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.
谁知花有主。 误入花深处。 放直下、酒杯乾、便归去。
忆你当初,惜我不去。 伤我如今,留你不住。
直须把、茱萸遍插,看满座、细嗅清香。
罗帷映月,玉研生冰。
风头梦、吹无迹。
潇潇暮雨,梨花寒食。
椒觞献寿瑶觞满。 采幡儿、轻轻剪。
柏觞敛滟银幡小。