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(jìn)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(jìn)京述職,適逢吳三桂兵變,家屬遇難,憂憤成疾,病死京都,時(shí)年59歲。
宋琬·《獄中八詠·折足凳》
朝喧人牖來,炙背還復(fù)臥。
窮鬼去無時(shí),延之居上座。
Songs Composed in Prison III
A Stool with a Broken Leg
Sung Wan
When the morning warmth enters the window,
I bare my back and go to sleep.
No telling when the Spirit of Poverty will leave me,
I invite him to take this seat for honored guests.
(William Schultz 譯)