The ancient poem "Bee" expresses the author's thoughts and feelings: this poem about bees, using symbolic techniques and questions, reflects the social phenomenon that workers can't enjoy the fruits of labor. Praising the noble character of bees' diligence also implies the author's hatred and dissatisfaction with people who get something for nothing. This poem is elegant in style, profound in words, tacit in narrative discussion, plain and thoughtful in language narration and elegant and profound in speech.
This is a poem about objects. The first two sentences say that bees fly to the top of the mountain, experience infinite beauty, take pains and take risks. The last two sentences say that bees pick flowers and make honey for people to enjoy, which is hard and sweet. By describing the natural phenomenon that bees gather flowers to make honey for people to enjoy, this poem contrasts the reality that the fruits of labor of the broad masses of working people are brutally exploited by the feudal ruling class, and shows the poet's sympathy for the working people.
The Original and Translation of Bees
Bee is a seven-character quatrain written by Luo Yin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The original text and translation are as follows:
No matter underground or on the mountain, where there are flowers in full bloom, there are bees busy.
After picking flowers into honey, who will work hard for whom and who will be sweet?
Whether in the plain or at the top of the mountain, beautiful spring scenery is occupied by bees. After picking flowers and making honey, I don't know who to work hard for and who to be sweet for.
Creative background: At the end of the 13th year of Dazhong (859), Luo Yin went to Beijing to take the Jinshi exam. After years of examination, he failed to get the first place, which is the so-called "ten are not the first". The poet was disappointed with the examination system and the court at that time. In this mood, he felt resentful when he saw people working hard in the fields and some court officials getting something for nothing. This is probably why Luo Yin wrote this poem "Bees" to satirize those who get something for nothing.