歌词与中文翻译
Hello darkness my old friend
嘿,黑夜啊,我的老朋友.
I've come to talk with you again
我又来找你聊天了.
Because a vision softly creeping
因为有个幻影无声无息地爬过.
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
趁我熟睡时留下了种子.
And the vision that was planted in my brain
这幻影在我脑海里扎下了根.
Still remains
萦绕不去.
Within the sound of silence
于寂静无声的此刻!
In restless dreams I walked alone
在无数浮躁的梦中我茕茕独行.
Narrow streets of cobble stone
行走在鹅卵石铺就的狭窄街道上.
Bneath the halo of a street lamp
头顶上街灯的光晕将我笼罩.
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
我翻起衣领以抗御此夜的寒冷及潮湿.
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
当我的眼睛被霓虹灯的闪烁刺痛时.
That split the night
也划破了夜空.
And touched the sound of silence
打破了黑夜的沉静.
And in the naked light I saw
在无遮灯照耀下我看到
Ten thousand people, maybe more
数以万记的人,或许更多.
People talking without speaking
有的人在说着无聊的话语.
People hearing without listening
有的人在漫不经心的听着别人说.
People writing songs that voices never share
有的人在写着那些从不会被传唱的歌.
And no one dared
但没有人敢于去
Disturb the sound of silence
打破这份静默.
"Fools" said I, "you do not know.
"我说道:"愚蠢的人啊,你们不知道"
"Silence like a cancer grows.
"静默会像癌细胞那样扩散.
"Hear my words that I might teach you.
"听我的话,我才能教导你.
"Take my arms that I might reach you.
"抓紧我的手,我才能救你.
But my words like silent rain-drops fell
但是我的话却如寂静无声的雨点落下
And echoed in the wells of silence
徒然回响在沉静的天井中.
And the people bowed and prayed
人们仍然顶礼膜拜着.
To the neon god they made
自己塑造的霓虹灯神像.
And the sign flashed out its warning
霓虹灯突然闪烁出警兆.
In the words that it was forming
警告的语句渐渐成型.
And the sign said "the words of the prophets
预兆显示：先知的预言
Are written on the subway walls and tenement halls"
"都被写在地铁的墙上及出租公寓的走廊上
And whispered in the sounds of silence
这告诫也在无声的静默中被轻声传送.