Recent data on the hadron ratios $\frac{{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}}{{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}}$, $\frac{{K}^{+}}{{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{+}}$, $\frac{{K}^{\ensuremath{-}}}{{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}}$, and $\frac{\ensuremath{\eta}}{{\ensuremath{\pi}}^{0}}$ at large transverse momenta are shown to be consistent with predictions from a simple phenomenological two-component picture for large-${p}_{T}$ production. The very-large-${p}_{T}$ part of meson spectra is assumed to be dominated by particles that contain one of the incoming valence quarks, while small-and medium-${p}_{T}$ mesons are built up mostly of quarks created in quark-antiquark pairs. Exceptions are ${K}^{\ensuremath{-}}$ and $\ensuremath{\varphi}$ spectra, where for obvious reasons the very-large-${p}_{T}$ component is missing. Simple relations between $\ensuremath{\pi}$, $K$, and $\ensuremath{\eta}$ spectra are found. Predictions for the large-${p}_{T}$ spectrum of $\ensuremath{\varphi}$ mesons are presented.