The historical background of the song "Dry wine can't be sold"

A song "Dry Wine Don't Sell" was once sung in the streets of Chinese mainland. Today, this song is still loved by contemporary young people and has become a ditty that many people never forget. Although I'm not a fan, I'm not even a fan, but sometimes I casually hum, "When the wine is dry, I won't sell it ..."

So, why do you suddenly think of this song? This is because I thought of topics related to this song: wine, dry wine, dry wine, if it is sold, if it is not sold, and so on. The voices of these outsiders are hesitant and intermittent, which gives me the idea of writing a short article for "Interesting Talk about Yulin in South Fujian".

Friends who often read newspapers may remember that a few years ago, these hesitant and intermittent sentences began with the song "Dry wine is not for sale", and the "luminous cup" column of a southern newspaper became a topic of studying this Minnan dialect with a whole page and several articles. In a full-page article, except for the correct explanation of wine, no one is right about the original intention and meaning of the sentence "If the wine is dry, it will not be sold". Most people think that "dry wine" is dry wine; "a certain amount of wine", that is, a little bit left after drinking is "flow"; "wine ..." nothing to sell "is the inversion of" no wine to sell "... if compared with this, the analysis will be interesting. I believe that people who are slightly familiar with Minnan dialect will laugh at this analysis!

As we all know, to learn any language, we must first be familiar with it. In the same way, how to learn Minnan dialect if you are not familiar with it? "Dry wine can't be sold" was originally a business saying in southern Fujian and Taiwan Province Province. At that time, because the song "Dry wine is indispensable" was being sung in all the streets and alleys of the country, some scholars felt fresh and moved into compassion, and studied this proverb in Taiwan Province Province and southern Fujian. They don't know that this "street language" is really to be studied and can't be learned. Besides, to learn every sentence in Minnan, we must first be familiar with and understand its use environment and word structure, otherwise it will definitely make a joke. For example, you are really qualified to study the lyrics of "dry wine can't be sold". You should at least decompose, combine and derive words according to it: wine, dry wine, dry wine, dry wine; If, if, if, if, if; If you sell, if you sell nothing, if you sell nothing, if you sell anything, how much you sell, it sells well, it sells nothing, it sells nothing, and so on. Interesting, right? A short sentence "dry wine is not for sale" can be broken down into so many words and phrases at once. This also shows that the learning of Minnan requires a considerable amount of vocabulary accumulation in Minnan, so that more Minnan phrases can be accurately decomposed and combined to find out their true meanings.

After separating the correct words, we will study their original meaning and meaning. In Minnan dialect, "wine" is the general name of all kinds of wine that people drink every day; What is "dry wine"? This is the Minnan language that outsiders don't understand the most-empty wine bottles; "Dry wine" is the proposal or atmosphere of "dry wine" in Minnan dialect. The original meaning of "if" is affirmative; "If not" is an affirmative word, which means that it cannot and should not be; "If" is a question, what is possible ...? "No if" is also an affirmative sentence, and nothing can ... how; "If you buy" is an affirmative sentence, what can you buy; "If you have something to sell" is also an affirmative sentence. What can you sell? You can't buy anything; "Nothing to sell" means according to the tone: softly means sold out, sold out. When the tone is heavy, you just ask, "What are you selling?" At this point, the original intention and meaning of the sentence "sell when the wine is dry" is "do you have any empty wine bottles to sell?" The meaning of.

The key word of this sentence is "empty wine bottle". If you understand the central meaning, the meaning of the sentence is correct. If you shout, "Do you have any empty bottles to sell?" That's right. So, how to answer "wine will not be sold when it is dry"? It can be "yes", "if it is sold", "if it is not sold", "if it is sold" and "if it is not sold", etc., which is also aimed at the central meaning. It should also be noted that "nothing to sell" is a rhetorical question. If the answer is "can't be sold", then the modal particle "la" becomes the key word "sold out".

It can be seen that every sentence and word in Minnan dialect has strict logical meaning, and there are many teachers who can imitate it.

