Blowin’ in the Wind

 

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How many roads must a man walk down

Before you call him a man?

How many seas must a white dove sail

Before she sleeps in the sand?

Yes, and 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.

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.

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Appreciation of the poem. 

Bob Dylan’s song Blowin’ in the Wind’ is considered as an anthem of the civil rights movement in America. It is a song of protest, self-expression, and reality.Each stanza poses three rhetorical questions and the concluding two lines of each stanza bear the title as a refrain. The refrain is the solution Man can find himself. The wind is an important symbol with respect to the over all idea of the poem.

The speaker in the song asks when humanity will recognise humanitarian concepts and when nations will think it is time to put an end to war. The road represents long journey to freedom. The White dove stands for peace while the cannonball symbolizes war. The speaker expresses the hope that no one can suppress the oppressed people for a long time. Dylan uses the symbol of mountain to describe the mighty power of the rulers. But he hopes that the struggles of oppressed people will wash away the rulers. He warns that no one can turn his head or ear away from the plights and fights of the poor. No one can ignore the deaths of innocent people.

The song is embellished with visual images like ‘man walk down’,’white dove sail’ and ‘mountain exist’.Road and sky are the apt metaphors used by the writer to create the recurring effect of the theme ,life and freedom. The brilliant use of alliteration is exemplified in the lines ‘Many roads must a man’, ‘sleeps in the sand’ and ‘many years can a mountain’ . This song touches our heart deeply and ignites the brain with the harsh realities of life.