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.
惜多才,怜薄命,无计可留汝。 揉碎花笺,忍写断肠句。 道傍杨柳依依,千丝万缕,抵不住、一分愁绪。 如何诉。 便教缘尽今生,此身已轻许。 捉月盟言,不是梦中语。 ...