There is no story behind the sale of dry wine.

This is an old song, but it seems to have been sung for a long time now. In fact, it is a very touching song, but it has been slowly changed by the singer. First, Julie sings well. Then, in today's Dick and Cowboy, it becomes more and more inclined to simple rock songs without making people cry.

Men, women and children in Minnan and Taiwan Province provinces will sing a few words at the top of their lungs: "Some wine, no selling, some wine, no selling …".

This is a Minnan dialect, which probably means "Do you have any wine bottles to sell?" . People who buy abandoned empty wine bottles in Minnan and Taiwan Province provinces and then sell them to waste recycling stations to earn a little money are all walking the streets, shouting "Dry wine can't be sold". If anyone has empty bottles to sell at home, they will stop waste buyers.

I used to shout this song when I was very young-"If the wine is dry, it won't be sold; if it is dry, it won't be sold …". Never know who the original singer is, just think of it as a folk song; I never know how to sing a complete song, only this sentence is the most popular.

A little older, I went to primary school, and I can listen to songs and know the lyrics. I knew the singer of this song was a female singer. But I can't figure out what the lyrics in my impression have to do with this sentence "I won't sell the wine when it's dry". Just listening to this sentence, I always thought it was just a rock song, but I didn't expect such a sad story to be hidden behind it.

I don't know if the story is true or not, but after reading the story, I can't help crying every time I listen to this song.

Sold out is a dry wine movie. It's called "Taking the Wrong Bus"-maybe I'm stupid, and I still don't understand what this title has to do with the story until now. But what is touching is this movie, and you can ignore its name.

At that time, it was more than ten years ago.

At that time, there were very few VCDs, all of which were rented videos.

I was only in primary school at that time. So about that movie, I can only pick up the fragments left in my memory now.

This story is about a deaf-mute person. I don't remember what he does. I only remember that in his house, the walls were all made of empty bottles and piled together. The whole so-called "wall" looks like the bottom of a round glass bottle. The green one. Clean and tidy. Simple. Now that I think about it, his occupation should be to buy empty bottles. No wife and children. No friends. I have a vague impression that because he can't speak, he seems to use another voice, such as tapping, to replace the cry of "the wine is sold out when it is dry"

One day, the poor deaf-mute found an abandoned baby. It is a girl. He was all smiles and happily carried her home. It is difficult for a single and poor deaf-mute to raise a baby under one year old. He is very busy every day, but watching her grow up little by little, his hard work turns into joy on his face.

The baby girl has finally grown up. Smart, filial, cheerful and elegant. The man is finally getting old. Wrinkles, gray hair, emaciation and aging.

What remains unchanged is that the man who has become an old man is still kind, his family is still not rich, and the walls are still those wine bottles.

This is how a person raises a person with the little money he earns every day.

Girls love singing and have a good voice. She later met a young man, handsome and talented. However, he is just an unknown songwriter.

They are like-minded, congenial. They often get together, talk about some music and sing together.

The girl is in poor health. One day, the old man bought a puppy and killed it to mend the girl's body. But the girl couldn't bear to part with it, so she kept the puppy, and probably named it "Wang Cai" or something. Let's call it Wang Cai.

Young people often go to girls' homes to help them and feed Wang Cai Doby Wang Cai with her. Young people have almost become a part of their family.

Time flies, and the temples of the elderly are like frost. On that day, the puppy that saved his life has also become a mighty big German shepherd.

The girl sings better and better. Later, she finally became famous. From poverty and simplicity, it has become bright and dazzling. But I am too busy to go home and spend time with the elderly and children. Girls and young people even quarreled. The distance between them is getting farther and farther. Until the end, the girl became a female singer who held up half the sky, while the young people were still scribbling some songs and songs for no reason.

The girl became famous but lost her freedom. The agent forbade her to go home, not to associate with young people, and not to see deaf-mute old people. Because, how can a big star have a poor and hopeless boyfriend and a disabled old father? That will affect her image in the eyes of fans.

