The song Blowin' in the Wind was written in April 1962 by Bob Dylan, in New York, in a Greenwich Village club, The Commons, which later on became Fat Black Pussycat.
It is a poetic song, imbued with humanism and pacifism, that reflects the revolutionary and protest spirit of the youths of that time. It was inspired by a tune of black slaves, in the folk tradition. The listener is urged to reflect on several fundamental questions and, at the end of his reflection, to obtain the answers in the wind, in other words, in the Historical wind that blows by.
Blowin' in the Wind was a worldwide hit song that has been performed by dozens of famous artists like Joan Baez, Elvis Presley, Hugues Aufray and Stevie Wonder. The French singer and composer Richard Anthony also sang it in 1964, under the French title Ecoute dans le vent. The version, uploaded here for your listening pleasure, is that of Katie Melua. It is simply Superb.
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?
Refrain
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
That too many people have died?
Refrain...
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?
Blowin' in the wind 
