早餐——红茶一杯,花生十余颗,饼干一两。午餐——咸面包一只,豆芽一盆,鱼子酱一碟,红茶一杯。晚餐——面条一碗,糟鱼一碟。这是青年作曲家一天的食谱。他吃、穿、住、行,一切从简,为的是以更多的精力,投入到他的事业——音乐,这条生活的激流中去。符任之是位越南华侨,家住在美丽的湄公河畔。他自小就十分喜爱弹奏乐器,而且十分谦逊好学。邻近的华侨老人都很喜欢他,把他们祖传的乐器、乐谱和乐礼服都送给这个温顺敦厚的少年郎。符任之在十二、三岁时,已经能吹奏黑管、拉手风琴和弹奏吉它、曼多林等乐器。由于他酷爱音乐,五十年代就回到 Breakfast - a cup of black tea, peanuts ten, biscuits one or two. Lunch - a loaf of bread, bean sprouts, a plate of caviar, a cup of black tea. Dinner - a bowl of noodles, a mess. This is a one-day recipe for young composers. He ate, dwelt, lived, walked, everything was simple, in order to devote more energy to his career - music, the torrent of this life. He is a Vietnamese overseas resident, who lives in the beautiful Mekong River. He was very fond of playing musical instrument since childhood and was very humble and studious. Neighboring overseas Chinese like him very much, sending their ancestral instruments, musical instruments and music dresses to this gentle young boy. At the age of twelve or three, he has been able to play clarinet, accordion and guitar, Mandolin and other instruments. Back in the 1950s because he loved music very much