The song "If the wine is dry and sold without" was once sung in the streets and alleys of the motherland, to this day, this song is still loved by contemporary youth and has become a ditty that many people hum every day. . Although I'm not a fan, and I can't even be called a fan, sometimes I hum "If the wine is sold for nothing..."
So, why do I suddenly think of this song? This is because I remembered the topics about this song: wine, dry wine, dry wine, if it is sold, if it is sold without... and so on, these foreigners sound hesitant and intermittent sentences, which gave me the idea of ????writing "Hokkien". The idea of ??writing a short article "Lin's Interesting Words".
Friends who often read newspapers may remember that a few years ago, these hesitant and intermittent sentences once became the "Luminous Cup" column of a newspaper in southern my country on the pretext of the song "If the wine is dry and sold for nothing" Dedicate an entire page and several articles to this Hokkien topic. In the whole page of articles, except for the correct explanation of wine, there is no article that correctly explains the original meaning and original meaning of the sentence "If the wine is sold dry, it will be empty." Most opinions believe that "wine is dry" means that the wine has been dried; "wine is dry if" means that the remaining wine is "flowing"; "wine...sell without" is the inversion of "sell without wine"... Like this, analysis It has to be delicious. I believe that people who are familiar with the Hokkien dialect will burst into laughter after hearing this analysis!
As we all know, to study any language, you must first be familiar with it. In the same way, how can you study Hokkien without being familiar with it? "If dried wine is sold for nothing", it was originally a business saying used to sell goods on the streets in southern Fujian and Taiwan. At that time, because the song "If dried wine is sold for nothing" was sung in the streets and alleys all over the country, some literati felt pity for it while finding it novel. They did not know that this kind of "street language" is inexhaustible and difficult to study thoroughly. Besides, when studying every sentence in southern Fujian, you should first be familiar with and understand its usage environment and word structure, otherwise you will definitely make a joke. For example, if you are really qualified to study the lyrics of "If the wine is dry, it will be sold without", then you should at least use the words that can be accurately disconnected, combined, and derived from the original words: wine, wine is dry, dry wine, dry; if, If it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, how much is it sold, if it is sold very well, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, if it is sold, it will be sold if it is not sold... and so on. Interesting? The sentence "If you sell dry wine without it" is just five words, it can be broken down into so many words and phrases at once. This also shows that the study of Hokkien requires the accumulation of a considerable amount of Hokkien words in order to accurately decompose more Hokkien word combinations and clarify its true meaning.
After separating the correct words, study its original meaning and original meaning. In the Hokkien dialect, "jiu" is the general name for all kinds of wine that people drink daily; what is "jiugan"? This is the southern Hokkien term that foreigners least understand - empty wine bottle; "dry wine" is the inverted expression of "dry the wine" in southern Hokkien; the original meaning of "if" is yes; "wuyi" is affirmation The words "can't" and "shouldn't"; "youyi" is a question, is there anything that can...how?; "wuyi" is also an affirmative word, nothing can...how; "youyibuy" is an affirmative sentence, there is What can be bought; "If you have to sell" is also an affirmative sentence, what can be sold; "Buy nothing" means you can't buy it; "Sell nothing" means different meanings according to the tone: if the tone is light, it means sold out or sold. The serious tone is to ask "Is there anything I can sell?" At this point, the original meaning of the sentence "If the dried wine is sold without" is derived, that is, "Is there any empty wine bottle for sale?"
The key word in the sentence "If you sell dry wine without it" is "empty wine bottle", once you understand the central meaning, you will be able to get the meaning right no matter how you segment the sentence. It would be correct to shout "Are there any empty wine bottles for sale?" So, how to answer "If you sell dry wine"? It can be "have", "if you sell", "sell without", "sell", "sell without"...etc., they also focus on the central meaning. Another thing to note is that "sell nothing" is a question. If the answer is "sell nothing", the modal particle "la" becomes the keyword "sold out".
It can be seen from this that every sentence and every word in the southern Fujian dialect has a strict logical meaning, and there are many one-sentence teachers among them who can be imitated.
There is no story behind if the wine is sold dry
This is an old song that has been around for a long time, but it seems to have been sung for a long time. In fact, it is a very touching song, but it has gradually become more original as the singers cover it. First up was Su Rui, who sang pretty well.
