Wen Tingyun revealed in "Lizhou Nandu" that he "cannot find Fan Li by boat, and forget about the opportunity in the smoke and water of the five lakes", which means that he hopes to ride a small wooden boat like Fan Li and travel in the vast Floating freely on the rivers and lakes.
Original poem:
The empty water carries the slanting light, and the winding island is vast and green.
The horse neighs on the waves and looks at the boat, and the people by the willow rest and wait for the boat to return.
There are several clumps of sand and grass and a group of gulls disperse, and a heron flies across the vast river field.
Who knows how to take a boat to look for Fan Li? The smoke and water in the five lakes only forget the opportunity.
Translation:
The setting sun is shining slantingly on the vast water, and the zigzag islands are connected to the green mountains. Horses neighed on the river to watch the boat return, and people under the willow shade waited for the boat to dock. Groups of gulls are scattered in the vast sand grass, and a solitary heron spreads its wings over the vast river fields. Who can ride a small wooden boat and float freely on the vast rivers and lakes like Fan Li?
Poetry Appreciation
This poem describes the personnel and affairs of the southern crossing of Lizhou and the evening scenery on the Jialing River. It seems to describe scenery everywhere, but in fact it embodies emotions in the scenery, and the scenes blend together, revealing the poet Tired of the mortal world, he wanted to imitate Fan Li and retire to the world. The whole poem is fresh and natural, with a vast and far-reaching realm, but the feeling of being down and out is deeply embedded in it.
The last couplet directly expresses the inner feelings and expresses the reclusive mentality of "it is better to go back". The three words "Only forget the machine" are rich in meaning and should be interpreted in multiple ways: first, the poet reveals his indifference to the world and forgets the machine; second, he laments that no one pays attention to his ambition to hide from the world; third, he uses a The word "independence" interprets the poet's perseverance and sentiment of self-admiration and unwillingness to join the crowd. There is both helplessness and perseverance, which is "the result of being superior to the barbarians in the vast wilderness, but falling out of the crowd."