Chung and Huang made their acquaintance in 1952, when Huang accepted an invitation to travel from Hong Kong to Taiwan for a concert. When he learned that Chung loved to sing, Huang asked if she would write a few lines of romantic verse that he could set to music, and thus augment his supply of working material.
鍾梅音與黃友棣結識於民國 41 年，黃友棣應邀從香港來台灣舉辦音樂會，得知鍾梅音愛唱歌，黃友棣期望她寫一些抒情歌詞來譜曲，以充實教材。