鲍勃·迪伦 答案在风中飘扬 Bob Dylan-Blowing in the wind
Bob Dylan 鲍勃·迪伦 答案在风中飘扬
2016诺贝尔文学奖没有颁给一位作家而给了一位音乐人--鲍勃·迪伦，
这一结果可以说让文学界和大众都大跌眼镜。
诺贝尔授奖词评价他“在伟大的美国歌曲传统中创造了新的诗歌形式”。
上世纪80年代中后期，通过英语教材有声读物，广大中国学生听到著名的《答案在风中飘扬》，可算是接触到了鲍勃·迪伦。这首歌，还普及了后来满大街都是的中译句式——直到前些年汪峰还把专辑命名为《信仰在风中飘扬》。
《答案在风中飘扬》
Blowing in the wind
How many roads must a man walk down
一个男人要走过多少路
Before they call him a man
才能被称为真正的男人
How many seas must a white dove sail
一只白鸽要飞过多少片大海
Before she sleeps in the sand
才能在沙丘安眠
How many times must the cannon balls fly
炮弹要多少次掠过天空
Before they‘re forever banned
才能被永远禁止
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
答案啊 我的朋友 在风中飘扬
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案它在这风中飘扬
How many years must a mountain exist
一座山要伫立多少年
Before it is washed to the sea
才能被冲刷入海
How many years can some people exist
一些人要存在多少年
Before they‘re allowed to be free
才能获得自由
How many times can a man turn his head
一个人要多少回转过头去
And pretend that he just doesn‘t see
才能假装什么都没看见
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
答案啊 我的朋友 在风中飘扬
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案它在这风中飘扬
How many times must a man look up
一个人要仰望多少次
Before he can see the sky
才能望见天空
How many ears must one man have
一个人要有多少只耳朵
Before he can hear people cry
才能听见人们的哭喊
How many deaths will it take
要牺牲多少条生命
‘Till he knows that too many people have died
才能知道太多的人已经死去
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
答案啊 我的朋友 在风中飘扬
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案它在这风中飘扬