A quiet rainy morning,
Hiding in a misty dream,

Memories in a gray light,
After how many dreams?

A dark day filled with tears,
Missed my chance,

I dream of a dazzling country,
Oh help!,  My inspiration has left me,

Trying to remember my impossible past,
An old passport never used, hiding inside my desk,

Misty dreams in a dark light,
Too many years with cold tears.


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Cherry blossoms,
Floating in the breeze,
Only for a short time,
In the spring,

Dreams grow fast like magical cherry blossoms,
Floating in a breeze,

Longing to touch a memory,
Looking beyond time,
To truly see,

You Standing there,
With flowers in your hair,
Dressed for times past,

Our life together meant to be,
Only in a dream.

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My Impossible Love

Our sad and hopeless love,
I'm thankful to have known you,

I'm sorry I can't show you how much I love you,

Love means more than the words,
"I love you."

You are far away,
You are so younger than me,

I'm so very old,
Born in a long ago time,

They say age doesn't matter,
But, the difference in years,
Bruises and hurts me every day,

Why can't I embrace you today?

Our sad love is impossible,
You Soul is far away,

I see your eastern heart at dawn every day,

Why can I not reach so far?

My love,

I can never touch you,

Even courtly love, my Princess can never be!

Our souls too far apart to reach our Destiny,

The only thing I will ever be is the sunlight that shines on your beautiful dreams.

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Standing on a western shore,
Looking on,
He sees the edge of the world,

All angry,
Trapped in the sand,

Light fading slowly,
Sun falling,
Reflections of memories in the ocean's waves,

A foreigner,
Remembers an impossible past,

In whose heart,
Lives his past,
In a distant light and a long ago time,

A home he will,
Never see again.

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Time passes by,
As black rose blooms,
Night so dark, new moon,

Worrying about your thorns,

I can't see you,
I worry! That you are only but a dream,

You girl! Are so magical,
Loving heart, **** Soul, so touchable,
Sweet lips so warm, so kissable,

The smell of your hot Soul,  
Trapped me in your magic spell,
Hard to resist your charm,

So huggable you are,

I like the feel of your quiet whispers in my ear,
I like the feel of your soft hands on my chest,

I loved a black rose tonight,
And she felt just right.


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The long night has come again,
A ticking clock,
Following the hands to chase a dream,
Far across an ocean, how can I see?

With Lost memories found,
With empty hands never meeting,
With an empty heart,
Lost my way, somehow,

Thoughts of flying through times past,
Thoughts of being forgotten,
Thoughts of never seeing or touching you again,
Thoughts of being with you forever, racing through my mind,

Can't sleep,

I'm a fool trying to look for you,
I will never see you,

A long time now,
Saying your name every day,
Thinking of ways we can come together,

Even for only one night of passion,
To say those words, "I love you."
And to hear those words, those words, "I love you too."

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Alone in a secret place,
Looking through yellow dust over a mournful sea of Souls,
Strange pinks and yellows I see rising. Is this spring?

So high a place,
Way beyond a dream,
A mountain top,

A great city below,
Millions of fluorescent moons,
Traveling through space and time,
Beneath is my Seoul,

You pull tears from my heart,
Such incredible beauty,
Such wonderful music,

Such hidden pain and sadness haunt my Seoul below.

Alone in a secret place,
Standing shouting no!



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A thousand years past since I touched you,
The impossibility of two Souls meeting in this place,
Returning from the past,

Looking at a princess painted on a museum wall,
Memories rushing in,

You! Standing here too,

To continue our lives,
Separated by time,

Hand in hand we dance,
What mystery is this?

My life is incredible,
Because of you.

How can I capture your heart?
After waiting so long,
Locked in love, as the tides of time carried our Souls.

Many possible destinies, fate scatters,
Like cherry blossoms in a spring breeze.
You and I finally falling to earth in this corner of time.

Spending our lives together,
Never separated by death,

Rings of diamonds and gold,
Making promises, that will last an eternity,
I'll love and cherish your Soul in this life and the next,

Loving you was destined to be.

