用母语唱歌，是歌者献给生活最美妙的礼物
——有关「五条人」和他们的民谣
「五条人」来自广东海丰。从2003年开始，他们就用自己的海丰话母语（学名为「福佬话」，属於闽南语系）唱民谣，唱的内容往往来自他们熟悉的县城生活的记忆碎片，或者讲故事，或者发感叹，他们通过悦耳的旋律和原汁原味的土著辞汇，将他们的想法与生活描述得妙趣横生，而在歌声的另一面，似乎又显现著他们对现代生活和时代的暗讽。从整体上看，五条人的民谣，就如一部音乐化的「侯孝贤电影」（比如《南国，再见南国》和《风柜来的人》）。五条人认为他们的音乐，就是他们的生活和母语的本身，多一分则肥，少一分则瘦，用母语唱歌，就是他们献给生活最美妙的礼物。
「五条人」的民谣是很「南方」的，当他们的吉他和手风琴（有时是口琴或口弦）一响起，就宛如一阵从那个沿海小县城吹来的风，将会带来某种会心的海的暗语，只要将耳朵朝向他们，越听不懂他们的「土著」语越会觉得乐！他们说，所有人的母语都有这种功能。
「五条人」的生活和他们的民谣，一直都是充满乐趣的，他们就像两只随时回家乡偷啄几颗米又回到电线杆上唱歌的麻雀……
To Sing in Dialect Is the Singers’ Best Gift for Life
--About Wu Tiao Ren and Their Music
Wu Tiao Ren is a band from Haifeng, Guangdong. They have been singing in their local Haifeng dialect since 2003. Lyrics of their songs are mainly about episodes of their life in this town, which they are familiar with, or stories or feelings they would like to share. They depict their life amazingly in dulcet melodies and indigenous language. Beyond the sound, one can find their satire on the modern times. Wholly speaking, their music can be viewed as a movie by Hou Hsiao Hsien, in the musical form, such as Goodbye South, Goodbye and the Boys from Fengkuei. In the eyes of Wu Tiao Ren, their music is their life and language per se. It is just right. To sing in mother tongue is their best gift for life.
Songs by Wu Tiao Ren are much of southern flavor. Upon hearing the sound of their guitars and accordions (sometimes harmonicas or jew's harps), one can feel a breeze blowing from this small seaside town, bringing along understandable whispers of the ocean. Once you lend your ear to their songs, the less you understand the patois, the more fun you will have. They say it is the same feature of all native tongues.
The life and music of Wu Tiao Ren are always full of joy. They are like two sparrows always ready to peck some rice and then fly back to the wire pole.
《十年水流东，十年水流西》
十年啊水流东十年水流西寡年会得勿会啊鬼还毋知啊
啊......啊哈......啊......啊哈......
旧年其番薯毋比今年其芋仔亲像国家其经济楼价西散飞
啊......啊哈......啊......啊哈......
勃勃偏偏啊摆麟圈啊......
勃勃偏偏啊摆麟圈(海丰某童谣句子)
十年啊水流东十年水流西寡年会得勿会啊鬼还毋知啊
啊......啊哈......啊......啊哈......
旧年其番薯毋比今年其芋仔亲像国家其经济楼价西散飞
啊......啊 哈......啊......啊哈......
广州其鲢鱼汕尾其仙鱼
亲像侬死后目珠就瞌落去
侬讲我讲梦话亲象讲其是海丰话
我毋知我毋知
今日其全球化明日就「猴地寡」
——有关「五条人」和他们的民谣
「五条人」来自广东海丰。从2003年开始，他们就用自己的海丰话母语（学名为「福佬话」，属於闽南语系）唱民谣，唱的内容往往来自他们熟悉的县城生活的记忆碎片，或者讲故事，或者发感叹，他们通过悦耳的旋律和原汁原味的土著辞汇，将他们的想法与生活描述得妙趣横生，而在歌声的另一面，似乎又显现著他们对现代生活和时代的暗讽。从整体上看，五条人的民谣，就如一部音乐化的「侯孝贤电影」（比如《南国，再见南国》和《风柜来的人》）。五条人认为他们的音乐，就是他们的生活和母语的本身，多一分则肥，少一分则瘦，用母语唱歌，就是他们献给生活最美妙的礼物。
「五条人」的民谣是很「南方」的，当他们的吉他和手风琴（有时是口琴或口弦）一响起，就宛如一阵从那个沿海小县城吹来的风，将会带来某种会心的海的暗语，只要将耳朵朝向他们，越听不懂他们的「土著」语越会觉得乐！他们说，所有人的母语都有这种功能。
「五条人」的生活和他们的民谣，一直都是充满乐趣的，他们就像两只随时回家乡偷啄几颗米又回到电线杆上唱歌的麻雀……
To Sing in Dialect Is the Singers’ Best Gift for Life
--About Wu Tiao Ren and Their Music
Wu Tiao Ren is a band from Haifeng, Guangdong. They have been singing in their local Haifeng dialect since 2003. Lyrics of their songs are mainly about episodes of their life in this town, which they are familiar with, or stories or feelings they would like to share. They depict their life amazingly in dulcet melodies and indigenous language. Beyond the sound, one can find their satire on the modern times. Wholly speaking, their music can be viewed as a movie by Hou Hsiao Hsien, in the musical form, such as Goodbye South, Goodbye and the Boys from Fengkuei. In the eyes of Wu Tiao Ren, their music is their life and language per se. It is just right. To sing in mother tongue is their best gift for life.
Songs by Wu Tiao Ren are much of southern flavor. Upon hearing the sound of their guitars and accordions (sometimes harmonicas or jew's harps), one can feel a breeze blowing from this small seaside town, bringing along understandable whispers of the ocean. Once you lend your ear to their songs, the less you understand the patois, the more fun you will have. They say it is the same feature of all native tongues.
The life and music of Wu Tiao Ren are always full of joy. They are like two sparrows always ready to peck some rice and then fly back to the wire pole.
《十年水流东，十年水流西》
十年啊水流东十年水流西寡年会得勿会啊鬼还毋知啊
啊......啊哈......啊......啊哈......
旧年其番薯毋比今年其芋仔亲像国家其经济楼价西散飞
啊......啊哈......啊......啊哈......
勃勃偏偏啊摆麟圈啊......
勃勃偏偏啊摆麟圈(海丰某童谣句子)
十年啊水流东十年水流西寡年会得勿会啊鬼还毋知啊
啊......啊哈......啊......啊哈......
旧年其番薯毋比今年其芋仔亲像国家其经济楼价西散飞
啊......啊 哈......啊......啊哈......
广州其鲢鱼汕尾其仙鱼
亲像侬死后目珠就瞌落去
侬讲我讲梦话亲象讲其是海丰话
我毋知我毋知
今日其全球化明日就「猴地寡」
