Author: Acer

How many times must a man look up,
Before he sees the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have,
Before he can hear people cry ?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take till we know,
That too many people have died?
[2x:]
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Things to think about
• Is there an answer to the questions in this song?
• What do you think the title “Blowin’ in the Wind” means?
• What do you think the meaning of this song is? What does the writer want to say? Remember that the song was written during a war, but it may have other meanings, too.

Сколько дорог должен каждый пройти, Чтоб стать человек он смог? Сколько морей облетит по пути К родным берегам голубок? Сколько снарядов на воздух взлетит, Пока войнам кончится срок?
Ответ на вопрос мне ветер принес, Мне ветер на крыльях принес...
Сколько веков могут скалы стоять, Пока не обрушатся вдруг?
Сколько мы в силах терпеть и молчать, Пока не свободны мы, друг? Сколько мы будем глаза закрывать На то, что творится вокруг? Ответ на вопрос мне ветер принес, Мне ветер на крыльях принес…
Сколько раз мы, обратясь к небесам, Не видели звездных путей?
Сколько раз, мимо спеша по делам,
Не слышали плача детей?
Сколько смертей увидать надо нам,
Чтоб крикнуть: "Довольно смертей!"? Ответ на вопрос мне ветер принес, Мне ветер на крыльях принес...

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BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
by Bob Dylan

Открытый урок в
8 ккклассе «А»

BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is a very famous American songwriter who has won many awards for his music. He is most famous for music that he wrote in the 1960s, but he still writes songs now. Bob Dylan is famous for writing songs of social commentary. In other words, his songs talk about things that are good and bad in the United States. This song, “Blowin’ in the Wind,” talks about the Vietnam War, a war that the United States was fighting at the time. Many people, like Bob Dylan, thought that the war was unnecessary and wrong.

It has been described as a protest song, it poses a series of questions about peace, war and freedom. The refrain "The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind" has been described as"impenetrably ambiguous: either the answer is so obvious it is right in your face, or the answer is as intangible as the wind".
In 1999, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, it was ranked #14 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the “500 Ggreatest songs of All Time”. "Blowin' in the Wind" has been covered by hundreds of artists. The most commercially successful version is by folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary who released the song in June 1963, three weeks after The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan was issued. The trio's version was used as the title track of their third album . The group's version also went to number one on the Middle-Road charts for five weeks.

How many roads must a man walk down,
Before you call him a man?
Yes, and how many seas must a white dove sail,
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must a cannon ball 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 is washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist,
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head,
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer my friend is blowing in the wind,
The answer is blowing in the wind.