The young man persuaded the young girl not to abandon the old man who raised her so hard, but the young girl fell out with him.

One day, the girl held a press conference, and the young man took the old man to see her. Long time no see, the old man looked at his daughter with a trembling and excited smile, eager to see her call him dad again. The girl's agent has been preventing the girl from recognizing the ruined old man. In the spotlight, after a painful struggle and hesitation, the girl decided to deny that the old man was her father. Although the old man can't hear, he knows that his daughter doesn't want to recognize him. Disappointed eyes and muddy old tears simply make people fall into the abyss of perdition and make people's hearts pull hard.

The shabby home suddenly became silent, without girls' laughter, only endless emptiness remained. The lonely figure of the old man moved heavily on the roadside. Accompanied by him is Wang Cai, who has been raised for many years. He also lowers his head, as if knowing his master's heartache.

Suddenly, a motorcycle sped by. Because the old man is deaf, he can't hear the scream of the motor. Wang Cai flew solo, jumped on the old man's back, pushed his master to the side of the road, but he was hit by a motorcycle, turned over, rolled down from his stomach, and lay on the side of the road, his abdomen undulating and covered in blood.

I'm still wondering if the camera is real, and if a motorcycle really ran over the dog's abdomen when shooting. That shot is so real that it really worries me.

The old man brought Wang Cai home. The vet shook his head, meaning hopeless.

Wang Cai was lying on the table, covered in blood, limp and short of breath, and his eyes looked at his master with sadness and pain. The old man was in tears. Always dying. It is better to let it leave happily than to let it suffer. The old man painfully lifted a stick, hesitated, and then slammed it on Wang Cai's head. ...

Everything becomes more desolate. The old man has nothing. Then, it is sick. The old man is terminally ill.

On the one hand, it is as cold as a curtain; On the one hand, it is the noise on the stage.

On the one hand, it is the desolation at the end of the song; On the one hand, it is the enthusiasm of the opening of the play.

On the one hand, it is the sadness of loss; On the one hand, it is the joy of success.

Father and daughter never met again. The success of young girls prevented their contact. The girl knows nothing about her father's illness.

Girls are not cold-blooded, but they are also struggling and contradictory in helplessness.

The girl is going to give a concert. The day of her concert happened to be the day when the old man entered the operating room.

In order to wake up the young girl, the young man wrote a song for her, named "Dry wine is not for sale". The young man gave her the song before the concert and told her that the old man's days were numbered. Perhaps, if she is still stubborn, her youth will be disheartened.

The girl looked at the lyrics and cried, and the scenes of her father's hard work brought her up flooded into her eyes.

She has been learning to sing that song. At the end of the concert, as the finale, she sang a song "If Dry Wine Is Not for Sale":

Although you didn't express your true feelings/but gave a passionate life/

How familiar your voice is in the distance/reminds me of your kind heart/

When will you come back to me/let me sing with you again/

Dry wine without sale/dry wine without sale/dry wine without sale/dry wine without sale ... "

The audience 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 lying in the hospital bed is dying. When he saw his daughter, he moved his lips and smiled.

At this time, the girl at the bedside of the old man, whether journalists, media, agents or fans, kept calling "Dad-",crying with guilt, regret and despair. ...

After that, I can finally put the plot in the film and the lyrics of the song in the right position bit by bit, and finally understand the meaning expressed by the lyrics. Perhaps this may be the true story of the original singer himself.

That's the story. Although the fragments in these memories are incomplete, they are unforgettable. After writing these words, I shed two lines of clear tears. I've always wanted to relive the movie more than ten years ago, because I didn't fully understand it when I was a child, but it's hard to find traces of it. If you see "taking the wrong bus" somewhere, borrow it and have a look at it. After reading and listening to "If there is a market for dry wine", you will be moved to hover in your heart and tears will fill your eyes. And I will continue to trace it, hoping that one day I will have the opportunity to be moved again and cry again.