江南民
江南民，诚可怜，疫疠更兼烽火然。军旅屯驻数百万，米粟斗直三十千。
去年奔走不种田，今年远丁差戍边。老羸饥饿转沟壑，贫富徭役穷熬煎。
豺狼左右虎后先，况尔不肯行楮钱。楮钱不行生祸愆，官司立法各用权。
生民自此多迍邅。君不见海东风起浪拍天，海中十载无渔船；
又不见淮南格斗血满川，淮北万里无人烟。通都大吧尽变迁，新鬼旧鬼皆衔冤。
今上圣明宰相贤，政如日月开尧天。大布德泽清八埏，百辟忠义何以言？
捐生弃死非徒然，我在畎亩心拳拳。无能与尔扶颠连，老眼迸泪如飞泉。
The people of Jiangnan are truly pitiful, suffering from both epidemics and war. With millions of troops stationed here, the rice price has soared to thirty thousand a measure.
Last year, they were busy fleeing and could not cultivate their fields. This year, they are conscripted to serve at the border far away from their homes. The elderly and weak among them are starving to death, while the poor and rich alike are enduring hardship due to heavy taxes and corvee labor.
Surrounded by predators like tigers and wolves, to make matters worse, they are forced to accept the new currency called "cloth money" under coercion. The refusal to accept cloth money has caused disasters, and officials have abused their power by making laws to enforce its use.
Since then, the people have experienced many hardships. Just like the sea where the wind rises and waves crash against the sky, for ten years there have been no fishing boats in the sea; or in淮南淮南 where fighting has resulted in rivers full of blood, and thousands of miles of land in淮北 have become devoid of people. Great changes have occurred in the capital city, with new and old ghosts (referring to the deceased) all having grievances.
The current emperor and wise prime minister are as bright as the sun and moon, illuminating the尧天尧天 (a period of peace and prosperity in Chinese history). Through their benevolence, they have cleared away all obstacles and brought peace to the land. How can one express their loyalty and righteousness? They sacrifice their lives without hesitation, with deep sincerity in their hearts, even though they are unable to help resolve all problems. I am unable to support them in this time of crisis, and my tears flow like a spring.
《江南民》一诗，以其深情的笔触和深邃的视角，勾勒出了一幅江南百姓在动荡岁月中的苦难画卷，同时又不失希望之光，展现了诗人对民生的深切关怀与对时政的复杂情感。
开篇“江南民，诚可怜”，诗人便以直白而沉重的语气，奠定了全诗哀婉的基调。疫病的肆虐与战火的连绵，如同双重枷锁，紧紧束缚着这片土地上的生灵。“军旅屯驻数百万，米粟斗直三十千”，大军压境，粮价飞涨，生活的艰辛可见一斑。百姓去年因战乱无法耕种，今年又被迫远离家乡戍边，老弱病饿，生死边缘挣扎，贫富悬殊之下，徭役如同无尽的煎熬，让人痛心疾首。
“豺狼左右虎后先”，比喻战乱与暴政如影随形，而“况尔不肯行楮钱”（楮钱指纸币，此处或指货币流通受阻），进一步揭示了经济体系的崩溃，加剧了社会动荡。官府立法各自为政，加剧了民间疾苦，百姓生活陷入前所未有的困境。
诗人转而以海东风浪、淮南血战为例，描绘了自然灾难与人为冲突的双重打击下，江南乃至更广阔地区的凄凉景象：“海中十载无渔船”，“淮北万里无人烟”。通都大邑风貌不再，新旧亡灵皆含冤，一幅幅画面交织，构成了一幅末世图景。
然而，在绝望之中，诗人并未放弃希望。他笔锋一转，颂扬当今圣明君主与贤相，如同日月之光，照亮了尧天舜日般的理想国度。他们广施恩泽，惠及四方，使得百官忠义得以彰显。诗人虽身处田野，心系天下，那份拳拳之心，跃然纸上。他深知，牺牲与奉献并非徒劳，而是向着光明未来的不懈追求。
结尾处，“老眼迸泪如飞泉”，是诗人情感的真实流露，既是对百姓苦难的深切同情，也是对时政寄予厚望却又无力改变的无奈。全诗在哀而不伤、怨而不怒的氛围中缓缓落下帷幕，留给读者无尽的思考。
《江南民》以其细腻的情感描绘、深刻的社会洞察，不仅记录了一段历史的伤痕，更表达了诗人对和平、公正社会的向往，以及对人性光辉不灭的信念。