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.
休赋惜春诗。 留春住、说与人知。 一年已负东风瘦,说愁说恨,数期数刻,只望归时。 莫怪杜鹃啼。 真个也、唤得人归。 归来休恨花开了,梁间燕子,且教知道,人也双飞...