宋琬(1614-1673),清初著名詩人,清八大詩家之一,字玉叔,號荔裳,漢族,山東萊陽人。生于明萬歷四十二年(1614),清順治四年(1647)進士,曾任戶部河南司主事、吏部稽勛司主事、隴西右道僉事、左參政,康熙十一年(1672),授通議大夫四川按察使司按察使;翌年,進京述職,適逢吳三桂兵變,家屬遇難,憂憤成疾,病死京都,時年59歲。
宋琬·《獄中八詠·煤土炕》
象簞翡翠床,較此自粗丑。
蝴蝶與莊生,君能分別否?
Songs Composed in Prison II
An Earthen K'ang(1)
Sung Wan
An ivory, bamboo, and kingfisher bed
Compared to this is coarse and ugly!
The butterfly and Master Chuang-chou,(2)
Sir, can you tell them apart?
(1). A raised and heated platform bed made of bricks which is common in north China.
(2). The ancient Taoist philosopher Chuang-tzu.
(William Schultz 譯)