How did they come to create so many classic works during that short period of ten years? Chuang Yung-ming said both the quantity and quality of the songs were high, and attributed it to the involvement of the literary community.
為何短短不到十年間，能夠留下這麼多經典名曲？曾與李臨秋比鄰而居的莊永明分析，台語歌曲的創作量多質精，與日據時期新文學運動者的投入有絕大的關係。