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Across a western ocean, night falls,
Across an eastern sea, the sun rises over a new day,

Dreams of home hazily remembered,
Thinking of you standing on the beach,

Unable to separate dreams from reality,
Crying tears,

Ancient songs, reach my ears, stoking the flames of my heart,
Warming my Soul,

She is in my thoughts,

She is my dream,
My hazily remembered dream,
My artist painting a sunrise on the beach,

But still, she is in my thoughts;

When I think of that hazily remembered dream,
That hazily remembered artist and me.
Together we kissed, we kissed my artist,

I miss you.

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Loving you is like the warmest coat, on a freezing winter's day,
Holding you in my arms; I  love listening to your breathing,
Your strong heart beating.

Oh beautiful Love,
My warm coat,
A beating heart in my arms,

So close to you love,
Like, only two Souls existing in time,
You're red lips and bright smile,

I want to kiss you, kiss you...
Feel so happy, like on a warm summer day,
Skies are blue,

Long walks, with you,
Singing and laughing,
At all the spring flowers and birds,

Oh love, how much I love you,
I want to kiss you, kiss you...


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I've forgotten who I am,
Afraid of the days to come,

Memories drowning in a glass of soju,
Memories hiding in long shadows,
Crying out, telling me who I am,

Not listening,

I've forgotten who I am,
All the ghosts have disappeared,

The cold wind blows through the night,
Yet! I can't breathe, but still only yawn,

Afraid of the days to come,
With only a glass, filled with tears and lost memories.

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You! are my sunshine,
To love you is to love a place,

A thorny rose!
You smell so sweet, sweet as a cherry blooming the spring,

Your thorns hurt my heart;
Love is Sharon's rose.
A red rose that lights up my life.

You who reminds me of an impossible past

In my life, I watch red sunsets.
Waiting for! My dream to come true.

Shifting sands,
Memories never are erased,
Lonely song, Arirang, I  love you!

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Said goodnight to my dreams,
Looking for the sunrise,
A quiet spring morning, waiting for, the birds to sing,

Days getting longer,

Shifting cold winds,
Streams flowing,
Waves rippling across ponds,

Oh Sunshine, Sunshine!
Turn the grass green,
Dandelions hiding in the lawn,

Chipmunks, hopping bunnies, and the hoo hoo of an owl,
Sparkling, flower buds blossoming;
Red, yellow and pink Tulips,

Clean spring rain showers,
Rainbows and orange sunsets,

A picture perfect spring day.


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I think my dreams have broken!
I try to fly through the window of time and space.

Unable to turn back time,
My memories have shattered, like broken glass,
Memories stabbing my heart,

Flying through the darkness of life,
With a broken wing,
With heartache and lost,

For the sake of my life,
I pray for Sunshine, through a window of broken glass.
For the sake of my dreams,
I pray to find you.

Every single ray of sunshine is golden,
Every golden ray of sunshine is a guide,

Guiding me back home to my dreams and you.

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Bright yellow sun, you saw me crying alone,
Without a dream in my heart,
Without a beautiful lover of my own.

I don't think I will love ever again.

Yellow sun, you knew just what I was there for,
You heard me saying a prayer for,
A beautiful lover I really could love forever.

I heard the wind whisper ''Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo."
And then suddenly appearing in front of me,
The only woman my arms could ever hold.
It's you, who I've been searching all my life.

But when I looked closer,
You turned into a Princess dressed in a white gown behind a magic mirror! No!

Oh oh oh...

Why are we half a world apart and separated by half a lifetime?

Bright sun, now I'm no longer alone,
Looking with a sad heart, without a beautiful lover of my own.

To my heart, I must be true.
A sad day will never empty my heart again,

We go together,
Like the gayageum and haegeum, playing Arirang.
Remembered forever through time,

Dreaming of us meeting on a warm April spring day half a world away,

I'm loving, loving, loving you.

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I can't find your lost Soul,
I can't see the color of your eyes,
Hidden by the daylight,

I'm tired of looking,
Only a dream,
Love is impossible as my life is,

My love, you have cast a spell over my heart,
Missing you my ghost,
Disappearing with the sunrise,

I look at the morning sun shaking my head,
Why?

Every time I look for you seems wrong,
I find you lying in bed next to me,
Glowing in the moonlight,

Loving you my dream is as impossible as traveling to the past,

Every time I look for you seems wrong,
I'm afraid  I will find your grave,

My love,
Writing these words to you,
While remembering a dream,
You are a dream I will never forget,

I'm waiting for you, my ghost,
I love you.


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Hope,

Friendship,

Love,
True Love.

