徐燦,字湘蘋,又字明霞、明深,江蘇吳縣(今蘇州市吳中區(qū)、相城區(qū))人。陳之遴繼配。幼穎悟,通書史。陳之遴兩次流徙,均曾隨行。康熙十年(1671),奉旨歸之遴之骨。晚年學佛,更號紫?。早年雅好吟詠,尤喜為詞。被詞人陳維崧譽為南宋后閨秀第一。有《拙政園詩馀》《拙政園詩集》。
徐燦·《風流子·同素庵感舊》
只如昨日事,
回頭想、
早已十經秋。
向洗墨池邊,
裝成書屋,
蠻箋象管,
別樣風流。
殘紅院、
幾番春欲去,
卻為個人留。
宿雨低花,
輕風側蝶,
水晶簾卷,
恰好梳頭。
西山依然在,
知何意憑檻,
怕舉雙眸。
便把紅萱釀酒,
只動人愁。
謝前度桃花,
休開碧沼,
舊時燕子,
莫過朱樓。
悔煞雙飛新翼,
誤到瀛洲。
Fengliuzi:
Reminiscing with Su’an
Xu Can
It’s just like looking back on yesterday’s events,
Though they must already be ten years past.
By the ink-washing pool
We built a study,
Where Sichuan paper and ivory brushes
Brought a special romantic freedom.
Several times spring almost left our yard of dying blossoms,
But stayed behind for our sake.
The night rain weighed down the flowers,
The light breeze tilted the butterflies;
And when the crystal blinds were rolled up
It was time to comb my hair.
The western hills are still here:
Do they know why I’m leaning against the balustrade,
Afraid to raise my eyes?
That even if I brew wine with the daylily,
It will only stir my grief?
I bid the peach blossoms of former days
Not to bloom in the green pond,
The swallows of old times
Not to pass the vermilion tower.
Ah, how regrettable that those newly joined wings
Should have mistakenly flown to Fairy Isle!