Song Literature: Ci poetry Also called lyric song, lyric meter; written for performance first appeared in the later Tang, probably in the 8 th century, became popular in the Song; often reflected daily life in the Song “Bathing Babies,” Anonymous, Song, on silk fan, Freer Museum, USAIn Chinese, one does not speak of writing ci but of filling in ci; that is, filling in lyrics to a known melody. Lyrics are identified by the title of the tune prefaced with to”, e.g., “To the tune of Washing Creek S
