薛涛(约768~832年),是一个带有传奇色彩的唐代女诗人,字洪度。长安(今陕西西安)人。16岁入乐籍,与韦皋,元稹有过恋情,恋爱期间,薛涛自己制作桃红色小笺用来写诗,后人仿制,称“薛涛笺”。脱乐籍后终身未嫁。成都望江楼公园有薛涛墓” 。薛涛与刘采春,鱼玄机,李冶,并称唐朝四大女诗人。卓文君、薛涛、花蕊夫人、黄娥并称蜀中四大才女。流传至今诗作有90余首。
薛涛·《听僧吹芦管》
晓蝉鸣咽暮莺愁,言语殷勤十指头。
罢阅梵书劳一弄,散随金磬泥清秋。
Listening to a Monk Playing the Reed Flute
Xue Tao
Dawns 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.