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Bob Dylan: "Blowin『 In The Wind"

作者：混水狼外婆於 2010-1-18 03:47 發表於最熱鬧的華人社交網路--貝殼村

作者分類:歌曲|通用分類:音樂欣賞

關鍵詞：

Bob 是個美籍猶太人,其心路歷程頗為曲折. 猶太教信仰是他的起點,經歷過無神信仰,基督信仰,據說目前又再回歸於猶太教信仰 (手頭沒有這方面的資料也無法在網上找到印證).

全歌三段九個問題，答案只有一個．可惜，除非我們能理解風，這答案（The answer is blowin' in the wind.）並不實在．換言之，不存在我們可以憑理性理解的答案；於是所有的問題都在無限中消逝．人類社會的問題(象戰爭和種族仇視),本來應該是有人能知道答案的，而且知道這些答案的他／她就有可能可以終結這些 SIN．只是作者和他的聽眾讀者都只能從歷史而不是從現實中了解這些問題的答案.

歌的每段各有一亮點.不同的聽眾可以聽出不同的弦外之音.第一段的亮點是

Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand?

從<創世記>我們知道 dove 是和平的象徵,並且大水不退 dove 就無法停腳;因而這個問句說的是 "人類間的戰爭還要持續多少年代",並且從作者的角度看,如果/由於人類仍在建造眾多的 SINS (具體在這裡是野蠻的戰爭),和平是不可及的.

第二段的亮點是

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?

這個問句的另一提法可以是 "How long would God tolerate man's (intentional) blindness before He destroys him?". Mountain 經常被用作以色列的象徵.由於以色列人的拒絕基督,它將被象徵性地沖刷到海里. 作者向聽眾敘說神由於人的 SINS 將毀滅祂的居所.

第三段的亮點是... (請來串門的基督徒朋友作點評)

由於這首歌可以這樣用宗教眼光來理解,可以說它的說教內涵與其藝術內涵同樣豐富.

"Blowin『 In The Wind"

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before 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 blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

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, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.