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.
窗外蛩吟雨声细。
云淡碧天如水。
怎数向、更筹计。
敧枕无眠又无寐。
便直饶、铁作心肠,也须是泪滴。
欲把愁分付。
算一一都在我心头。
似篾身材,纤腰一捻,新来消瘦如削。