鲍勃 迪伦不仅仅是个民歌大师,他彻底改变了美国流行歌坛的“内核”,自他开始,流行歌曲终于可以不止是唱唱爱情的了。这首歌曲是每一个学习吉他的青年的必经之路。只有伟大的人物才能有这样伟大的作品。
虽然「Blowing in the Wind」的时代背景是越战时期的美国社会,但是这首歌的意境却可以说是「放诸四海而皆准」,同时始终深受世界各地人们的喜爱。当东欧与中东各地战火频传、当国人为政府与某些民间企业的不当措施采取激烈抗争手段的时候,总是令人不禁又想起这首歌曲。解决争端的方法其实显而易见,就像是飞扬在风中一样,只是有几人肯去倾听呢? 这首歌也在电影《阿甘正传》中出现过。
中英歌词:
How many roads must a man walk down 一个人要经历多长的旅途
Before they call him a man 才能成为真正的男人
How many seas must a white dove sail 鸽子要飞跃几重大海
Before she sleeps in the sand 才能在沙滩上安眠
How many times must the cannon balls fly 要多少炮火
Before they're forever banned 才能换来和平
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind 那答案,我的朋友,飘零在风中
The answer is blowing in the wind 答案随风飘逝
How many years must a mountain exist 山峰要屹立多久
Before it is washed to the sea 才是沧海桑田
How many years can some people exist 人们要等待多久
Before they're allowed to be free 才能得到自由
How many times can a man turn his head 一个人要几度回首
And pretend that he just doesn't see 才能视而不见
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind 那答案,我的朋友,在风中飘零
The answer is blowing in the wind 答案随风而逝
How many times must a man look up 一个人要仰望多少次
Before he can see the sky 才能见苍穹
How many ears must one man have 一个人要多么善听
Before he can hear people cry 才能听见他人的呐喊
How many deaths will it take 多少生命要陨落
'Till he knows that too many people have died 才知道那已故的众生
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind 答案,我的朋友,在风中飘零
The answer is blowing in the wind答案随风而逝