First, "Four Seasons Pastoral Miscellaneous"-Fan Chengda in Song Dynasty
1, original text
Farming during the day, weaving at night, and the children in the village are in charge. Although the children don't plow and weave, they also learn a kind of melon in the shade of mulberry trees.
2. Translation
Go out to weed the fields during the day and come back to spin and weave at night. Men and women in the village share their responsibilities. Children can't do farm work and textile, but also learn to grow watermelons under mulberry trees.
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This poem was written by Fan Chengda when he was the magistrate of Anfu County, Jiangxi Province. The poet thinks that officials are not ashamed of agriculture, and they respect agriculture and do not complain. This poem describes the hard work of peasant families in the four seasons, and shows their love for labor and satisfaction with life. The poet also deeply reflected that he should be the master of the people as an official by comparing his own situation with that of the peasants.
Second, "sympathy for farmers"-Li Shen in the Tang Dynasty
1, original text
In spring, as long as you sow a seed, you can harvest a lot of food in autumn. There is no waste of heaven and earth, and the toiling peasants are still starving to death.
At noon in summer, the sun is very hot, farmers are still working, and beads are dripping into the soil. Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard?
2. Translation
Sow a millet in spring and reap a thousand millet in autumn. There are no idle fields in the world, but farmers still starve to death. It was noon when I hoed the ground, and sweat dripped from my head to the ground. Who knows that every grain on the plate is earned by farmers?
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This is a poem about farmers' farming. The poet described that farmers planted a millet in spring and harvested 10,000 seeds in autumn, which created great material wealth, showing that farmers treated the four seas as idle fields, starved to death, and had no land and income. This poem describes the peasants' dedication and sacrifice to labor, and also expresses the poet's sympathy and respect for the workers.
Third, The Fisherman on the River-Fan Zhongyan in Song Dynasty
1, original text
People who come to the river often only love perches. Look at those poor fishermen, floating up and down in the big waves and rocking in the boats.
2. Translation
People coming and going on the river like to eat delicious perch. Look at that ship, it's in and out in the storm.
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This is a poem about fishermen fishing. The poet described the scene of fishing boats shuttling in the wind and waves on the river, wrote the fishermen's enthusiasm and confidence in labor, and expressed the poet's praise and admiration for the workers. Parallelism and personification are used in the poem to make the language concise and beautiful.
Fourth, "Silkworm Girl"-Zhang Yu in Song Dynasty
1, original text
I went to town yesterday and came back with tears in my eyes. Those who wear Luo Qi are not silkworm farmers.
2. Translation
Yesterday I went to town to sell silk, and when I came back, my handkerchief was soaked with tears. People who wear gorgeous clothes are not sericulture and silk weaving people.
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This is a poem about sericulture written by a sericulture woman. The poet described the scene of silkworm girls crying on their way home after selling silk in the city, wrote their dedication and helplessness to labor, and expressed the poet's sympathy and indignation to the workers. Duality and irony are used in the poem, which makes the language sad and profound.