Compassion for the farmers
Li Shen
At noon on the day of hoeing,
sweat dripped from the soil. .
Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work?
Author background
Li Shen (772-846), a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The courtesy name is Gongchui, a native of Wuxi (now Wuxi, Jiangsu Province). He was an active participant in the New Yuefu movement and the earliest practitioner of writing New Yuefu poems. He was closely related to Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen.
Explanation of the word
He: grass seedlings.
Meal on the plate: Meal in a bowl.
Modern translation of ancient poems
It was noon when the farmers were working hard to hoe the crops, and drops of sweat fell into the soil under the crops. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is the hard work of farmers.
Appreciation of famous quotes - Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work.