The last two sentences of Baiyunquan's poem (Why rush down the mountain to add more waves to the world) express the poet's feeling of being at peace with the situation and hoping to be born and live in seclusion.
The poet adopts symbolic techniques to describe the scenery and aspirations. He uses the freedom of clouds and water to metaphor his tranquil mind and leisurely mood; he uses the natural waves stirred by spring water to symbolize social disturbances. "He", the words are shallow and the purpose is far-reaching, the meaning is outside the image, the sustenance is profound, and the theory is full of interest.
In the Baiyun Spring on Tianping Mountain, the clouds are careless and the water is free. Why rush down the mountain and add more waves to the world.
Translation: It is so quiet and quiet beside the Baiyun Spring in Tianping Mountain. The white clouds in the sky are blowing in the wind and rolling freely; the spring water on the mountain is gurgling and calm. I asked Quan Shui, since you are so relaxed here, why do you want to rush down the mountain and add fuel to the troubled world?
Extended information
"Baiyunquan" was written during Bai Juyi's tenure as the governor of Suzhou, between the first year (825) and the second year (826) of Baoli, Jingzong of the Tang Dynasty . When Bai Juyi was the governor of Suzhou, government affairs were very busy and complicated, and he felt very unfree.
Facing the leisurely white clouds and spring water, and comparing my "heart as a slave" to the situation, I can't help but feel envious. After he was demoted to Sima Jiangzhou in the 10th year of Yuanhe (815), Bai Juyi's ambition to help the world and his fighting spirit gradually decreased, while his thoughts of "contentment, peacekeeping" and self-sufficiency gradually increased.
While serving as the governor of Suzhou, he deeply felt that "there were many things in public and private matters, and he longed to get rid of the annoying worldly affairs as soon as possible, so he wrote this poem to express his feelings."