And now Dick Cowboy has become more and more like a simple rock song, without the tear-jerking feeling.
Men, women, old and young in southern Fujian and Taiwan, everyone will sing a few lines at the top of their lungs, "If the dried wine is sold for nothing, if the dried wine is sold for nothing...".
This is a Hokkien phrase, which probably means "Do you have any wine bottles to sell?". People in southern Fujian and Taiwan buy discarded empty wine bottles and sell them to recycling bins to make a little money. They walk around the streets while shouting "If you sell dried wine, you can't sell it." If anyone has empty wine bottles for sale at home, they will stop the waste collector.
When I was very young, I often shouted this song - "If the dried wine is sold for nothing, if the dried wine is sold for nothing...". I never knew who the original singer was, I just thought it was a popular folk song; I never knew how to sing the complete song, I only knew this most popular line.
When I got a little older and went to elementary school, I could listen to songs, knew the rough lyrics, and knew that the person singing the song was a female singer. But I have never been able to figure out what the vague lyrics in my impression have to do with the phrase "If the wine is dry, it will be sold without". Just listening to this sentence, I always thought it was just a powerful rock song, but I didn't expect that there was such a sad story hidden behind it.
I don’t know if that story is true or false, but after reading that story, I can’t help crying every time I listen to this song.
It was a movie about "If the wine is dry and sold for nothing". The title of the film is "The Wrong Ride" - maybe I am stupid, but until now I still don't understand the connection between this title and the content of the story. But what is touching is the film, regardless of its name.
That time was more than ten years ago.
At that time, there were few VCDs, so what we watched were rented video tapes.
At that time, I was still in elementary school. So now I can only pick up the fragments that remain in my memory about that film.
The story is about a deaf-mute man. I don’t remember what he does for a living. I just remember that in his home, the walls were made of empty wine bottles laid flat, with the bottles stacked on top of each other. of. The entire so-called "wall" looks like the round bottoms of glass bottles. green. Neat. Rudimentary. Now that I think about it, his profession should be to buy empty wine bottles. No wife or children. No friends. I had a vague impression that because he couldn't speak, he seemed to have replaced the cry of "If the wine is dry, it will be sold without" with another sound, such as knocking and beating.
A poor deaf-mute man picked up an abandoned baby one day. It's a girl. With a smile on his face, he happily took her home. You can imagine the hard work that a single and impoverished deaf-mute man must feel raising a baby under one year old. He is busy every day, but as he watches her grow up little by little, his hard work turns into joy on his face.
The baby girl finally grew up. Well-behaved, filial, cheerful, and graceful. The man finally grows old. Wrinkles, gray hair, thinness, age.
What remains unchanged is that the old man is still kind and kind, his family is still not rich, and the walls are still covered with wine bottles.
In this way, the man raised a person with the little money he earned every day.
The girl loves to sing and has a good voice. She later met a young man who was handsome and talented. However, his talent was not recognized and he was just an unknown songwriter.
They are like-minded and like each other. They often get together, talk music and sing together.
The girl was not in good health. One day, the old man bought a puppy and planned to kill it for the girl to eat so that she could replenish her health. But the girl couldn't bear it, so she kept the puppy and raised it, probably naming it "Wangcai" or something like that. Let’s call it Wangcai for now.
The young man often goes to the girl's house to help her, feeding Wangcai and teasing Wangcai with her. The young people almost become part of their family.
Time flies and the old man’s temples are as frosty as time flies. The little puppy that survived that day has become a mighty big wolfdog.
The girl sang better and better. Later, she finally became famous. From poverty and simplicity, it becomes bright and dazzling. But I am so busy that I have no time to go home, no time to accompany the elderly, and no time to be with the young people. The girl and the young man even had a quarrel. The distance between them is getting farther and farther. Until the end, the girl became a popular female singer, while the young man was still writing lyrics and music anonymously.
The girl became famous, but lost her freedom. Her agent did not allow her to go home, not allow her to interact with young people, and did not allow her to meet the deaf-mute old people. Because, how can a big star have a poor family, a boyfriend with no future, and a disabled old father? That would affect her image in the minds of fans.
The young man persuaded the girl not to abandon the old man who had worked so hard to raise her, but the girl fell out with him.
