The Sound of Silence 

寂静之声

Hello darkness, my old friend 
你好 黑暗 我的老朋友 
I've 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 
缠绕着我 
Within the sound of silence 
伴随着寂静的声音 
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 
触摸着寂静的声音 
And in the naked light I saw 
在炫目的灯光下 
Ten thousand people, maybe more 
我看见成千上万的人 
People talking without speaking 
人们说而不言 
People hearing without listening 
听而不闻 
People writing songs that voices never share 
人们创造歌曲却唱不出声来 
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence 
没有人敢打扰这寂静的声音 
"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 
听我对你说的有益的话 
Take my arms that I might reach to you 
拉住我伸给你的手 
But my words like silent as 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 to the neon god they made. 
人们向自己创造的霓虹之神 
鞠躬 祈祷And the sign flashed out its warning 
神光中闪射出告诫的语句 
And the words that it was forming 
在字里行间指明 
And the sign said: 
它告诉人们 
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
 预言者的话都已写在地铁的墙上 
and tenement halls 
和房屋的大厅里 
And whispered in the sound of silence."
 在寂静的声音里低语