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Teng Yu-hsien (鄧雨賢; Hakka Language: Then Yí-hièn; Hokkien Language: Tēng Ú-hiân; July 21, 1906 - June 11, 1944), a Taiwanese Hakka musician, was born in Longtan, Taoyuan of Japanese-ruled Taiwan. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs, such as the Bang Chhun Hong (望春風) and Goat Ia Chhiu (月夜愁). He made a representative work U Ia Hoe (雨夜花) in 1934, a song that depicts the mood of a fictional pathetic woman. Between 1934 and 1937, Teng composed many other songs include the Moa Bin Chhun Hong (滿面春風) and Su Kui Hong (四季紅). He died from lung disease and heart disorder at Jhudong, Hsinchu.