In the ground of time,
Buried lives past,

In the night the spirits sing,

Beneath a starry sky,
Lost lovers cry,

In the lonely shadows of night,
A cold wind blows,

Tears of lost love hurt,
Before me a woman sleeps,

In a dream she whispers,

Tears are a poet's release,
In every ocean of tears,
A new story of love begins.

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The White Lotus,

Born from muddy, murky waters,
With its strength! Given from Heaven,
Never giving up,
Reaches for the Sky,

Heaven’s beauty,
A gift of white petals,

Floating in a world of cruelty,
Holding on to one's honor and purity,
Seems an impossible thing,

Never sinking,
One hundred days of rebirth,
Purity and resurrection,

Shows life's, potential,
After overcoming a world of muck.

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On this bright and warm Sunday morning,
Our life together is about to begin,
It's been so long only being friends,

Look at us!
Two different people,

From different times,
From distant places,
From other worlds,

We have touched each other's hearts,
With distant words across time and space,

Now it's time,
To hold on to each other tight,

As our life together begins,
Our hearts open,
To let our love in,

Look at what we've done,
Only Fate knows the path our lives will take,

We have become more than friends,
We've discovered our true destiny,

Looking into each other's eyes,
We see our dreams coming true,
As our life in marriage begins.

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Spent our first sunrise together at Busan’s Haeundae beach,
And peaceful nights and bright days with you,
Waking up to cherry blossoms in the springtime,
Can we stay for the rest of our lives?

The scent of Seoul cherry blossoms in the spring,
Childhood memories,
Dreams of another time and place,
Guided me back home to you and this place,

Walking along the beach in our bare feet,
Time goes by to fast,
Spring colors, new life begins, brighter days,

Wasn't it just yesterday when I met you?
With cherry blossoms falling in your hair.

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Afraid this is only a beautiful dream,
I would give it all to you – I would sacrifice everything,
Just to go for a walk with you,
In early fall under a high blue sky,

Talking about our lives and dreams,
Holding hands,
Looking at you,
A bright and sparkling sunny smile,  

As we walk along the path,
You joke with me and make me laugh,
You listen to every word. I have to say,
You encourage me to do amazing things,

I want nothing more,
Waking up to the sunrise every morning with you,
To new beginnings, in my life with you,

Look into my heart – you will find,
There is nothing more for me but to love you,

Only dreams have left me in the morning,
You're here to stay.

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On a warm June morning in the year of the dragon,

My heart was cold and lonely,
Something was missing in my life,

Viewing through a magic mirror to a distant land,
Can't you feel the warmth of my gaze?

I tried to turn away,
I couldn't fight your beautiful eyes and soul,
Your voice placed me under a magic spell,

Somewhere, I hear a voice speaking,
A bright new adventure is about to begin,

Gazing eye to eye,
I ask,
Why we live in different times,
And in distant lands?

Always and forever,
I will think of you,

Somewhere, I hear a voice speaking,
Don't give up!
A bright new adventure is about to begin.


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In autumn,
When brown leaves fall,
Our love shines, like a bright harvest sunrise,

When October comes,
And trees turn, brown, orange, red and yellow,
Fields of green and yellow shining under cool blue skies,

Two people holding hands,
Running through fields of corn,

The smell of sweet pumpkins is floating in the breeze.

As cold orange sunsets come, and cool winds begin to blow,
When autumn leaves fall, our love keeps us warm.


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