这首歌的作者鲍勃.迪伦(Bob Dylan),1941年出生于美国明尼苏达州的一个有犹太血统的家庭。自幼喜爱音乐,60年代初,他从明尼苏达大学辍学来到纽约开始了他的歌唱生涯。1964年,他以一曲《Blowing in the Wind》走红流行歌坛,渐渐成为民谣乐坛上的重要人物。60年代中后期,他的乐风突然发生了重大变化,从此他的歌曲不再被称为民谣而成了“民谣摇滚”。
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' 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.
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' 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.