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.
为谁瘦、为谁癯。
香阁寂寥。
淡红衫,缕金裙。
西风渐冷,园林万木凋黄。
枕上偷垂泪眼流。
等得秋风满院吹。 又争如、毒热时。 被唧唧啾啾,不教人来梦里,望前程也、促织儿。
只为情多病也多,省可思量我。
蟾辉兔影十分满。