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.
添憔悴、看肌瘦损。
细雨乱如毛。
恨江南塞北,鱼沈雁杳,空肠断、书难寄。
去不远,路无多。
尽啜情一饱,泪珠弹子重搵,背人睡也。
你为情多泪亦多。
无心傍照台。
巧画远山眉。