Source: Qing? Zheng Xie's Poems on Zhu Mo Paintings
Original text:
Yazhai lay listening to Little Zhu Xiao, suspecting that it was the voice of the people's sufferings.
Some small collectors in Caozhou County always care about their feelings.
Translation:
When I was resting in the yamen, I heard the rustling of bamboo leaves, as if I heard the people crying and complaining.
Although we are only small officials in the county, every little thing of the people is affecting our feelings.
Extended data:
Writing background:
This poem was written by Zheng Banqiao when he was the magistrate of wei county, Shandong Province in the 11th and 2nd years of Qianlong (1746- 1747). In the imperial examination era, people who passed the same exam were called the same year, and the same year of their parents or fathers was called Nianbo. The governor of the Qing Dynasty was also called Zhong Cheng, and "big" meant respect. Zheng Banqiao once painted a picture of wind and bamboo, and this poem was inscribed on this picture.
Appreciation of works:
One or two sentences are figurative. When I was resting in the study, I heard the wind blowing bamboo and my voice sobbed. He thought of the sufferings of ordinary people from the sound of wind and bamboo in nature, as if it were the sobbing sound of ordinary people struggling in hunger and cold, which fully reflected the author's feelings of serving the officials and the people. Three or four sentences to tell your heart and relieve people's worries should all be "parents".