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"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962, and released as a single and included on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963. It has been described as a protest song, and poses a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war, and freedom. The refrain "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind" has been described as "impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in your face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind".[2]

In 1994, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, it was ranked number 14 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Bob Dylan 鲍勃迪伦

《答案在风中飘荡》（英语："Blowin' in the Wind"）是鲍勃·迪伦于1962年写成的一首歌曲，并以单曲发行，在1963年录入专辑《The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan》。由于当时的时代背景，这首歌引起了一系列关于和平、战争和自由的责问。叠句“我的友人啊，答案在空中飘荡”被描述为“不可理喻、模棱两可的是：或许答案如此显而易见，就在你的脸上，又或许答案如风般无形，难以明了”。

1994年，这首歌登入了格莱美名人堂。2004年，它在《滚石》的排名榜单“500首有史以来最伟大的歌曲”上排行第14。

2016年，鲍勃迪伦凭借此歌获得诺贝尔文学奖，这是个唯一一个来自音乐界的诺贝尔文学奖。

汪峰

中国歌手汪峰曾写了一首《信仰在空中飘》，很明显是在向鲍勃致敬。

英文歌词

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 years can a mountain exist
Before its 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.

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.

歌词译文

译者：中英双语语言和文化

答案在风中飘荡

漫漫人生路

何时才能出人头地？

白鸽要掠过多少片海

才能归巢安睡

炮弹要飞越多少次

才会被永远禁止

我的朋友答案在风中飘荡

高山要经历多少岁月

才会沦为沧海桑田

有些人要活多少年

才能重获自由？

还要转移视线多少次

假装视而不见

我的朋友答案在风中飘荡

人要仰望多少次

才能看见头顶的苍穹

人要靠多少只耳朵

才能听见他人的呐喊

要经过多少流血牺牲

才能体会生命的可贵

我的朋友答案在风中飘荡

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cannonball

noun [ C ]

UK /ˈkæn.ən.bɔːl/ US /ˈkæn.ən.bɔːl/

a heavy metal or stone ball shot from a cannon

（用旧式大炮发射的）铁弹，石弹

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