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.
玉楼春信梅传早。 三八芳辰阳复后。 称觞喜对一椿高,莱庭双桂森兰茂。 惭无好语为公寿。 富贵荣华公自有,请歌诗雅祝遐龄,永如松柏如山阜。