Hello darkness my old friend
你好我的老伙伴黑暗
I've come to talk with you again
我又回来再和你谈谈
Because a vision softly creeping
因为有个悄然而入的幻影
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
像种子一样种在了我的梦里
And the vision that was planted in my brain
植入我脑中的幻影啊
Still remains with the sound of silence
至今仍在这沉默之声里
In restless dreams I walk alone
在这些不安的梦里 我独自游荡
Narrow streets of cobble stone
独行在狭窄的鹅卵石街上
Beneath the hallo of a street lamp'
笼罩在街灯的昏暗光晕里
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
我竖起衣领以抵御寒冷潮湿
When my eyes were stabbled by the flash of a neon light
突然一道虚幻的闪光刺得我睁不开眼
That split the night
这闪光劈开了夜空
And touched the sound of silence
触动了这沉默之声
And in the naked night I saw ten thousand people may be more
在赤裸的光影中我看到了芸芸万人之众
People talking without speaking hearing without listening
他们只能无言地交谈 他们只能无心地倾听
People writing songs that voices never share
他们只能谱写不能吟唱的歌曲
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence
没有一个人胆敢打破这沉默之声
"Fool" said I"you do not know
愚人们啊 我说 你们不知道
Silence like a cancer grows
沉默会像癌症般绝望地生长
Hear my words that I might teach you
听从我的劝导吧
Take my arms that I might reach you
接受我的帮助吧
But my words like silent rain-drops fell
但是我的话却如沉默的雨滴徒劳地落下
And echo-ed in the wells of silence
回响在沉默之井
And the people bow and prayed
人们依然顶礼膜拜
To the neon God they made
自己塑造的虚幻之神
And the sign flash out its warning
这个符号自己却亮出了警讯
In the words that it was forming
用它本身所生成的虚幻言语
And the sings said"The words of the prophers are
符号告诫道 先知的预言
Written the subway walls and tenement halls"
写满地铁墙壁以及住户的厅堂
And whispered in the sounds of silenc
悄然耳语在沉默之声里