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.
一抹弦器,初宴画堂,琵琶人把当头。 髻云腰素,仍占绝风流。 轻拢慢拈,生情艳态,翠眉黛颦,无愁谩似愁。 变新声曲,自成获索,共听一奏梁州。 弹到遍急敲颖,分明似...