Two poems about pity for farmers
First one
Sow one grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn.
There is no idle land in the world, and farmers are still starving to death.
Second
It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil.
Who knew that every meal on the plate is hard work? ?
Vernacular Translation
First of all
Sow a seed in spring, and you can harvest a lot of food in autumn.
There is no field in the world that is not cultivated, but there are still farmers who starve to death.
Second
Farmers were hoeing under the scorching sun at noon, and sweat dripped from their bodies onto the land where the seedlings grew.
Who knows that every grain of food on the plate was earned by farmers through hard work?
Words and Sentences
1. Compassion: pity. There is sympathy here. The first poem is "Two Ancient Style Poems". The order of these two poems varies in each version. ,
2. Millet: generally refers to cereals.
3. Autumn harvest: one is "autumn harvest". Zi: refers to grain particles.
4. Sihai: refers to the whole country. Idle fields: fields that are not cultivated.
5. You: Still.
6. Grass: the collective name for cereal plants.
7. Meal: one is "駧". A common name for cooked food.
Extended information:
Appreciation:
The first poem concretely and vividly depicts the fruitful scenes everywhere, highlighting the farmers' hard work to obtain a bumper harvest but The realistic problem of being empty-handed and starving to death;
The second poem depicts the scene of farmers working in the fields at noon under the scorching sun. It summarizes the life of farmers who work hard all year round. It ends with "Who knows This motto, which is similar to the far-reaching meaning of "every grain of food on the plate, is hard work", expresses the poet's sincere sympathy for the farmers.
This series of poems selects relatively typical life details and well-known facts, and focuses on depicting the contradictions of society at that time.
The style of the whole poem is simple and thick, the language is popular and simple, the syllables are harmonious and bright, and the combination of virtual and real and contrasting techniques are used to enhance the expressive power of the poem.