Teng Yu-hsien

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Teng Yu-hsien
Teng Yu-hsien, taken by the photo studio of Luo Fang-mei (羅訪梅).
Born	July 21, 1906 Ryūtan, Tōshien Chō (modern-day Longtan, Taoyuan), Japanese-ruled Taiwan
Died	June 11, 1944 (1944-06-12) (aged 37) Kyūrin Village, Chikutō District, Shinchiku Prefecture (modern-day Qionglin, Hsinchu), Japanese-ruled Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Other names	Karasaki Yosame Higashida Gyōu
Occupation	Musician
Teng Yu-hsien Traditional Chinese 鄧雨賢 Transcriptions Hakka Romanization Then Yí-hièn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tēng Ú-hiân

Teng Yu-hsien (Chinese: 鄧雨賢; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tēng Ú-hiân, 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 (唐崎夜雨) and a formal name called Higashida Gyōu (東田曉雨). Teng is regarded as the Father of Taiwanese folk songs.^[1]