"When you are old, your hair is white, and you are sleepy. When you are old and can't walk anymore, you take a nap by the fire and recall your youth..." Love can always be found in the most ordinary life. , express the most sincere feelings. "Love" - ??this abstract and concrete existence seems to be integrated with the vast nature and sky, and a transcendent purifying effect is produced. The lyrical power of poetry is also integrated into the arrangement of scenes and images. Use music to describe a kind of mentality of many people. The works come from the heart, do not follow their favorites, and only tell the sincere music. . This song makes people lament that time flies by without realizing that their parents have grown old.
Napping next to the fire represents the arrival of a moment of rest in life; the dim lights imply the passing of time and the blurring of memory, creating a trance and melancholy atmosphere; finally, the fire is mentioned The fire, although dim, still shines brightly, symbolizing that love will never be extinguished through the long nights of life. The repeated refrain of "love your pious soul" in the lyrics also means that this feeling will not fade with the passage of time, but will become stronger over time.
The arrangement is very plain and there is no climax. The touch caused by listening to it is not much different from appreciating a poem recitation. The guitar arrangement and the addition of violin make the whole song move slowly, but the feelings for the mother are condensed in the slow movement. In the Spring Festival Gala's "When You Get Old", piano and grand violin are the main instruments, coupled with Karen Mok's clear and distant voice, the sad and touching long tones and low turning short tones can be freely retracted. Karen Mok's characteristics determined that she turned a ballad into a love song. Therefore, "When You Get Old" was extended to another specific theme: When you get old, my heart will last forever.