自春徂秋天弗雨,廉廉早稻才遮亩。
芒粒稀疏熟更轻,地与禾头不相拄。
我来愁筑心如堵,更听农夫夜深语。
凶年是物即为灾,百阵野凫千穴鼠。
平明抱杖入田中,十穗萧条九穗空。
敢言一岁囷仓实,不了如今朝暮舂。
天职谁司下民籍,苟有区区宜㭊㭊。
本作耕耘意若何,虫豸兼教食人食。
古者为邦须蓄积,鲁饥尚责如齐籴。
今之为政异当时,一任流离恣征索。
平生幸遇华阳客,向日餐霞转肥白。
欲卖耕牛弃水田,移家且傍三茅宅。
自春徂秋天弗雨,廉廉早稻才遮亩。
芒粒稀疏熟更轻,地与禾头不相拄。
我来愁筑心如堵,更听农夫夜深语。
凶年是物即为灾,百阵野凫千穴鼠。
平明抱杖入田中,十穗萧条九穗空。
敢言一岁囷仓实,不了如今朝暮舂。
天职谁司下民籍,苟有区区宜㭊㭊。
本作耕耘意若何,虫豸兼教食人食。
古者为邦须蓄积,鲁饥尚责如齐籴。
今之为政异当时,一任流离恣征索。
平生幸遇华阳客,向日餐霞转肥白。
欲卖耕牛弃水田,移家且傍三茅宅。
从春天到秋天老天一直不下雨,
稀稀疏疏的旱稻才刚遮住田亩。
谷粒稀疏,熟了更显轻飘,
禾头与地不相支撑。
我前来查看,愁绪堆积心如堵墙,
更听到农夫深夜的悲语。
凶年里万物都成灾,
百阵野鸭千穴鼠(为害)。
天亮时拄杖走入田中,
十穗萧条九穗空。
怎敢说一年粮仓能充实?
应付不了如今早晚舂米的劳碌。
掌管下民户籍的天职由谁司?
若有区区粮食也应分析(分配)。
本来耕耘的意图是怎样的?
竟让虫豸也来吃人的食物。
古时治国必须注重积蓄,
鲁国饥荒尚且责备(自己)并向齐国买米。
现今的为政之道与当时不同,
一任百姓流离,恣意征收索求。
平生有幸遇到华阳客(指道士),
向日餐霞反而变得肥白。
想要卖掉耕牛舍弃水田,
移家暂且依傍三茅(山)的宅邸。
From spring to autumn, no rain fell from the sky,
Sparse early rice barely covered the fields, lying dry.
Grains thin and light, even when ripe they showed dearth,
The stalks could not support the ears, from the earth.
My heart is blocked with worry as I come to see,
And hear farmers' talk deep in the night, full of misery.
In a bad year, all things turn into disaster's sign,
Wild ducks in hundreds, rats in thousands, undermine.
At dawn, with staff in hand, I enter the field's space,
Ten ears are bleak, nine empty, a desolate place.
How dare I say the granary will be full this year?
Now I can't manage to pound rice from morn to night, I fear.
Who in Heaven's duty keeps the people's register right?
If there's a little grain, it should be shared in light.
What was the intent behind our plowing and sowing?
Now insects are also taught to eat what men are owing.
In ancient times, states needed to store and save,
During Lu's famine, they still sought grain from Qi, brave.
Today's governance differs from that ancient way,
Letting people wander, imposing taxes they pay.
All my life, I've been lucky to meet a Huayang guest,
Who feeds on sunshine and mist, growing plump and blessed.
I wish to sell my plow ox, abandon my wet field,
Move my home near the Three Mao's abode, and yield.
描写灾年农事艰辛,抨击苛政。
通过农灾叙事,直指治理失效导致的民生周期困境。
描绘旱灾导致庄稼歉收、民生凋敝的景象,揭露官府横征暴敛的黑暗现实。
凶年 · 灾 · 流离 · 征索 · 蓄积
本诗为七言古诗,押平声韵。
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