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The Four Horses of Wisdom (Adults Version): Gallop into the CNY 2026 🐴

Mettānium
Mettānium
A modern pop-style children’s song for Chinese New Year 2026, themed around the Buddhist teaching of the Four Horses, The melody should be catchy, uplifting, and energetic, with a smooth pop rhythm and easy group vocals, Blend in traditional Chinese New Year instruments like erhu, guzheng, dizi (bamboo flute), festive drums, finger cymbals, and gongs, layered with modern pop elements like synth pads, soft basslines, and light percussion loops, Include subtle horse sound effects (galloping, bridle jingles) in the intro, instrumental break, and outro, Add background chanting textures or vocal pad harmonies in the chorus or bridge — inspired by Buddhist chanting or meditative hums — to give it a spiritual, layered atmosphere without overpowering the vocals, Between Verse 3 and Verse 4, include a short instrumental break with light erhu or guzheng melody over galloping sounds, End the song with a majestic Chinese New Year flourish: a final uplifting chorus followed by layered harmonie

[Intro] Gong xi, gong xi, let’s all cheer, The year of the horse is finally here! We sing with joy, we sing with pride, And let the four good horses ride! [Verse 1] The Buddha told a tale one day, Of four fine horses on their way. The first horse moves before the pain, It sees the world and starts to train. [Chorus] Ride, ride, ride with heart, From kindness, wisdom always starts. Fast or slow, just do your best, The Dhamma leads to peace and rest. [Verse 2] The second horse needs words to see, That life is not just fun and free. It learns when others start to cry, And asks the truth behind the “why?” [Chorus] Ride, ride, ride with heart, From kindness, wisdom always starts. Fast or slow, just do your best, The Dhamma leads to peace and rest. [Verse 3] The third horse waits till it gets hurt, It falls down first before alert. But even then, it finds the way, And slowly grows from day to day. [Instrumental Break – gentle galloping, soft erhu melody] [Verse 4] The fourth horse waits till pain runs deep, Before it wakes from heavy sleep. But still it walks the path so bright, And learns to walk toward the light. [Bridge] So don’t compare, and don’t feel low, Each heart can learn, each mind can grow. The Buddha’s path is kind and true, And horse year brings that light to you! [Chorus] Ride, ride, ride with heart, From kindness, wisdom always starts. Big or small, come walk today, With peace and love, the MIDDLE WAY [Outro] Gong Xi Fa Chai, joy and cheer, Let’s walk with love throughout the year. Be like the horse that hears the call — May peace and wisdom bless us all. GONG XI FA CHAI! GONG XI FA CHAI! GONG XI FA CHAI! ☸️ Lyrics adapted from and inspired by Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.113 (Patoda Sutta: The Horse Trainer's Goad), expressed using modern and psychologically meaningful language.