Original text:
Two poems for farmers
Tang Dynasty: Li Shen
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 would have thought that our bowl of rice and grain are full of the blood and sweat of farmers?
Translation:
As long as a seed is sown in spring, a lot of food can be harvested in autumn.
In all parts of the world, no field is uncultivated and uncultivated, and hard-working farmers will still starve to death.
At noon in midsummer, when the sun was shining, farmers were still working and sweat dripped into the soil.
Who would have thought that the rice in our bowl was full of the blood and sweat of farmers?
Creative background:
According to Fan Gang's Yunxi Friendship in the Tang Dynasty and Lu Shu's Biography of Wei in the old Tang Dynasty, it can be roughly inferred that this group of poems was written by Shen Li in the fifteenth year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong (799).
Appreciate:
"Planting a millet in spring and harvesting 10,000 seeds in autumn" is probably familiar to everyone. But it is often difficult for poets to get in touch with society and class and think about some problems. The poet thought of it. However, he saw the cruel reality that "farmers are still starving to death" from the harvest scene of Tianxia. This dial is surprisingly eye-catching and naturally left a deep impression on people. Another example is "Chinese food on a plate", which people touch every day and eat at every meal. However, no one thought of linking this grain with the sweat of farmers under the scorching sun. The poet observed it keenly and condensed it into a poem "Every grain is hard". This enlightens people, makes them think about the truth, and makes those who do not know how to cherish food deeply educated.