''Bāng Chhun-hong'' is a

Taiwanese Hokkien Taiwanese Hokkien () (; Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-uân-uē''), also known as Taigi/Taigu (; Pe̍h-ōe-jī/Tâi-lô: ''Tâi-gí / Tâi-gú''), Taiwanese, Taiwanese Minnan, Hoklo and Holo, is a variety of the Hokkien language spoken natively by about 70% ...

song composed by

Teng Yu-hsien Teng Yu-hsien (, Hakka: Then Yí-hièn; 21 July 1906 – 11 June 1944) was a Taiwanese Hakka people, Hakka musician. He is noted for composing many well-known Hokkien songs. Teng gave himself a Japanese-style pen-name as Karasaki Yau an ...

, a

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Taiwanese musician, and written by Lee Lin-chiu. The song was one of their representative works. It was released by the

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in 1933, and originally sung by some female singers at that time, such as Sun-Sun, () or Iam-Iam (). The title literally means "''Longing for the Spring Breeze''". ''Bāng Chhun-hong'' was once adapted into a Japanese patriotic song as "Daichi wa maneku" ( ja, 大地は招く), literally means "''The Mother Earth is Calling on You''". It was re-written by and sung by . The song has also been released in Japan by

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, a

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singer. Many Taiwanese singers have covered the song, such as

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Feng Fei-fei Fong Fei-Fei (), born Lim Chiu-Luan (; 20 August 1953 – 3 January 2012), was a Taiwanese singer, host and actress. As one of the biggest pop singers in Taiwan, she was known for her melodic love songs, unique personal stage style and broad voca ...

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(), and

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. Since song's publication, films with similar names have been released, such as the 1937 film directed by , and a 1977 film which has an English name of "''The Operations of Spring Wind''". ''Bāng Chhun-hong'' has frequently been used as

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or teleplays. It is also a theme in the soundtrack of ''

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'', a 2006 released

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an film. There is a

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of the same name that written by Chung Chao-cheng, a Hakka writer. The novel does not describe about the song, instead, it depicts the life of Teng Yu-hsien, the

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† In the modern version, the word ''Go̍at-ló'' (

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bang Chhun-Hong Southern Min-language songs Taiwanese songs 1933 songs Songs with music by Teng Yu-hsien +