In ancient Hebrew literature, the famous poem written with "Prisoner of Babylon" as the historical background is (

The lyrics of the song "River of Babylon" are written according to the Bible hymn 137: 1. At that time, the lyrics were to the effect that in 586 BC, slaves ordered Jews exiled in Babylon to sing together. But at this moment, Jews have no mood to sing, because their holy city Jerusalem has been occupied by the enemy. If they want to sing, they can only sing their hearts out loud-freedom. Music tells the story of Babylonian prisoners in history. At that time, many Jewish musicians were plundered to Babylon, and of course there were other craftsmen. The king ordered the musician to play for him, and the musician would rather die than surrender. The king was furious and cut off the hands of these people. They sat by the Babylonian river and cried all night. ...

The melody of this piece is extremely beautiful and smooth, and the rhythm is lively and unrestrained. However, when we follow the relaxed, quiet, peaceful and flowing music, we imagine and recall the feelings of Jewish prisoners who have left their hometown when they are in adversity and wandering in a foreign land, as if we saw a cruel and desolate scene: Jews living in dire straits still yearn for the streams, green fields, ridges and fragrant rice in their hometown ... Musicians use heaven, utopia and leave home. Sitting on the bank of Babylon, sad people seem to be crying: Babylon River, you flow quietly, the night is so quiet, but you don't know how desolate our persecuted strangers are beside you. May the Holy One know our voices, our prayers and meditation. ...