How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? How many seas must the white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend Is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind Yes, and 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 blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see 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 he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend Is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind
How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? How many seas must the white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend Is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind Yes, and 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 blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind Yes, and how many times must a man look up Before he can see 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 he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend Is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind
A canção foi escrita por Bob Dylan em 1962 e apareceu no álbum *The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan* em 1963.
Apesar de não ter entrado nas paradas como single, a gravação de Dylan ganhou ampla divulgação em rádios e chegou ao 3º lugar no chart de airplay da França.
A versão de Peter, Paul & Mary, lançada apenas três semanas após o álbum de Dylan, tornou‑se a mais bem‑sucedida comercialmente, alcançando o número 2 na Billboard Hot 100 e liderando a lista Middle‑Road por cinco semanas.
Essa gravação de Peter, Paul & Mary recebeu dois Grammys na 6ª edição dos Grammy Awards: Melhor Gravação Folk e Melhor Performance por Grupo Vocal.
Em 1994 a gravação original de Dylan foi introduzida no Grammy Hall of Fame, e a versão de Peter, Paul & Mary recebeu o mesmo reconhecimento em 2003.
Em 2004 a música ficou em 14º lugar na lista da *Rolling Stone* das “500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.
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