薛濤(約768~832年),是一個帶有傳奇色彩的唐代女詩人,字洪度。長安(今陜西西安)人。16歲入樂籍,與韋皋,元稹有過戀情,戀愛期間,薛濤自己制作桃紅色小箋用來寫詩,后人仿制,稱“薛濤箋”。脫樂籍后終身未嫁。成都望江樓公園有薛濤墓” 。薛濤與劉采春,魚玄機,李冶,并稱唐朝四大女詩人。卓文君、薛濤、花蕊夫人、黃娥并稱蜀中四大才女。流傳至今詩作有90余首。
薛濤·《鏡離臺》
鑄瀉黃金鏡始開,初生三五月徘徊。
為遭無限塵蒙蔽,不得華堂上玉臺。
A Mirror Separated from Its Stand
Xue Tao
The molten gold was poured,
a mirror then appeared,
A full moon first rising
and hanging in the sky.
Because it suffered endless
layers of dust and grime,
It cannot be set on the stand of jade
within the splendid hall.