"The Fisherman on the River" is a short poem by Fan Zhongyan in the Song Dynasty. The full poem is as follows:
The Fisherman on the River
Song Dynasty? Fan Zhongyan
< p>People come and go on the river, but they love the beauty of sea bass.Look at the boat, which is in and out of the storm.
This poem is a five-character quatrain, and its content is relatively simple and easy to understand. Translated into modern Chinese: There are so many people coming and going on the river, but they only like the delicious taste of seabass. Look at that small fishing boat, rising and falling in the wind and waves on the river.
It means that everyone loves the delicious bass, but they don’t know that fishermen go through life and death in the strong winds and waves on the river in order to catch the bass. The poet wrote about the hardships and hardships of fishermen, hoping to arouse people's sympathy for the working people and their understanding of the sufferings of the people. The whole poem's words are concise and unpretentious, but the words are close but the purpose is far-reaching, the words are shallow but the meaning is profound, and it is rich in philosophy. It also shows the poet's excellent quality of caring about people's livelihood and caring for the people, and reflects his thought of "worrying about the world's worries first, and rejoicing after the world's happiness".