完整的中英文歌詞是:
How many roads must a man walk down
壹個人要走過多少路
Before you call him a man
才可以稱之為人
How many seas must a white dove sail
壹只白鴿要飛穿越多少海洋
Before she sleeps in the sand
才能在沙灘上棲息
How many times must the cannonballs fly
炮彈要飛行多少次
Before they are forever banned
才會永遠被禁止
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
我的朋友
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就飄蕩在風中
How many years can a mountain exist
壹座山要屹立多久
Before it is washed to the sea
才會被滄海淹沒
How many years can some people exist
壹個民族要生存多久
Before they're allowed to be free
才會獲得自由
How many times can a man turn his head
壹個人要轉過多少次頭
And pretend that he just doesn't see 來假裝他什麽都沒看見
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind 我的朋友
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就飄蕩在風中
How many times must a man look up
壹個人要擡多少次頭
Before he can see the sky
才可以看清天空
How many ears must one man have
壹個人要長多少只耳朵
Before he can hear people cry
才能聽到人們的哭泣
How many deaths will it take till he knows
要經歷多少次死亡他才會知道
That too many people have died
太多的人已經付出了生命
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
我的朋友
The answer is blowing in the wind
答案就飄蕩在風中