随风飘逝 How many roads must a man walk down 一个人要走过多少路 Before you call him a man
才可以称之为人
How many seas must a white dove sail
一只白鸽要飞越多少海洋
Before she sleeps in the sand
才能在沙滩上栖息
How many times must the cannonballs fly
炮弹要飞行多少次
Before they are forever banned
才会永远被禁止
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
我的朋友
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就飘荡在风中
How many years can a mountain exist
一座山要屹立多久
Before it is washed to the sea
才会被沧海淹没
How many years can some people exist
一个民族要生存多久
Before they’re allowed to be free
才会获得自由
How many times can a man turn his head
一个人要转过多少次头
And pretend that he just doesn’t see
来假装他什么都没看见
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
我的朋友
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就飘荡在风中
How many times must a man look up
一个人要抬多少次头
Before he can see the sky
才可以看清天空
How many ears must one man have
一个人要长多少只耳朵
Before he can hear people cry
才能听到人们的哭泣
How many deaths will it take till he knows
要经历多少次死亡他才会知道
That too many people have died
太多的人已经付出了生命
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
我的朋友
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就飘荡在风中
（摇曳生香摘自《美国民歌选》）
