the sound of silence

作词 : Paul Simon
作曲 : Paul Simon
Hello darkness, my old friend 你好 黑暗 我的老朋友
Ive come to talk with you again 我又来和你交谈
Because a vision softly creeping 因为有一种幻觉正向悄悄地向我袭来
Left its seeds while I was sleeping 在我熟睡的时候留下了它的种子
And the vision that was planted in my brain 这种幻觉在我的脑海里生根发芽
Still remains within the sound of silence 伴随着寂静的声音缠绕着我
In restless dreams I walked alone 在不安的梦幻中我独自行走
Narrow streets of cobblestone 狭窄的鹅卵石街道
Neath the halo of a street lamp 在路灯的光环照耀下
I turned my collar to the cold and damp 我竖起衣领 抵御严寒和潮湿
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light 一道耀眼的霓虹灯光 刺入我的眼睛
That split the night 它划破夜空
And touched the sound of silence 碰触着寂静的声音
And in the naked light I saw ten thousand people, maybe more 我看见成千上万的人站在炫目的灯光下
People talking without speaking people hearing without listening 人们说而不言 人们听而不闻
People writing songs that voices never share 人们创造歌曲却不曾歌唱
And no one dared disturb the sound of silence 没有人敢打破这寂静的声音
"Fools", said I, "You do not know 我说：傻瓜，难道你不知道
Silence like a cancer grows 寂静如同顽疾滋长
Hear my words that I might teach you 聆听我对你说的话语
Take my arms that I might reach you" 拉住我向你伸出的手臂
But my words, like silent raindrops, fell 但是我的话犹如雨滴飘落
And echoed in the wells of silence 在寂静的水井中回响
And the people bowed and prayed 人们向自己创造的霓虹之神
To the neon god they made 神光中闪射出告诫的语句
And the sign flashed out its warning 在字里行间指明
In the words that it was forming 它告诉人们
And the sign said:"The words of the prophets are 那牌子上写着“先知的话，
Written on the subway walls and tenement halls 地铁的墙上和房屋的大厅里
And whispered in the sound of silence." 在寂静的声音里低语