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.
渐觉一日,浓如一日,不比寻常。 若知人、未伊瘦损,成病又何妨。 相思到了,不成模样,收泪千行。 把从前泪,来做水流,也流到伊行。