引申为答案/结果不确定、难以捉摸、不受掌控,
常用于表达对未来、真相或解决方案的迷茫感。
歌曲《Blowin' in the Wind》美国民谣史上最经典的作品之一,由一代宗师鲍勃·迪伦创作,中文译作:答案在风中飘扬
歌曲背景:
1962年创作,1963年收录于专辑《The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan》,同年由Peter, Paul and Mary翻唱爆红,成为民权与反战运动的标志性歌曲。
歌曲主题及特色:
以一系列关于和平、战争、自由的修辞提问贯穿,副歌“The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind”将答案比作风,既飘忽又必然,充满哲思。
歌曲影响力:
1994年入选格莱美名人堂;2004年位列《滚石》“史上最伟大500首歌曲”第14位;助力Dylan获2016年诺贝尔文学奖。
以下是Bob Dylan《Blowin' in the Wind》中英对照歌词
Verse 1
How many roads must a man walk down
一个人要走过多少路
Before you call him a man?
才能被称为真正的男子汉?
How many seas must a white dove sail
一只白鸽要飞越多少片海
Before she sleeps in the sand?
才能在沙滩上安歇?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannonballs fly
炮弹还要呼啸多少回
Before they're forever banned?
才会被永远禁止?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
答案啊,朋友,它在风中飘荡
The answer is blowin' in the wind
答案就在风中飘荡
Verse 2
Yes, 'n' how many years can a mountain exist
一座山要屹立多少年
Before it's washed to the sea?
才会被冲刷入海?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
一些人要等待多少年
Before they're allowed to be free?
才能获得自由?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head
一个人要转头多少次
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
才能假装视而不见?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
答案啊,朋友,它在风中飘荡
The answer is blowin' in the wind
答案就在风中飘荡
Verse 3
Yes, 'n' how many times must a man look up
一个人要仰望多少次
Before he can see the sky?
才能看见蓝天?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
一个人要有多少只耳朵
Before he can hear people cry?
才能听见人们的哭泣?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
还要经历多少死亡
That too many people have died?
他才会明白已有太多人逝去?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
答案啊,朋友,它在风中飘荡
The answer is blowin' in the wind
答案就在风中飘荡

希望歌曲能给生命带来回响,在音乐的旋律中,感受生命的声音。




