About Teng Yu-hsien
Lived 1906 – 1944 (aged 37). Teng Yu-hsien was a Japanese composer and musician.
Teng Yu-hsien (, Hakka: Then Yí-hièn; 21 July 1906 – 11 June 1944) was a Taiwanese Hakka musician. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs. Teng gave himself a Japanese-style pen-name as Karasaki Yau and a formal name called Higashida Gyōu . Teng is regarded as the Father of Taiwanese folk songs.
月夜愁 / Go̍at Iā Chhiû
Moon Night Sorrow
Chiu Thiam-ōng
1933
Mandarin Chinese version: 情人再見rewritten as The Soldier's Wife by Japanese Army
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Who was Teng Yu-hsien?
Taiwanese composer (1906–1944)
When was Teng Yu-hsien born?
Teng Yu-hsien was born on 21 July 1906 in Longtan.
When did Teng Yu-hsien die?
Teng Yu-hsien died on 11 June 1944 in Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan under Japanese rule.
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Teng Yu-hsien was a composer and musician.
What nationality was Teng Yu-hsien?
Teng Yu-hsien was Japanese.
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