One day, the girl held a press conference, and the young man took the old man to see her. After not seeing her for a long time, the old man looked at his daughter with a trembling and excited smile, eager to see her call him dad again. The girl's manager was standing by to prevent the girl from getting to know the dilapidated old man. The spotlight shone brightly, and after some painful struggle and hesitation, the girl determinedly denied that the old man was her father. Although the old man couldn't hear it, he knew that his daughter didn't want to recognize him. The disappointed eyes and muddy old tears can make people fall into the abyss of eternal destruction, and make people's hearts tighten tightly.
The dilapidated home suddenly became silent. Without the girl’s laughter, there was only an endless void. The lonely figure of the old man moved slowly on the roadside. Following beside him was Wangcai, who had been raising him for many years. He also lowered his head, as if he knew his master's heartache.
Suddenly, a motorcycle sped over. Because the old man was deaf, he couldn't hear the roaring sound of the motor. Wangcai ran at full speed, threw himself behind the old man, and pushed the owner to the roadside. He was hit by the motorcycle, ran over him, and was crushed from his stomach. He turned over and lay on the roadside with his belly heaving and all over the ground. It's blood.
To this day, I still wonder whether that shot was real and whether a motorcycle really ran over the dog's belly during the filming. That shot was so real, it really made me worried.
The old man took Wangcai home. The veterinarian shook his head, meaning there was no hope.
Wangcai was lying on the table, covered in blood, breathing rapidly as his body fell up and down, and his eyes looked at his master sadly and painfully. The old man burst into tears. It is going to die after all, and it is better to let it die happily than to let it endure the pain. The old man raised a stick in pain, hesitated, and then hit Wangcai on the head...
Everything became more desolate. The old man has nothing left. Then, came the illness. The old man is terminally ill.
On one side, there is the coldness of the ending; on the other side, there is the hustle and bustle on the stage.
On the one hand, it is the desolation of the end of the song and the departure of people; on the other hand, it is the excitement of the opening of the show.
On one side, there is the sadness of loss; on the other side, there is the joy of success.
Father and daughter never saw each other again. The girl's success blocked their connection. So much so that the girl knew nothing about her father's illness.
The girl is not cold-blooded, she is also struggling and contradictory in helplessness.
The girl is going to have a concert. The day she held her concert happened to be the day the old man entered the operating room.
In order to awaken the girl, the young man wrote a song for her. The title of the song is "If the wine is dry and sold for nothing". The young man sent the song to her before the concert and told her the news that the old man's time was running out. Maybe, if she still persists, the young man will be disheartened.
The girl cried bitterly after reading the lyrics, and all the scenes of her father's hard work raising her came to her eyes like a tide.
She kept learning and singing that song, and at the end of the concert, as the finale, she sang "If the wine is dry and sold for nothing":
Although you have never expressed your true feelings /But I gave my passionate life/
How familiar your voice is from the distance/Reminds me of how kind your heart is/
When will you come back to me again? /Let me sing with you again/
If the wine is sold for nothing/The wine is sold for nothing/The wine is sold for nothing/The wine is sold for nothing..."
Full The fans listened quietly until the song was over, and the girl was in tears.
After the concert, the girl hurried to the hospital without taking off her makeup or changing her costume.
The old man was lying on the bed dying, but when he saw his daughter, he moved his lips and smiled.
The girl was beside the old man's bed and no longer cared about any reporters. , media, agents, fans, she kept calling "Dad——", crying with guilt, regret, and despair...
After that, I was finally able to combine the plot and songs in the film. The lyrics fell into place bit by bit, and I finally understood the meaning expressed in the lyrics.
Perhaps, this may be the true story of the original singer himself.
That’s the story. Although these fragments in memory are incomplete, they are unforgettable. After writing these words, I actually shed two lines of tears. Because I didn’t fully understand the film from more than ten years ago when I was a child, I have always wanted to watch it again, but I can’t find any trace of it. If you have seen "The Wrong Ride" somewhere, just borrow it home and read it. After watching it, you will feel moved and have tears lingering in your eyes when you listen to "If the Wine Is Sold for Nothing". And I will continue to pursue its traces, hoping that one day I will have the opportunity to be moved and cry again