italki - Yes, 'n' - blowin' 1)Yes, 'n' What does it mean here? Thank you. How many roads must a man walk down

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Yes, 'n' - blowin' 1)Yes, 'n' What does it mean here? Thank you. 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? 2)blowin' What does it mean? Why this symbol has been used here?The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Jun 27, 2016 4:26 AM

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'n' = and blowin' = blowing in the wind (being blown about in the wind, can be found in the wind) (I think the song writer is saying that the answer is out there being blown around by the wind but you have to go find it yourself.)

June 27, 2016

"The answer is blowing in the wind." means that the answer is hard to find... just like something that is hard to grab / catch when it is being blown around by the wind. In my opinion, this idiom fits in well with the other lines as it calls up imagery of landscapes and weather just like the other two do (roads in the first line and seas in the second line). :)

July 23, 2016