徐灿，字湘蘋，又字明霞、明深，江苏吴县（今苏州市吴中区、相城区）人。陈之遴继配。幼颖悟，通书史。陈之遴两次流徙，均曾随行。康熙十年（1671），奉旨归之遴之骨。晚年学佛，更号紫?。早年雅好吟咏，尤喜为词。被词人陈维崧誉为南宋后闺秀第一。有《拙政园诗馀》《拙政园诗集》。

徐灿·《忆秦娥·春归》

东风老，

起来点检残红少。

残红少，

一帘疏雨，

半庭烟草。

燕莺故故将人恼，

千声万语春归了。

春归了，

双蛾谁遣，

镜痕愁小。

Yi Qin e:

Spring’s Leave-Taking

Xu Can

The east wind is waning;

I rise to survey the few remnant blossoms.

The remnant blossoms are few:

A drape of sparse rain;

Half a courtyard of misty grass.

The swallows and orioles purposely vex one,

Their thousand cries and myriad strains singing “Spring is gone.”

Spring is gone:

Who will unknit the eyebrows,

Their image in the mirror tinged with grief?