Checked Out the New Fields Around Lake Shi
检 教 石 湖 新 田
今 朝 南 野 试 开 荒
分 手 耘 锄 草 棘 场。
下 地 若 全 干 种 秫
高 原 无 几 漫 载 桑。
芦 茅 碧 外 重 增 岸
梅 子 黄 时 早 浚 塘。
田 里 只 知 温 饱 事
从 今 拚 半 年 忙。
Jian Jiao Shi Hu Xin Tian
Jin zhao nan ye shi kai huang
Fen shou yun chu cao ji chang.
Xia di ruo she gan zhong shu
Gao yuan wu ji man zai sang.
Lu mao bi wai chong zeng an
Mei zi huang shi zao jun tang.
Tian li zhi zhi wen bao shi
Cong jin bian que ban nian mang.
Checked Out the New Fields Around Lake Shi
At dawn today, I went south to clear away some of the uncultivated fields
Got rid of weeds and brambles with my hoe and hands.
Field low spots have been planted with drought-resistant sorghum
Mulberry trees are growing up and towards the highlands.
Again need to reinforce riverbank levees with bluish-green reeds and cogon grasses
Season of yellow plums make the embankments beautiful.
Care about my new fields and their productions to keep a stomach warm
After today, I will be very busy for the next half year.