I've aways known that you were a warm breeze,
From the east.

That after a soft touch leaves only lost memories behind,

Back then;
Hope was standing by your side watching a bright sunrise,
Friendship was holding on to your soft hand,
Love was bright sunshine sparkling from your smile,

True love is remembering lost memories,
Sitting by your bedside,
Holding on to your soft hand so tightly,
Watching your smile sparkling in the sunshine,
Of our last sunrise.

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My love for you will last forever,
I miss you every day,

It's impossible
I can't touch your face,
I see your aspect and words directly in front of me,
Listening to sweet old music and your heartache,

It's impossible,
I can't find a way to stand by your side,
Born in different times,
Our hearts so far away, Born in different places,

Our Souls have followed a path through time,
Never being able to touch truly each others hearts,

I can never stand by your side.
So far away we stand in different places and times,

Never being able to touch your chest,
To feel your beating heart,

I miss you so much when you're not here,
Miss your kind words,
Miss your bashful smile,

My love for you will last eternally,
Even, not being able to kiss your lips,

I miss you so much,
When you're not around.

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Lately, I found myself dreaming.
I've been dreaming about you a lot,
And up in my head, I'm your dream too,
But that's one thing you've already got.
You've got me!

You're Pure,
Don't know what for,
You're turning my head whenever I see you again,
Don't need make-up,
To cover up,
Being the way that you are is enough. You're beautiful,

Angel, you're halo lights up my world like nobody else,
The way that you walk through my life gets me overwhelmed,
I can't think of anything else,
But when I look at you lying alone in bed it ain't hard to tell,
You don't know,

Oh, oh,
You don't know you're pure,
If only you could see with my eyes, what I see laying in front of me,
I see an Angel dreaming before me,
You'd understand why I want to dream of you so desperately,
Right now I'm looking at you, and I can't believe,
You don't know my feelings for you,

Oh, oh,
You don't know you're pretty as a white rose after a warm spring rain,

Oh, oh,
That's what makes you a sparkling Soul,

I've tried playing it cool,
But when I'm looking at you,
I can only be blissful,
'Cause you make my heart feel love.

It seems like I'm constantly dreaming,
'Cause I can't compete with your dreams.

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All your Happy thoughts!
Now put your hands up.

Every night I sail to your heart in my bed,
Lost in a fairytale.
Can you hold my eyes and be my guide?

Memories filled with cities covered with high blue skies,
What kinda dream is this?
You could be the loneliest of dreams or a beautiful memory.
Either way, I don't wanna live without you.

Mountains, we climb high (yeah!)
Streets of cherry blossoms, we run, though (beautiful!)
Never ending songs, we listen too (partying!)

Yes! So amazing right now,
Most incredibly fantastic.
Oh! So amazing. Oh! So amazing.
Yes! A dream so incredible right now.

All the memories of you are independent,
Throw your love at me!
All the memories making love,
Throw your arms around me!
All the memories I truly feel warm all over,

Tonight I'll be your incredible dream.
I'm callin' all my wishes,
I know you want me.
Tonight I'll fill your amazing emptiness,
I'm callin' all my passion and tenderness,

To love you.

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I've stopped at this place,
Afraid to return to the past,

So much sadness, so much love,
Unable to show,

True love is like a cold drink of water,
From a desert oasis,

We've walked this path to fast,

Embraced your Soul,
But never truly loved,

It's too late,
We can not turn back time,
To truly love once again,

Can't look anymore,
Can't hide my wounded heart,

The sun still rises in this barren place,
Parting Sorrow and love from my Soul,

Heaven says;
Don't look to the past anymore,
Don't cry anymore,

People pass through barren deserts, for only a short time,
With little love to drink,

True love can not be borrowed or stolen,

True love is like patiently looking for and finding an oasis,
And sharing a drink of cool water from the same cup,
In the steamy desert sun.

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Move your hands,
Do not hide your aspect from my eyes,
Let me see your face,

Such incredible beauty I see in your eyes,
Such love, I feel for you,
Alone with you in this secret place,

Do not mask your beauty by,
Covering my eyes with sorrow,

Remove your cloak,
So I can see your charm,

So much respect I have for you,
Your beauty is intoxicating,

Do not look down in sadness,
Such beauty should not cry tears,

Remove your mask of sorrow,
And look at me,

So that, I can see your charming Soul.

