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.
一自东君去后,几多恩爱暌离。 频凝泪眼望乡畿。 客路迢迢千里。 顾我风情不薄,与君驿邸相随。 参军虽死不须悲。 幸有连枝同气。