How many roads must a man walk down,
一个人要走多少路,
Before you call him a man,
才能称得上真正的人?
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,
才能安歇在沙滩上?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly,
炮弹要飞多少次,
Before they're forever banned,
才能将其永远禁止?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
朋友,答案在风中飘荡,
The answer is blowing in the wind,
答案在风中飘荡,
Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist,
一座山峰要屹立多久,
Before it is washed to the sea,
才能回归到大海?
How many years can some people exist,
那些人还要生存多少年,
Before they're allowed to be free,
才能最终获得自由?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head,
一个人可以回首多少次,
And pretend that he just doesn't see,
装作视而不见,
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
朋友,答案在风中飘荡,
The answer is blowing in the wind,
答案在风中飘荡,
Yes, and 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?
How many ears must one man have,
一个人要倾听多少次,
Before he can hear people cry,
才能听到人们的呼喊?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows,
要沾上多少鲜血他才知道,
Till he knows that too many people have died,
太多生命已经流去?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind,
朋友,答案在风中飘荡,
The answer is blowing in the wind,
答案在风中飘荡。