During WWII, the Japanese authorities went so far as to rewrite this popular number as a military march with new Japanese lyrics, designed to inspire young Taiwanese to join the Japanese army.
二次大戰期間，日本人還將這首流行在台灣社會的歌謠，改成雄壯的軍隊進行曲，套上日本歌詞，成了激勵台灣青年入伍的「榮譽的軍伕」。