La célèbre chanson de Bob Dylan que Joan Baez a interprétée tant de fois seule mais aussi en duo avec son compositeur. Voici sa version à Montpellier lors du concert gratuit au Peyrou le 24 octobre
2009.
Et pour ceux qui veulent chanter en même temps voici les paroles d'origine :
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 (là je crois que Joan Baez s'est trompée en reprenant "how many times can a man turn his
head)"
That too many people have died?
(le refrain en français :
Ecoute mon ami, écoute dans le vent
Ecoute la réponse dans le vent)
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
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