He also felt that nanguan had gotten into a terrible rut with hackneyed, sentimental lyrics that did not speak to the concerns of modern society. He wrote lyrics for over 200 new songs which Zhuo then set to music. Among other themes, his songs described Singaporean scenes, delivered satirical commentary on social ills, and expressed the author's own feelings.
此外，丁馬成覺得南管的曲詞內容總是風花雪月等老套，脫離現代人的生活，便陸續創作了兩百多首新曲，有的描寫新加坡風光，有的諷刺社會現象，或是抒發自己的心事情感，再交由卓聖翔譜曲。