LAGU “Blowing in The Wind†perdana dirilis pada tahun 1963. Mahakarya perpaduan musik dan puisi Bob Dylan yang 23 tahun kemudian memperoleh anugrah penghargaan Nobel mempertanyakan penderitaan umat manusia akibat angkara murka kekerasan dan penindasan dilakukan oleh manusia terhadap sesama manusia.
Dylan mempertanyakannya sebab segenap angkara murka terkesan seolah kodrat alam yang alih-alih dicegah malah dibiarkan untuk selalu terjadi di planet bumi ini.
Makna
Dalam sebuah wawancara menanyakan makna lagu “Blowing in the Wind†, Bob Dylan menjawab : There ain’t too much I can say about this song except that the answer is blowing in the wind. It ain’t in no book or movie or TV show or discussion group. Man, it’s in the wind – and it’s blowing in the wind. Too many of these hip people are telling me where the answer is but oh I won’t believe that. I still say it’s in the wind and just like a restless piece of paper it’s got to come down some …But the only trouble is that no one picks up the answer when it comes down so not too many people get to see and know . . . and then it flies away. I still say that some of the biggest criminals arethose that turn their heads away when they see wrong and know it’s wrong. I’m only 21 years old and I know that there’s been too many . . You people over 21, you’re older and smarter.
Dalam sebuah wawancara menanyakan makna lagu “Blowing in the Wind†, Bob Dylan menjawab :
There ain’t too much I can say about this song except that the answer is blowing in the wind. It ain’t in no book or movie or TV show or discussion group. Man, it’s in the wind – and it’s blowing in the wind. Too many of these hip people are telling me where the answer is but oh I won’t believe that. I still say it’s in the wind and just like a restless piece of paper it’s got to come down some …But the only trouble is that no one picks up the answer when it comes down so not too many people get to see and know . . . and then it flies away. I still say that some of the biggest criminals arethose that turn their heads away when they see wrong and know it’s wrong. I’m only 21 years old and I know that there’s been too many . . You people over 21, you’re older and smarter.Pertanyaan
Untuk dapat lebih menghayati makna lagu “Blowing In The Wind†marilah kita simak bersama rangkaian pertanyaan di dalam mahakarya Bob Dylan yang kekal abadi tak lekang dimakan zaman:
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 cannonballs fly . Before they’re forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind The answer is blowing in the wind. Yes, 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 blowing in the wind. The answer is blowing in the wind . Yes, 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 blowing in the wind. The answer is blowing in the wind . Kemanusiaan
Pertanyaan Bob Dylan “How many times can a man turn his head. And pretend that he just doesn’t see? “ pada dasarnya merupakan suatu kegelisahan kemanusiaan. Kemelut gelisahan yang menghantui lubuk sanubari ketika saya terpaksa dengan mata kepala sendiri menyaksikan bagaimana rumah dan bangunan warga Bukit Duri atas nama pembangunan digusur secara sempurna melanggar hukum dan hak asasi manusia pada tanggal 28 September 2018.
Pertanyaan yang sama seyogianya juga menghantui setiap insan manusia yang masih memiliki sisa nurani kemanusiaan ketika menyaksikan penderitaan warga Kampung Pulo, Pasar Ikan, Sukomulyo, Tulang Bawang, Kulon Progo, Kendeng, Pulau Pasir, Tangerang, Papua digusur atas nama pembangunan serta penderitaan warga Rwanda, Kongo, Sudan, Bosnia, Rohingnya, Uighur, Afghanistan, Yaman, Suriah, Gaza, Irak, Chechnya ditindas, dianiaya bahkan dibinasakan oleh sesama manusia atas nama kerakusan dan kekuasaan.
[***]Penulis adalah pendiri Sanggar Pembelajaran Kekuasaan
