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·《聽僧吹蘆管》
曉蟬鳴咽暮鶯愁,言語殷勤十指頭。
罷閱梵書勞一弄,散隨金磬泥清秋。
Listening to a Monk Playing the Reed Flute
Xue Tao
Dawn’s sobbing cicadas or sad orioles at night
Such earnest speech is of ten digits born.
Just play when you have read the Sanskrit tome:
It will join gold bells to mix with autumn.