徐灿,字湘蘋,又字明霞、明深,江苏吴县(今苏州市吴中区、相城区)人。陈之遴继配。幼颖悟,通书史。陈之遴两次流徙,均曾随行。康熙十年(1671),奉旨归之遴之骨。晚年学佛,更号紫?。早年雅好吟咏,尤喜为词。被词人陈维崧誉为南宋后闺秀第一。有《拙政园诗馀》《拙政园诗集》。
徐灿·《蝶恋花·每寄书素庵不到有感》
频寄锦书鸿不去。
怕近黄昏,
帘幕深深处。
一寸横波愁几许,
啼痕点点成红雨。
倚遍阑干无意绪。
闲理余香,
独自谁为语。
尽日恹恹如梦里,
斜阳一瞬人千里。
Die lian hua:
Stirred by the Frequent Loss of My Letters to Su’an
Xu Can
Often I send brocade letters, but the wild goose fails to go;
I fear the creeping of dusk
Into the depths of my curtains.
How much sadness is there in a single look?
Specks of tear stains form a shower of rouge.
I’ve leaned long over the railing, but remain listless;
Casually I trim the leftover incense
All by myself, with whom can I speak?
Through the day I feel weary as in a dream;
A flash of the setting sun and I’m a thousand miles away.