Li He
Li He (790–816), courtesy name Changji, was a short-lived Chinese poet of the late Tang Dynasty, known for his dense and allusive use of symbolism, for his use of synecdoche, for his vividly imaginative (and often fantastic) imagery, and for his otherwise sometimes unconventional style of poetry. However, these qualities lead to a revival of interest in him and his poetry in the twentieth century.
Biography
A native of Changgu (昌谷, in modern-day Luoyang, Henan), Li was discouraged by some of his contemporaries from taking the Imperial Examination owing to naming taboo: his father's name happened to sound similar to Jinshi. Encouraged by Han Yu, who admired his talent, Li took the examination but failed it. Despite his distant royal ancestry (to the Li family who were the ruling dynastic family of the Tang Dynasty), Li He died a low-ranking and poor official, at the age of about 27: various dates are given for him, some more credible than others. According to Frodsham (1983), "the weight of evidence suggests that he was born in a Horse year, since he wrote no less than twenty-three poems in which the horse stands as a symbol for himself".
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Li He
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- Classical Chinese Folk Music released: 2009
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Leave Wit You (I Think I Wanna)
by: 3LW[intro:]
uh-huh, uh-huh
uh-huh, uh-huh
[verse 1:]
lookin' familiar, i don't know,
have i seen you somewhere before,
kill the small talk let's hit the floor, (are you ready)
to do something you aint done before,
i'll work it 'til you can't take no more,
i think i'm the girl you came here for, (if you can't get it)
[hook:]
i like it
what your doin'
how your movin'
so keep it comin' boy put it on me
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i think i wanna leave wit you do you wanna leave wit me
tell me what you wanna do boy
oh-oh-oh
i think i wanna leave wit you do you wanna leave wit me tell me what you wanna do boy
(if you can't get it)
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you're lookin' at me like you want more, so after the party let's explode, turn off the lights
and lock the door, (when we're ready) but we aint leavin' here 'til i'm full, freakin' eachother
'til we sore, think i'm the girl you came here for (if you can't get it)
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