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You've already captured my heart;

It's because of your dark eyes, like dark chocolate covered almonds,
Your silky black hair shining in the sunlight,
Sweet red cherry lips, I can kiss,
Bright smile that brings the sunshine every day,

From time to time, you take hold of my hand,
Let's go for a walk and just talk,  
Walking on warm sand with bare feet, sometimes laughing,

Sometimes there is sadness,
I capture your tears,

Thousands of words written,
Captured from dreams of you,

Holding on tight to my dreams,
Looking far to the East,
Seeing a yellow sunrise every day,

I can't let go of you,

As my life slowly sets, like a gray sunset,

Losing you, would be like every star in the evening sky flickering out,
You have changed my life,
You have saved my life,

Let's love for a lifetime, and beyond,
For eternity.



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I want to love you,
Not just say the words,

I know I wasn't supposed to fall in love,
Or even care,

My heart misses you,
I miss you so much when you're away,
I miss your smile every day,

I imagine placing my hand on your heart,
To feel your hope and passion once again,

My love for you will last an eternity,
Miss you so much when you're away,

I have made the choice! to love you,
Not just say the words...



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My Love so far away,
My Love from so long ago,

Looking at you on a cold wintery day,
Warm memories enter into my heart daily,
Pain in my heart settling in sorrow,

My Love so far away,
My Love from so long ago,

My last wish would be to touch your soft lips,
Look into your dark eyes to say goodbye,
One final minute with you, that I will remember for eternity,

Tears of ice streaming down my face,

My Love so far away,
My Love so long ago,

How can I kiss your lips,
How can I touch your heart one more time?

Looking at a wintery, snowy day outside,
Memories have me tied to the past,
I'm cold as ice,

Loving you so far away,
Loving you from another time,
Memories of the past have me trapped in ice,

It's impossible for me not to forget you,
I'm afraid my life will end without a smile.

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Knock on the door.
Who is it? I ask.
Special delivery!

I open the door.
I'm handed aa envelope postmarked Seoul Korea.
Sign here, please.

I walk over to the desk and open the envelope.
Inside the envelope is a letter along with a round trip plane ticket to Seoul Korea.

The letter says, "Congratulations you are the grand prize winner of "Why Korea is a Beautiful Country?" contest. Thank you for submitting several of your poems to us. Now get ready to take some pictures of your dream.

A month later April 1st

I find myself boarding the plane flight to Korea.
We take off, and I decide to try and sleep for the entire flight.

But I'm woken up by people screaming. Then hear a voice over the loudspeaker saying, "Put your life vest on, fasten your seat belts."
The flight attendants were running down the aisles yelling.

I see a bright flash as bright as a noon sun,

Waking up on a sandy white beach,
To the sound of ocean waves.
Feeling ocean waves at my feet trying to pull me back into the sea.

Standing up wiping the sand off my pants.
Looking around,
I see an empty beach, a deep blue ocean, trees and mountains.

Seabirds flying high as if searching for something,

Suddenly I hear yelling in a strange language from behind me. Turning around, I see bizarre looking people riding horses ******* towards me with swords raised screaming what sounded like "Mooreup Ggul-eo! Mooreup Ggul-eo!  I tried to run but was grabbed by one of them and pushed to the ground. Because of being scared of having my head cut off. I didn't say a word or move a muscle.  

Next I was bound, gagged and tied to a horse with a rope.

The men mounted their horses. They began moving down the beach while dragging me behind the last horse.

After what seemed like many hours of walking and with the sun setting we reached a grotto surrounded by cherry blossoms, roses and pine trees. Stunning like something from a fairytale.

One of the men removed the gag and untied me.
He grabbed me by the arm yelling something at me that I couldn't understand while pointing at and pushing me into a small cave.
When I turned to look around, I noticed the rest of the group were all bowing, and some even seemed to be crying. I was grabbed again turned around and tossed into the cave.

Then I hear a sound like a sad young woman crying.
I say, "Hello." No answer.

I continue walking toward the crying in this cave as dark as moonless night. When I come to an open chamber as bright as the midnight sun.
I'm shocked to see a beautiful Goddess tied to a throne by her wrists and neck.

I quickly begin to untie her. I try to speak to her. But neither of us can understand the other. But I remembered the most important word in the Korean language and say,  "saranghamnida" She stops crying looks directly at me and says, "jagiya saranghae."

