Chen Ta-ju

Chen Ta-ju (; 10 February 1917 – 24 October 1992), also known by his style name Fa Sheng (), was a Taiwanese pop song lyricist born in , Taipei. He wrote about 300 lyrics in his lifetime, and his masterpieces include , , “Bitter Heart” (), “Youthful Sorrows and Joys” (), “Farewell by the Harbor” (), and . For his achievements, he was awarded the Special Prize of the 1st Golden Melody Awards in 1989. Biography Early life Chen Ta-ju was born near the Bangka Qingshui Temple in , Taipei during the Japanese rule in Taiwan. He received a Japanese education at a “public school” (kōgakkō), while his father also arranged for him to study Taiwanese Chinese at a private school. At that time, students in “public schools” would be severely reprimanded if caught speaking anything other than Japanese by their Japanese teachers. If they dared to talk back, they could even be slapped. As a teenager, Chen was deeply aggrieved by the way Taiwanese people was bullied. He resolved to diligently study Chinese every evening, a commitment he sustained for three years. Join Victor records In 1930s Taiwan, under the active promotion and guidance of the Columbia Records, Taihei (), In 1935, JVC hired Chang F