1. "Viewing the Cutting of Wheat" by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty
The Tian family has few free months, but in May people are twice as busy. At night, the south wind blows, and the wheat is covered with yellow.
Translation: Farmers have no leisure all year round, and they are even busier in May. The warm south wind blows at night, and the wheat in the fields is ripe and yellow.
2. "Two Poems of Compassion for the Farmers" by Li Shen of the Tang Dynasty
It was noon on the day of hoeing, and sweat dripped from the soil. Who knew that every meal on the plate is hard work?
Translation: At noon in midsummer, the sun is scorching, and farmers are still working, sweat dripping into the soil. Who would have thought that every grain of rice in our bowls contains the blood and sweat of farmers?
3. "Farmhouse" by Yan Renyu in the Tang Dynasty
In the middle of the night, the children were plowing at dawn, and the oxen were unable to move. At that time, people did not realize the hardships of farmers and would say that the grain in the fields grew by itself.
Translation: I called the children in the middle of the night and rushed to the fields to plow the soil at dawn. The thin old cow was weak and was pulling the plow hard in the field. Walking slower and slower, I was so tired that I could hardly drag the plow. Most people don't know the hard work of farmers, but they actually say that the rice in the fields grows naturally.
4. "Guantian Family" by Wei Yingwu in the Tang Dynasty
Jing Changyan came back and drank the water from Duxi Jian. Hungry people do not suffer from it, and nourishment brings joy.
Translation: When returning from the fields, it is often after the sun has set. We have to take the calf to the mountain stream in the west to drink water. The hungry and hard-working farmers never complained. A spring rain as precious as oil filled them with joy.
5. "On the Fields" by Cui Daorong of the Tang Dynasty
The fields are white with heavy rain, and the fields are plowed in the middle of the night. The strength of men and cattle is exhausted, but the east is still unclear.
Translation: The spring rain has fallen so much that even the fields at high altitudes are filled with white water. In order to grab seeds, farmers wear raincoats and brave the rain and come to the fields in the middle of the night. farming. By the time the man and the ox had exhausted all their strength, it was still far from dawn.