國馬一何多,來牧郊甸初。
大群幾百雜,小群數十驅。
或聚如鬭蟻,或散如驚烏。
或踐麥無根,或齧樹無膚。
牧卒殊不顧,抱鞭入民墟。
欲酒與之飲,欲食與之餔。
日暮卒醉飽,枕鞭當路隅。
茫茫非其土,誰念有官租。
國馬一何多,來牧郊甸初。
大群幾百雜,小群數十驅。
或聚如鬭蟻,或散如驚烏。
或踐麥無根,或齧樹無膚。
牧卒殊不顧,抱鞭入民墟。
欲酒與之飲,欲食與之餔。
日暮卒醉飽,枕鞭當路隅。
茫茫非其土,誰念有官租。
官馬何其多啊,
初次來到郊外牧放。
大群幾百匹混雜,
小群幾十匹驅趕。
有的聚集像爭鬥的螞蟻,
有的散開像受驚的烏鴉。
有的踐踏麥子使之無根,
有的啃咬樹木使之無皮。
牧卒全然不顧這些,
手持鞭子進入民村。
想喝酒就與村民共飲,
想吃東西就讓人供給飯食。
日暮時分士卒酒足飯飽,
枕著鞭子在路旁睡覺。
茫茫曠野並非他們的故土,
誰還會惦記著有官租要交?
How many are the state's horses!
They come to graze on outskirts first.
Large herds, several hundred mixed,
Small groups, tens driven in burst.
Some gather like fighting ants,
Some scatter like startled crows.
Some trample wheat, rootless plants,
Some gnaw trees, barkless in rows.
The herding soldiers care not at all,
Holding whips, into villages they stroll.
Wanting wine, they drink with the folk,
Wanting food, they are fed a full bowl.
At dusk, soldiers drunk and fed,
Pillow whips by roadside bed.
Vast land, not their native soil,
Who recalls the official rent's toil?
通過牧馬場景的治理視角,揭示資源調配與公共管理的週期性挑戰。
描繪官馬眾多、初至郊野放牧的宏大場面,隱含對國力的展示或民生負擔的隱憂。
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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