Do it at sunrise and rest at sunset;
Pinyin: rü ch rê zu T, rê rê xê.
Interpretation: Get up to work when the sun rises and rest when the sun goes down. Originally refers to the way of life of ancient people, and later refers to simple and simple life. These two poems describe simple living, an ancient working people, and praise peace and prosperity. Later generations used it to show that farmers go out early and return late and live a simple and regular life.
Source: "Song of Digging the Earth"
Original: Work at sunrise and rest at sunset. A well can have water to drink, and crops will not be hungry. This kind of life is uncomfortable, and no one envies the power of the emperor.
Interpretation: Go to farm when the sun comes out, and go home to rest when the sun goes down. Dig a well, you can have water to drink, and you won't go hungry when you grow crops. What's wrong with such a day? No one can envy the emperor's power.
Extended data
Creation background
This ballad spread in primitive society about 4000 years ago. Legend has it that in the era of Emperor Yao, "the world was peaceful and the people had nothing to do", and the people lived a stable and comfortable life. An 80-year-old man sang this song while playing the game of "digging the soil" leisurely. The first four sentences of this ballad roughly describe the most primitive mode of production and lifestyle in rural areas at that time.
In the first two sentences, the author described the living state of ancient farmers-working life in extremely simple language. Watch the sun work and rest every day, or work and rest. Life is simple and carefree. The last two sentences, "Digging a well to drink and plowing the fields to eat", describe another aspect of the living conditions of ancient farmers-eating and drinking.
Digging wells and farming by yourself, although life is very tired and hard, is free and unconstrained. On the basis of the above description, the last sentence expresses the emotion: "What is the favorable location for me!" " The emperor is so happy, who can aspire to the power of the emperor? What's the use of imperial power to me?
This poem reflects the broad-minded attitude of ancient peasants, people's pride and satisfaction with the natural and simple production and lifestyle at that time, their full affirmation of their own strength and their bold contempt for imperial power.