蒼穹未央

一雙鞋，能踢幾條街？一雙腳，能換幾次鞋？一口氣，嚥得下幾座城？一輩子，闖幾次紅燈？答案啊答案，在茫茫的風裡。

一雙眼，能燃燒到幾歲？一張嘴，吻多少次酒杯？一頭髮，能抵抗幾把梳子？一顆心，能年輕幾回？答案啊答案，在茫茫的風裡。

為什麼，信總在雲上飛？為什麼，車票在手裡？為什麼，惡夢在枕頭下？為什麼，抱你的是大衣？答案啊答案，在茫茫的風裡。

一片大陸，算不算你的國？一個島，算不算你的家？一眨眼，算不算少年？一輩子，算不算永遠？答案啊答案，在茫茫的風裡。

感觸札記：有一英文歌曲 〈Blowing in the wind〉 其歌詞與這詩意何其相似,從網路上找到歌詞與翻譯節錄如下: 

How many roads must a man walk down

一個男人必須走過多少路

Before they call him a man

在他被稱為男人之前

How many seas must a white dove sail

一隻白鴿必須飛過多少海洋

Before she sleeps in the sand

才能在沙灘上安睡

How many times must the cannon balls fly

加農砲還得飛行多少次

Before they're forever banned

才會被永遠禁止

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind

答案啊！朋友就飄在風裡

The answer is blowing in the wind

答案就飄在茫茫的風裡



How many years must a mountain exist

一座山能存在多久

Before it is washed to the sea

在它被沖刷入海之前

How many years can some people exist

人們能夠存活多少年

Before they're allowed to be free

在他獲得自由以前

How many times can a man turn his head

一個人可以掉過頭去幾次

And pretend that he just doesn't see

假裝什麼都沒看見

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind

答案啊！朋友就飄在風裡

The answer is blowing in the wind

答案就飄在茫茫的風裡



How many times must a man look up

一個人得仰望幾次

Before he can see the sky

才能看見藍天

How many ears must one man have

一個人得有多少耳朵

Before he can hear people cry

才能聽見人們的哭泣

How many deaths will it take

還得多少人死亡

'Till he knows that too many people have died

 他才能明白已有太多人死去

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind

答案啊！朋友，就飄在風裡

The answer is blowing in the wind

答案就飄在茫茫的風裡

如何? 看來當時余光中先生一定也很喜愛這首歌,這首歌與另一首〈 where have all the flowers gone ? 〉同樣都是反戰爭(越戰)的美國民歌，有空再拿出來與各位討論一番⋯⋯。

 Post script：年輕時當了七年的民歌手，而且是走西洋歌路線，這些當年常唱的歌，回憶起真是美好，也許是更想說：「年輕真好！」