昨日的诺贝尔文学奖爆了个大冷门——鲍勃·迪伦以诗人的身份获取了这项大奖。但他还有另一个身份,他是一位有重要影响力的美国唱作人,民谣歌手,音乐家。
迪伦成名于1960年代,并被广泛认为是美国六十年代反叛文化的代言人。他的一些歌曲,例如《随风而逝》(Blowing in The Wind),成为在反战抗议和民权运动中被广泛传唱的曲目。
直到今天,他仍然是非常具有影响力非常受欢迎的艺人之一。他的歌词包含了政治抗议、社会评论、哲学和诗歌。
许多人要问,为什么他能获得文学奖。我们再对鲍勃·迪伦的人生履历刷新一下,他不仅是诺贝尔文学奖的获得者,在此之前,他还是格莱美奖、普利策奖、奥斯卡奖的获得者。
天赋、努力,缺一不可。
鲍勃迪伦说:“我先是一个诗人,然后是一个音乐家,实际上,不管是死是活,我都是一个普通人。”
How many roads must a man walk down
一个男人要走多少的路,
Before you call him a man?
才能称其为男子汉?
How many seas must a white dove sail
一只白鸽要飞越多少海洋,
Before she sleeps in the sand?
才能在海滩上安息?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
一樽大炮要轰鸣多少次,
Before they're forever banned ?
才会被禁用?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
我的朋友,答案随风而逝,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
答案随风而逝。
Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
一座山要屹立多少年,
Before it's washed to the sea ?
才会被海水冲没?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
一个人要生存多少年,
Before they're allowed to be free ?
才能被赋予自由?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
一个人要回头多少次,
Pretending he just doesn't see ?
才会视而不见?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
我的朋友,答案随风而逝,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
答案随风而逝。
Yes, how many times must a man look up
一个人要仰望多少次,
Before he can see the sky ?
才能看到天空?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
一个人要有多少只耳朵,
Before he can hear people cry ?
才能听到人们的哭泣?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
多少死亡才能让他了解,
That too many people have died ?
已逝去太多人?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
我的朋友,答案随风而逝,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
答案随风而逝。
你看《阿甘正传》吗?Jenny在某个小剧院也曾唱出这句歌词:
“How many roads must a man walk down,Before you can call him a man?”
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