The original poem is as follows:
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.
The translation is as follows:
People coming and going on the river only like the delicious perch. Look at those poor fishermen, who are driving their boats up and down in the big wind and waves.
Fan Zhongyan (August 29, 989-1May 20, 052), of Greek origin, Han nationality. Suzhou Wuxian people. An outstanding thinker, politician and writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. Fan Zhongyan's political achievements are outstanding, and his literary achievements are outstanding. His thought of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later" and the integrity of people with lofty ideals have a far-reaching impact on future generations. There are a number of Fan Wenzheng official documents handed down from ancient times.
Fan Zhongyan is a politician who advocates innovation. During the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, he served as a counselor and presided over the political reform. He was able to care about the sufferings of ordinary people living in the lower classes of society and wrote some poems sympathetic to the working people, but few of them have been handed down.
This poem is simple in language, vivid in image, strong in contrast and intriguing, reflecting the hardships of fishermen's work and arousing people's concern about people's livelihood. In terms of expression, this poem has no flowery words, no difficult words and no axe marks. It uses ordinary language, ordinary people and things to express extraordinary thoughts and feelings and produce extraordinary artistic effects.