After I released her from the prison of, her thrown. She jumped up
and put her arms around me and with her head against my chest listening to my heart. She kept hugging me. She wouldn't let go of me.

She takes my hand pulls me slowly towards the cave opening.
I tried to stop her because of the people waiting outside guarding the cave but insisted she seemed triumphant and not afraid.

As we stepped out of the cave to a beautiful red-orange sunset.
She bows to me, and I return the bow and we both bow to the people guarding the cave. All of a sudden, the crowd cheers yelling Dongroe! Dongroe!...

I fell in love with the incredible Goddess Yuhwa. Last night I dreamed that she was bathing in my steamy cup of tea. That took the chill in my Soul away.

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Mooreup Ggul-eo! = On your knees!
saranghamnida The Most formal way to say I love you.

jagiya saranghae = Darling, I love you.

Dongroe  A ceremony in which the king and queen bow to each other, share wine and food, and have their first night together.

Miss Goodbye!

Loving you is like peeling a cold onion,
Your face reminds me of dark kitty cat,
Always crying, "meow."
Together, we are like soju and mint chewing gum.

My dark hot pepper,
Why do you cry so much?
The perfect companion to a curry Soul.
I can not cry with you anymore,

Sunsets turn black,
Clouds turn gray,
I love to watch the sunrise each day,
I can't stay,

Oh! my sad kitty,
Your eyes are like tears filling empty glasses with soju,
On a winter's day,
I don't know what to say?

Your dark Kitty cat face,
Your honey Soul,
With tears always in your eyes,
I've run out of empty glasses to fill,

I can't stay.


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Like tossing a pebble into a pond,  
My long ago memories reflected slowly,
In each ripple of sunshine,

A Fresh breeze whispering lovely songs to me,
From times long past,

Every misty morning sunrise brings hazy memories;
Memories that traveled from a distant time and place,

With eyes wide shut, I dream of times long ago,
Thoughts of today's sadness and yesterday's happiness,

Seasons' change, the fragrance of kimchi and coffee remain,

Waiting some day for the sun from my past to warm my Soul,

It's just like, daydreams of your first lover,

I'm waiting to touch you again,
That we can make new happy memories; Memories that will last for eternity. 


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These cold days remind me a warm place,
Like a fire burning in the fireplace,
Memories stoke the fire burning in my heart;

Memories of working in the rice and barley fields,
Tea fields where white jasmine flowers bloom.
Singing songs for everything,

Memories of the cold air swirling around me,
Gave me chills.
Wife and children, love and hope to warm my bones.

Writing these words about my impossible past,
A past that exists in my dreams,
The place I praise every day with words.

You know that even when dark dust blankets the land,
Heavy rains will wash away the dust,
And bring high, bright blue skies.

I see the young traveling this land today,
Some happy some sorrowful,
Always singing,

Singing songs of the past and present,
Binding time and space together,
With strings of silk.

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This Valentine's Day.

I met an Angel this day.
Her heart was so heavy; as heavy as a rock,
That she could no longer fly.

I asked this beautiful creature.
What makes your heart so heavy, as heavy as a rock?
The glowing Angel says, “This day of love is not special for me.”

She began to cry.
I have no one to love me,
It's such a lonely day,
It only brings tears to me.

I say.

Take my love to help you fly, and chase your tears away,
Grab my breath to warm your Soul,
Hold my hand to lift you up, to fly again,
Take my smile to make you laugh.

I met an Angel on Valentine's Day.

This Valentine's Day.
I met an Angel this day.
She no longer had a heavy heart,
So she could now fly away and forget me.







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Rose garden way up in the sky,
Sun-Yung filled with the sunshine of,
The young springtime year of the rabbit,
Of wooden stairs down to the great river at low tide,
Gentle, quiet, elegant, and alert; quick, skillful, kind, and patient
The sea is high.

Rose garden way up in the sky,
Sun-Yung makes me want to fly,
Time goes by,
Mom's Sunday morning pancakes,
Red roses and blue skies, and everything still,
Brings thoughts of Sun-Yung.

Sun-Yung's arms and dancing until sunrise in the gardens of Seoul,
And cherry blossoms,
Settle softly to the ground,
I dream of returning to my home and Sun-Yung's love,
"Romeo and Juliet"
Painted a picture of my life and my thoughts.

