Blowin' In The Wind

Tekst: Bob Dylan 1962 - Melodi: Bob Dylan 1962

How many roads must a man walk down
befare you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
befare she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blow in' in the wind,
the answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
befare he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must olle man have
befare he ean hear people ery?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
that too many people have died?
The answer, my friend ...

How many years can a mountain exist
before it' s washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head
pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend ...

Sangen er skrevet af Bob Dylan - den mest fremtrædende protestsangerfra 1960'erne og et af de vigtigste navne i nyere folkemusik, Første version erfra 1962, hvor sangen blev lanceret af den populære gruppe Peter, Paul and Mary. Sangen blev et millionhit, og det var medvirkende til, at pladeselskdberne fik øjnene op for de kommercielle muligheder, protestbølgen gav. Bob Dylan fik herefter musikalsk set frie hænder fra sit pladeselskabs side.