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·土火爐》
孤燈靄幽室,老仆垂頭睡。
自起炙殘壺,顛倒著犢鼻。
Songs Composed in Prison VI
An Earthen Stove
Sung Wan
A solitary lamp glows in the dark room;
My old servant, his head drooping, sleeps.
I get up to heat some water in the pot
And put my underpants on upside down!
(William Schultz 譯)