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.
苦汝临期话别,与君挽手叮咛。 归期誓约十馀朝,去后又经三四月,鱼沉雁杳,空倚著六曲阑干。 凤只鸾孤,谩独宿半床衾枕。 欲寄花牌传密意,奈无黄耳堪凭。 待修锦字诉...
王孙去后无芳草,绿遍书阶。 尘满妆台。 粉面羞搽泪满腮。 教我甚情怀。 去时梅蕊全然少,等到花开花已成梅。 梅子青青又待黄。 兀自未归来。