2016 年10 月13 日下午1 点，瑞典学院将2016 年度诺贝尔文学奖颁给了75 岁的美国音乐家鲍勃·迪伦。主要获奖歌曲就是这首美国民谣史上最重要的作品之一《blowing in the wind》，中文译：《答案在风中飘扬》。

How many roads must a manwalk down

一个人要经历多长的旅途

Before they call him aman

才能成为真正的男人

How many seas must a whitedove sail

鸽子要飞跃几重大海

Before she sleeps in thesand

才能在沙滩上安眠

How many times must thecannon balls fly

要多少炮火

Before they’re foreverbanned

才能换来和平

The answer, my friend, isblowing in the wind

那答案，我的朋友，在风中飘零

The answer is blowing inthe wind

答案随风而逝

How many years must amountain exist

山峰要屹立多久

Before it is washed to thesea 才是沧海桑田

How many years can somepeople exist

人们要等待多久

Before they’re allowed tobe free

才能得到自由

How many times can a manturn his head

一个人要几度回首

And pretend that he justdoesn’t see

才能视而不见

The answer, my friend, isblowing in the wind

那答案，我的朋友，在风中飘零

The answer is blowing inthe wind

答案随风而逝

How many times must a manlook up

一个人要仰望多少次

Before he can seethe sky

才能见苍穹

How many ears must one manhave

一个人要多么善听

Before he can hear peoplecry

才能听见他人的呐喊

How many deaths will ittake

要多少生命陨落

Till he knows that toomany people have died

才知道那已故的众生

The answer, my friend, isblowing in the wind

答案，我的朋友，在风中飘零

The answer is blowing inthe wind

答案随风而逝