冯小青，名玄玄，字小青。明万历年间南直隶扬州（今属江苏）人。嫁杭州豪公子冯通为妾。讳同姓，仅以字称。工诗词，解音律。为大妇所妒，徙居孤山别业。亲戚劝其改嫁，不从，凄怨成疾，命画师画像自奠而卒，年十八。近现代著名学者潘光旦先生曾著同名传记《冯小青》。

冯小青·《春水照影》

新妆竟与画图争，知在昭阳第几名？

瘦影自怜秋水照，卿须怜我我怜卿。

My Reflection in Spring Waters

Feng Xiaoqing

After making up I look like a lady in a painting;

I wonder what chance I have of becoming a queen.

I betake myself to spring waters and look at my lean reflection:

Oh my shadow, you must love me as much as I love you.