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·《鸚鵡離籠》
隴西獨自一孤身,飛去飛來上錦茵。
都緣出語無方便,不得籠中再喚人。
A Parrot Separated from Its Cage
Xue Tao
It goes alone through Longxi1,
a solitary bird,
To and fro it flies, then lights
upon the brocade cushion.
Just because it spoke some words
discomforting its owner,
Never again can it summon folk,
calling from its cage.