The poems written at noon on the day of hoeing are as follows:
Two ancient poems/two poems of compassion for farmers
The author is Li Shen? Dynasty Tang Dynasty
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.
It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil.
Who knows that every meal on the plate is hard work.
Translation:
As long as you sow a seed in spring, you can harvest a lot of food in autumn. There is no uncultivated land in the world, and hardworking farmers will still starve to death. 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?
Appreciation:
At the beginning of the first poem, "a grain of millet" turns into "ten thousand seeds" to concretely and vividly describe the harvest, using the words "seed" and "seed". "Harvest" praises the labor of farmers. "There is no idle land all over the world, and farmers are still starving to death." The last two sentences of the poem mean that there is no land that is uncultivated in the world, and hardworking farmers are still starving to death. By extension, the third sentence describes the transformation of wasteland into fertile farmland within the four seas. This, combined with the first two sentences, creates a scene of fruitful harvests everywhere.
"Yinman" is for more powerful "fa". The poet uses progressive writing techniques in the first three sentences to show the huge contribution and infinite creativity of the working people, which makes the following conclusion more dignified and painful. So what if the harvest is good? "Farmers are still starving to death" not only makes the previous content coherent, but also highlights the problem.