a living. The moonlight at Weimar Palace is described as the prelude to a lamentation.

The singer of the song plays the violin with elegance and beauty, but their eyes avoid making direct contact, perhaps to hide their true feelings. The singer compares themselves to Bach, saying that they will record their love for the other person, just as Bach recorded music. The song emphasizes the memories that cannot be played on the classical piano, just like Bach's music that is hidden in the sea of people. The singer claims to have composed several centuries of music for the person, but it is a doomed love story that never had a conclusion.

The lyrics mention the singer carving their love in the only way they know how, through writing on sheet music, expressing their sighs about how the other person will never understand their heart. The old testament of their love is also powerless to bring the person back. The purple wind chimes swaying outside the window represent the sound of the person's voice, clear and crisp. The singer declares that their love for the person has already gone away and wonders if the person will also believe the same. The song ends with a lament about the old testament of their love losing its meaning.