The most vital period of Lu Ch'uan-sheng's musical career as a collector and songwriter occurred during the 1940's and 1950's. This is when his best-known songs were written.
呂泉生的音樂生命中，採集、創作歌曲，生命力最旺的時期，約在一九四○到五○年間。目前大家熟悉的呂泉生名作如「杯底不可飼金魚」、「阮若打開心內的窗」、「搖籃歌」等，均於此時寫成。