Rose garden way up in the sky,
Sun-Yung filled with the sunshine,
Memories of Mom's Sunday morning pancakes,
Red roses and blue skies, and everything still,
Brings thoughts of Sun-Yung,

The love of my life.

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Give me chocolate Tiffany!

I was sick and tired of everything,
When I called you last night from my dreams.
All I do is wash and polish and play with kitty,
Wishing! that, I could experience true love again.

Gimme! Gimme! Give me chocolate!
Won't somebody help me live happily ever after!
Gimme! Gimme! Give me chocolate!
I really want to live happily ever after!

Tiffany, I was defeated, you won the war.
Tiffany, promise to love me forever more.
Tiffany, I couldn't escape if I wanted to.
Tiffany, knowing my fate is to be with you.
Wow-wow-wow-wow-wow Tiffany!
Finally! Facing Tiffany and fainting!

You are the dancing gisaeng, here in my dreams.
Dancing gisaeng, feel the beat of the drum.
You can live happily ever after; 
You can live happily ever after, having the time of your life.

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! chocolate,
Won't somebody help me live happily ever after, Tiffany?

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When should I give up?
When I can't find evidence of love.
When is the right time to get closer?
A good time for the tears to stop?

Can't find the courage to stand in front of you,

I can only stand here in this distant place,
Looking at you, my dream,

After all, there seems to be one thing I will never do.

It's about to rain pink cherry blossoms in that far away place,
Tears are falling at days end,

Crying, while watching sunsets dawning
Over the shores of a dream far to the East,

Why do I think so much of you?
A woman dressed in red, white blue and black,
Waving from the shores of an Eastern Sea.

Are you a person?
Or, only a dream waving from that distant place?

Am I wrong to have such thoughts,
When I can't find evidence of love,
Can't find the courage to stand beside you?

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War ***** and fighting *****.
Why can't people party all night?

The world is a crazy place.
All I want to is dance the night away,
But my life is full of spiders and snakes.

I wonder when it will end?

You want Queen Seondeok of Silla,
You want Kim Yuna of Korea,

But all I see is the devil's rage.
Oh! The devil's rage.
Oh! War and fighting, they'll destroy this beautiful place,
Drain our lives of Love and wonder.

War ***** and fighting *****.
Why can't people party all night?
The world is a wild place.
All I want to is dance the day away,

But my life is full of spiders and snakes hiding under rocks.

I really want the world to end,
Goodbye Queen Seondeok of Silla,
Goodbye Kim Yuna of Korea,

And good riddance to the devil's rage.
Oh! The devil's rage.

Oh! War and fighting, will bury us under falling mushroom dust,
Drain our lives of Love and wonder.

War ***** and fighting *****.
The world is out of control,
All I want to do is plant new Hope in dry Souls,
But my life is full of spiders and snakes hiding under rocks.

Your life doesn't have to end.
Sing a song of hope with Queen Seondeok of Silla,
Sing the song of "Arirang."

Dance with Queen Kim Yuna of Korea on Ice,
And put a curse on devil's rage.
Oh, the devil's rage.

Your life is hard and filled with hatred,
But don't care? Get out and dance.

Follow the sunrise to your destination.
Leave the war and fighting behind,

Plant new Hope!

You want the greatest thing,
The biggest thing since becoming a poet.
You've got it all; you've got the world in your hands,

If you are confused, check with Arirang.
Carry a pen to help you along.

Get out and dance,
On the dance floors of the world.

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Arirang Special M60-Sorea Band  Arirang
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We were both remarkable when I first saw you
Standing on the busy streets of Seoul.
I wake up, and the flashback starts:
Incheon is where I'm standing in the spring air.

What are you doing crying standing alone?
You who wears that bright white robe,
That shiny pink hat of cherry blossoms,
Dreaming about the day when I wake up and find
That what I'm looking for has been in front of you all along.

So this is me singing,
Standing in front of you saying, "Take me back home!"
And I go back to springtime in my dreams all the time.
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but dreaming deeply,
Wishing, I'd realized you are not a ghost.

I'd go back to past springs in my dreams,
Turn around and do some flying to a calm place.
I go back to springtime dreams quite often.

My dearest, let's do some dancing,
This love is pink and white,
It's a love story of a place where a beautiful woman lives,
Dearest, just be my cute little kitten.

