宋琬(1614-1673),清初著名诗人,清八大诗家之一,字玉叔,号荔裳,汉族,山东莱阳人。生于明万历四十二年(1614),清顺治四年(1647)进士,曾任户部河南司主事、吏部稽勋司主事、陇西右道佥事、左参政,康熙十一年(1672),授通议大夫四川按察使司按察使;翌年,进京述职,适逢吴三桂兵变,家属遇难,忧愤成疾,病死京都,时年59岁。
宋琬·《狱中八咏·芦席片》
愁心不可卷,假寐聊相资。
莫厌籧篨贱,犹能出范雎。
Songs Composed in Prison I
A Piece of Rush Matting
Sung Wan
A grieving heart can't be rolled up like a mat;
This mat is good enough for a brief nap.
Don't be disgusted because it is cheap,
For it could still produce a Fan Sui.(1)
(1). Fan Sui (fl. 3rrd century B.C.) rose to high office in the state of Ch'in after he had been beaten and thrown into a toilet when taken for dead.
(William Schultz 译)