創作背景
《Blowing in the Wind》創作於1962年,是鮑勃·迪倫為美國民權運動創作的一首歌曲,他在咖啡館裡花了兩個小時將該歌曲寫作完成。在創作歌曲的過程中,鮑勃·迪倫借鑑了另一首名為《No More Auction Block》的歌曲,他沿用了這首歌曲的和聲和旋律,並且重新創作了歌曲歌詞。
歌曲歌詞
英文
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you can call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can really see the sky?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?