Just snuggling bravely, forever.
Take me back home dearest, Take me back home my love.

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The land where the living meets the dead.
Looking over the great river Han,
A dark place of missing,

Like a dream,
Sacrificing a thousand Lives.

Can you feel the magic of Hero's?
Resting in this place,

Shadows of stone stand tall,
Rising through the mists of a dark history,
Taller than the tallest buildings in Seoul,

Where the magic of life has ended,
In this dark place,  immortality lives on,

Where Faith, Strength Courage will always shine,
Shine brighter than a mother and child
watching their first sunrise,

A place the dead will guard us for eternity.

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Kind Spirit don't go.

Fell asleep on cold frosty January evening,
Hoping to dream about beautiful things,

Awoke in a strange place,
Scared at first.
Where am I?

In front of me a misty woodland,
Gazing through blooms of cherry blossoms,

A white blanket on the ground,
A warm breeze pushing me down,
A warm mist begins to hug me,

On this quiet Spring morning,
Rose petals rain down in front of me,

Out of the fog,
A ghostly figure of a woman appears,
Yet, I was not afraid,

She took my hand and said, "Stand my Prince."
She was the kindest spirit.  
Sing and dance with me around this place I live,  My lost love,

What a strange place this is?
A place where sadness seems to live,
A mound of green,

Yet!

She shines so brightly,
A free Spirit filled with joy and happiness,
Laughing like a child,

I wanted to run with her forever,
I wanted to run around the world with her,
I wanted her to hold on tight and never let go of me,

Who is this beautiful woman with a Spirit of a child?

Oh no! Oh no!

She's running too fast,
I tried to grab this free spirit's hand.

Don't go!

I want to hold on to you forever,

But the morning sun rose, another morning alone,
A place where sadness seems to live.

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When you're tired, feeling bitter,
Dark clouds above you,

When raindrops are flowing down your cheeks, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side.
I'm standing beside you,

When times get bitter,
And friends just can't be found,
You can lay your head down on my chest,
Without saying a word,

Forget about the past,
Forget about the rest,

Fly on home blue girl,
Fly on by.
Fly high into the sky,

Your time has come to shine.
All your dreams are on their way.
Look into the sky,
See how they shine.

If you need a friend,
I'll shine right behind,
Like a warm touch of sunshine,

I will ease your pain,
I will ease your mind,
I will ease your sadness...

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All the respectful magpies,
All the respectful magpies!
All the respectful magpies!

Now Raise Your Wings,

Every night I'm singing in my bed,
Lost in a fairytale.
Lost in a dream,

Can you hold my eyes and be my guide?

Beautiful Queens covered with golden crowns cover your skies.
What kinda dream is this?

You are a strong Seoul a vibrant city.
Either way, I don't wanna cry without you.

Flowers, we run through this Seoul (yeah!)
Roses, we run through  this Seoul (yeah!)
Cherry blossoms, we run through this Spring (yeah!)
Love, we run through in this city Seoul (yeah!)
FLOWERS!

Yes! So fast is my life is right now,
Most incredibly fast, flying through time,
Oh! So quick. Oh! So fast.
Yes! So fast,

All the Queens who are independent,
Throw your smiles at me!
All the Queens who makin' rice cake,
Throw your eyes at me!
All the Queens who truly feel love,
Throw your heart at me!

Tonight I'll be your strong Prince Charming,
I'm calling all my roses.
I know you want my creative Eyes.
I write these words for you,  This dream is yours,
Tonight I'll be your beloved,
I'm calling all my passion for giving to you.

Who runs the world? Flowers, we run this world - yeah!
Who runs this world? Beauty runs this world  - yeah!
Who runs the world? Love runs this world - yeah!

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In the dark mirror of my mind,

Touching your reflection Choon-Hee,

It was never meant to be,
Misty mornings by the lake,
Standing alone, looking at the sky,

Holding a glass of rye whiskey,

It was never the way I planned my life,
You're a mystery in my life,
Not my intention,

I got very brave, these last days,
Bold enough, to capture your gaze in my heart,

Lost my discretion,
It's not what, I'm used to,

Just wanna try you on,
I'm curious to know if we will fit together,
Your sunrise reflection caught my affection,

Touching your reflection Choon-Hee,
The taste of your **** pouty lips,
Steamy mists rising in my mind,

Touching  your reflection Choon-Hee just to try it
I hope my princess you don't mind it,

It felt so wrong,
It felt so right,
Don't mean anything, right?

