農夫怨,農夫怨,此怨非是怨年荒,此怨翻因年穀賤。
終年辛苦不少懈,及到秋成擬償債。
誰知斛粟不百錢,利尚不償本仍在。
秋來露冷刈穫時,早是朝來債又催。
況兼荒政輸官急,不管農夫垂淚泣。
君王明哲洞無遺,此怨君王知不知。
農夫怨,農夫怨,此怨非是怨年荒,此怨翻因年穀賤。
終年辛苦不少懈,及到秋成擬償債。
誰知斛粟不百錢,利尚不償本仍在。
秋來露冷刈穫時,早是朝來債又催。
況兼荒政輸官急,不管農夫垂淚泣。
君王明哲洞無遺,此怨君王知不知。
農夫的怨恨,農夫的怨恨,
這怨恨並非因爲年成荒歉,
這怨恨反倒是因爲穀物價格低廉。
終年辛苦勞作,不敢稍有懈怠,
等到秋收時打算償還債務。
誰知一斛粟米賣不到一百錢,
連利息尚且不夠償還,本金依然存在。
秋天來臨,露水寒冷,正是收割時節,
一大早債主就又來催逼。
況且荒年的政令催繳官稅急迫,
不管農夫正垂淚哭泣。
君王賢明,洞察一切毫無遺漏,
這怨恨,君王是否知曉?
The farmer's grievance, the farmer's grievance,
This grievance is not about a year of dearth,
This grievance, instead, stems from the grain's cheap price.
Toiling all year without a moment's slack,
He hopes at harvest time to clear his debt.
Who knew a bushel of grain is not worth a hundred coins?
The interest unpaid, the principal still remains.
When autumn comes with dew, the reaping time,
At dawn, the debt collectors come again.
Moreover, harsh policies demand official tax, urgent and keen,
They care not for the farmer's streaming tears.
Our sovereign is wise and sees all without fail,
Does he know of this grievance, or does he not?
價格博弈對底層生產者的系統性傷害。
借農夫之口,揭示穀賤傷農的社會矛盾與民生疾苦。
本詩為雜言古詩,押平聲韻。
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