그 답은 바람 속에 흩날리고 있네

팝송을 좀 들어온 분이라면, Blowin' in the Wind라는 노래를 잘 아실 겁니다. 유명 포크가수인 Bob Dylan이 직접 만들어 1963년에 발표한 곡이지요.

평화, 전쟁, 자유에 대한 철학적인 물음을 담은 노래인데, “The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind”라는 후렴구가 인상적입니다.

요즘 사회 분위기가 그러니까 이런 노래가 어울릴 거 같아서 소개해 봅니다. 이 노래는 포크계의 명곡으로서 많은 가수들에 의해 불려졌죠. 오늘은 Peter, Paul and Mary의 노래로 들어 보시죠. 역시 이 노래는 가사가 백미입니다. 가사를 음미하며 들어보세요.

Blowin' in the Wind

How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail before she sleeps in the sand?
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 must a mountain exist before it's washed to the sea?
How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?
How many times can a man turn his head, and 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?
How many ears must one man have before he can hear people cry?
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.