"Newspaper Selling Song" is a popular children's song composed by the musician Nie Er in the 1930s. The tune is simple, catchy, bright and smooth. With simple and vivid language and spicy and humorous writing style, it profoundly describes the suffering life of newsboys in the old society and their desire for light.
Nie Er (February 14, 1912 - July 17, 1935), a native of Yuxi, Yunnan, was born in Kunming. His original name was Nie Shouxin, his courtesy name was Ziyi (also known as Ziyi), and he was a Chinese musician. , the composer of the "March of the Volunteers", the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, has used pen names such as Black Angel, Noisy Sen, Huan Yu, and Wang Daping.
Origin of the name:
When Nie Shouxin was young, he was particularly sensitive to music. Everyone said that anything that could enter his ears could come out of his mouth. Over time, everyone called him "Ears".
At a party, Nie Shouxin could not only perform dances and imitate the speech of various people, but also make his two ears move in tandem. This is difficult for ordinary people to do, everyone. They all burst into laughter. The general manager gave Nie Shouxin a gift and called him "Dr. Nie Er". Nie Shouxin smiled and said to everyone: "If you insist on giving me one ear, it's okay. Four ears (the traditional Chinese character for "Nie") are connected in a string. Don't they look like a cannonball?" Shouxin changed his name to Nie Er.