Chollima
A Chollima (also Qianlima or Senrima, literally "thousand-mile horse") is a mythical winged horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian cultures. This winged horse is said to be too swift and elegant to be mounted (by any mortal man).
China
Beginning around the 3rd century BCE, Chinese classics mention Bole, a mythological horse-tamer, as an exemplar of horse judging. Bole is frequently associated with the fabled qianlima (Chinese: 千里馬) "thousand-miles horse", which was supposedly able to gallop one thousand li (approximately 400 km) in a single day (e.g., Red Hare). Qianlima was a literary Chinese word for people with latent talent and ability; and Spring (1988:180) suggests, "For centuries of Chinese history, horses had been considered animals capable of performing feats requiring exceptional strength and endurance. Possibly it is for this reason that from early times horses have been used allegorically to represent extraordinary people." Bole recognizing a qianlima was a metaphor for a wise ruler selecting talented shi "scholar-officials". Thus, (Henry 1987:28) "Geniuses in obscurity were called thousand li horses who had not yet met their [Bole]".
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WHO'S LOVING MY BABY
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Sym4ony
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I Still Believe
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(I Don't Know) Interlude
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This Time Next Year
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Imagine
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Granny's Yard
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Can't Have You
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ONE LOVE
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I LOVE YOUR WAYS
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WHO'S LOVING MY BABY
Who's loving my baby
And taking care of you
I need to know right now
Do You still care for me
Who's loving my baby
And taking care of you
I need to know right now
Do you still care for me
I may be young but I was ready
To fall in love with you once again
You tore my heart apart
Right from the very start
I didn't know what to do, baby
Gave you my heart, my soul, my time
But I guess
It wasn't good enough for you
I just don't understand how I could lose my man
Somebody tell me
All I wanna know is, baby -
(*Repeat with ad lib)
You left me
Standing in the failing rain, baby
Now in my heart there's an empty space
And I never knew that
This love could hurt this way
I sit at home staring at your photo
And all I do is break down and cry
Still I can't understand
How I could lose my man
I never know love like this
No, no, no, no
(* Repeat with ad lib)
Where do we go from here
(Where do we go from here)
I must wipe away my tears
'Cause no more tears
My eyes will cry for you
Where do we go from here
(Where do we go from here)
I must wipe away my tears
No more tears
My eyes will cry for you, no
(* Repeat and fade with following)
Who's loving my baby
I need to know, I got to know
I need to know right now, baby
Do you still care, yeah
What am I gonna do
I need to know right now
