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.
有得许多泪。 又闲却、许多鸳被。 枕头儿、放处都不是。 旧家时、怎生睡。 更也没书来,那堪被、雁儿调戏。 道无书、却有书中意。 排几个、人人字。