Touching your reflection Choon-Hee,
No, I don't even know what's real,

It doesn't matter,
You're my alternative to life,
Just human nature, right?

Those sweet Korean girls they are so magical,
**** dark eyes, steamy silk hair, so kissable,
Hard to resist so touchable,
Too good to deny it,
Ain't no big deal, it's innocent,

It's not what,
Proper people do,
Not how they should behave,
My head gets so confused,
Hard to obey,

Touching your reflection Choon-Hee,
The fragrance of your shiny black silk hair,

Touching your reflection Choon-Hee in the rising mists of my mind,
I hope my princess you don't mind it,

It seemed so wrong,
It felt so right,
Don't mean anything, right?

Touching your reflection Choon-Hee,
The sound of your passionate heart,
The feel of your exquisite neck,

Touching your misty reflection Choon-Hee,
I hope my princess you don't mind it.

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Impossible you and I,
You are beautiful,
I'm ugly,

Your Spirit lives,
On the other side of planet earth,

I live here in pain;

A place of mourning lost love,
A place of missing love,
A place of heartache,

You live in a place of beauty;

A place of respect,
A place where Cherry Blossoms grow,
A place of romance,

So Impossible a place you live,
It's called a Miracle!

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Stupid General
A Passionate Romance
From a dream by Poet Ron

Queen Hyun is a ****, strong and smart woman from the city of Seoul. Her life is going nowhere until she meets General Gyeong, a tall, handsome man.

Queen Hyun takes an instant disliking to General Gyeong and the drunken and cowardly ways he learnt during his years sailing the Eastern sea.

However, when a dragon tries to **** Queen Hyun, General Gyeong sobers up and comes to her rescue. Queen Hyun begins to notice that General Gyeong is actually rather charming and brave at heart.

But, the temptations of bottles of wine leave him blind to Queen Hyun affections and Queen Hyun looks to the stars for answers.

Finally, She notices an invisible but handsome swordsman, Warrior Young
A fighter that always stood guard over her since she was a child. A fighter that would do anything she asked of him. In fact, he would give his life for her.

While General Gyeong, sits at a table with a glass of wine still wishing for passionate love.

Stupid General Gyeong chose a glass of wine over spending his life with a  beautiful queen.

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​Passion!

For a time,
For a place,
For a people,

Love for times past,
A time of princesses and queens,
The time the last Princess of a great Dynasty, lived.

Passion for a place.
A place of ancient times,
A place of wars and devastation,

A place of dreams,
A place of creating new things,
A place of courage and respect,

Passion for a people,
A people who have written many words about life and love,
A people who passed along songs for thousands of years,

A people who have never given up on their dreams,
A people who never have surrendered,

A passion
For another place and time,
A place in the distant past,
A place in the future,

When love unites,
A great people once again.

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Hearing echoes of bells,
Hearing echoes of  **, **, **,

What is that yummy smell?

Smells of yummy apple and cinnamon cookies,
Mom is baking to fill Santa's tummy with goodies,

I see,
Brilliant flashing lights covering a pine tree,
In the twilight, we feast on cookies and tea,
Puppy dogs begging for treats,

Dad drinking Eggnog, playing with trains,

Come on kids,
Let's get to bed,

Mom don't forget to put goodies out for Santa.

Tonight, we'll dream of flying rain deer.
Toys carried by a holly, jolly fat man,

What is that I hear on the roof?

Hearing echoes of bells,
Hearing echos of  **, **, **,

It must be Santa and his slay.

Yay!

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Lady Mi-Yung!

You are my beautiful sunrise,
Your face reminds me of bright skies,
Together, we are, like a fortress strong,

Oh, beautiful Princess,
My remarkable rose flower,
My extraordinary, young wife,

The perfect companion to our children,

Oh, dearest Mi-Yung!
Stars sparkle in your dark eyes,
Your black hair shines in midnight moonlight,

You're the most amazing and lovely dancer,
When you dance,
I see an Angel, flying among the stars.

Oh, adorable Mi-Yung!
You are my soft rosy sunset,
Your smiling face reminds me of bright sunshine,

You are my eternal dream,

Lady Mi-Yung!

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