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.
纱窗晓色朦胧。
别是一般春色好。
更作句桃符。
晚起倦梳妆。
夜来一阵催花雨。
满地榆钱,算来难买住春归。
红粉墙头,绿杨楼外,声声唤起新愁恨。
料如今,甘心海角天涯。