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·《南唐浣溪沙·十四夜》
已是华灯照绮筵,
渐添奇巧斗新悬。
明月似嫌芳景速,
不轻圆。
佳节最怜前一日,
旧欢长算几何年。
可惜金吾犹禁夜,
促游鞭。
Nantang huan xi sha:
The Night of the Fourteenth 1
Xu Can
They’ve used decorated lanterns to light up damask seats;
Now wondrous touches are added, new hangings rival one another.
The bright moon seems averse to the lovely sights’ haste,
And doesn’t readily round.
I love best the day before a festival,
Often reckoning how long past happiness did last.
Too bad the capital guards still enforce curfew,
Urging back the roving whips.