Lee differs from other poets in that he also writes lyrics for songs. In 1980, at the request of Rock Records owner Johnny Duan, Lee penned a translation of Korean poet Sin Tong-jip ’ s “ There ’ s a Person. ” Paired with a tune by Li Tai-hsiang, it was the first of Lee ’ s works to be set to music.
1980 年，他應滾石唱片老闆段鍾沂之邀，譯寫韓國詩人申瞳集的詩作〈有一個人〉，由李泰祥譜曲，這是他與音樂的第一次邂逅。