The name of the ancient poem at noon on the day of hoeing: Two Poems of Compassion for Farmers

One: Plant one grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn. There is no idle land all over the world, and farmers are still starving to death.

Second: It’s noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knew that every meal on the plate is hard work?

Translation:

One: Sow a seed in spring, and you can harvest a lot of food in autumn. There is no field in the world that is not cultivated, but there are still farmers who starve to death.

Second: Farmers are hoeing under the scorching sun at noon, and sweat drips from their bodies on the land where the seedlings grow. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate was earned by farmers through hard work?

Extended information:

According to records in books such as "Yunxi Friendship" and "Old Tang Book·Lu Wei Biography" by Fan Xuan of the Tang Dynasty, it can be roughly inferred that this group of poems was written by Li Shen during the reign of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty. Made in the 15th year of the Yuan Dynasty (799).

The contents described in these two poems are the most familiar things that people often come into contact with. However, what you are most familiar with does not necessarily mean you really know. There are many situations in life that you are blind to. If someone enlightens you, explains the essence, or points out a certain truth contained in it, you will feel it is very eye-catching and clear, thus deepening your understanding. . This is the reason why these two little poems have vitality.

In the first two sentences, the author did not say how hard it is for farmers to farm and how difficult it is to grow crops. He just vividly exaggerated the plot of farmers sweating while hoeing under the scorching sun. It makes people appreciate this hard work and difficulty in a more concrete, profound and real way.

So the poet finally used a rhetorical tone to say "Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work" is very convincing. Especially the comparison of grains of food to drops of sweat is really subtle, vivid and appropriate.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Two Songs of Compassion for Peasants