雙語詩歌翻譯|范成大-《催租行》

《催租行》是南宋著名詩人范成大的一首反映地方官吏向農(nóng)民敲榨勒索的作品。

《催租行》 范成大

輸租得鈔官更催，踉蹡里正敲門來。
手持文晝雜嗔喜：“我亦來營醉歸爾！”
床頭慳囊大如拳，撲破正有三百錢：
不堪與君成一醉，聊復(fù)償君草鞋費(fèi)。

Pressing for Tax Payment
Fan Chengda

The farmer has got a receipt, but the yamen still presses for tax payment—
In staggering steps a sheriff comes to knock at the door.
Tax receipt in hand, he mingles joy with resentment:
"I'm here just to ask for a drink before going home."
"The piggy bank by my bedside is the size of a fist;
Break it and you'll find there three hundred coins.
This money isn't enough for you to get drunk,
But it will reimburse you for wearing out your straw sandals."