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.
夜香烧了夜寒生。 掩银屏。 理银筝。 一曲春风,都是断肠声。 杜宇欲啼杨柳外,愁似海,思如云。 背灯暗卸乳鹅裙。 酒初酲。 梦初醒。 兰炷香篝,谁为暖罗衾。 二...