美国诗人歌手鲍勃·迪伦(Bob Dylan)成为史上首位获颁诺贝尔文学奖的音乐人。他曾自称自己为诗人,其次才是音乐人:“我生为诗人,死为诗人”。迪伦的不朽名曲中,你又最喜欢哪一首?
The Times They Are a-Changin'(1964)《时代在改变》
Come writers and critics who prophesy with your pen
你们这些摇笔杆预言未来的作家、评论家
And keep your eyes wide the chance won't come again
睁大你们的眼睛看好,机会仅有一次
And don't speak too soon for the wheel's still in spin
轮盘还在转着
And there's no tellin' who that it's namin'
谁输谁赢还言之过早
For the loser now will be later to win
现在的输家等下就会翻盘胜出
For the times they are a' changin'!
我们的时代已在改变
Forever Young(1973)《永远年轻》
May your hands always be busy
祝你双手永不停歇
May your feet always be swift
祝你两脚永远敏捷
May you have a strong foundation
祝你地基牢固
When the winds of changes shift
风吹不摇
May your heart always be joyful
愿你永远快乐
May your song always be sung
欢歌不断
And may you stay forever young
祝你心境永远那么年轻
Maggie's Farm(1965)《美姬的农庄》
I try my best to be just like I am
我尽全力做自己就好
But everybody wants you
但人人却要你
To be just like them
变成跟他们一样
Gonna change my way of thinking(1979)《我要改变想法》
Gonna change my way of thinking
我要改变我的想法
make my self a different set of rules.
自己创造出另一套规则
Gonna put my good foot forward
我要踏步向前
and stop being influenced by fools
不被愚人影响
Subterranean Homesick Blues(1965)《地下乡愁蓝调》
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
你不需要天气预报员告诉你风吹向何方
Blowing in the wind(1962)《答案在风中》
Yes, how many years can some people exist
人要活多少年
Before they're allowed to be free?
才能获得自由
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head,
一个人能别过头多少次
Pretending he just doesn't see?
假装他什么也没有看见
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
朋友们,答案在风中

