Song Ci is an important part of ancient Chinese literature, known alongside Tang poetry as the "twin peaks". Ci originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, featuring masters like Su Shi, Xin Qiji, and Li Qingzhao.
色染莺黄,枝横鹤瘦,玉奴蝉蜕花间。 铅华不御,慵态尽欹鬟。 冷淡琐窗烟雾,来清供、莞尔怡颜。 狂蜂蝶,还须敛衽,何得傍高闲。 西山。 招隐处,寒云缭绕,流水回环...
万壑千岩秋色里,歌眉醉眼争妍。 一枝娇柳趁么弦。 疑非香案吏,诏到小蓬天。 乐事便成陈迹也,依人小月娟娟。 尊前空唱短因缘。 引船风又起,吹过浙江边。