如果說貓王埃爾維斯·普萊斯利從形式上解放了搖滾樂,那麼鮑勃·迪倫(Bob Dylan)則從思想上解放了搖滾樂,真正賦予搖滾樂以靈魂。鮑勃譜寫並演唱了《在風中飄蕩》。電影《阿甘正傳》通過阿甘的眼睛描寫了六七十年代美國社會的各種運動——民權運動、嬉皮士、反戰運動等。劇中有一幕感人的場景是女主角實現自己的夢想,在一家俱樂部演唱,她手抱吉他唱的正是這首歌。
How many roads must a man walk down
一個男人要走多遠的路
Before they call him a man
才能被稱為男人
How many seas must a white dove sail
一隻白鴿必須飛過多少海洋
Before she sleeps in the sand
才能在沙灘上安睡
How many times must the cannon balls fly
加農炮還得飛行多少次
Before they're forever banned
才會被永遠禁止
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
答案,我的朋友,在風裡飄著呢
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就在風裡飄著呢
How many years can a mountain exist
一座山要存在多久
Before it is washed to the sea
才會被衝進大海
How many years can some people exist
人要活多少年
Before they're allowed to be free
才能獲得自由
How many times can a man turn his head
一個人可以扭頭多少次
And pretend that he just doesn't see
假裝他什麼都沒看見
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
答案,我的朋友,在風裡飄著呢
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就在風裡飄著呢
How many times must a man look up
一個人得遙望多少次
Before he can see the sky
才能望的見天空
How many ears must one man have
一個人得有多少耳朵
Before he can hear people cry
才能聽見人們的哭泣
How many deaths will it take
還要有多少人死
'Till he knows that too many people have died
他才知道已有太多人死去
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
答案,我的朋友,在風裡飄著呢
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就在風裡飄著呢