Hello darkness my old friend. 嘿，黑夜，我的老友！
I've come to talk with you again. 我又来找你聊天了。
Because a vision softly creeping. 因为有个幻影轻轻爬进来，
Left its seeds while I was sleeping. 趁我熟睡时偷偷播下了种子，
And the vision that was planted in my brain. 使这个幻影深植入我脑海中，
Still remains. 盘旋不去，
Within the sound of silence .在沉默之声里。
In restless dreams I walked alone. 在无数转辗的梦中我独行。
Narrow streets of cobble stone. 行走在鹅卵石铺成狭窄街道上，
Neath the halo of a street lamp. 街灯的光晕将我笼罩，
I turned my collar to the cold and damp. 我竖起衣领抵抗这湿冷的夜。
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light. 当闪烁的霓虹灯刺痛了我双眼，
That split the night. 也划破了夜空，
And touched the sound of silence. 触碰了沉默之声。
And in the naked light I saw. 在赤裸的灯光下我看到，
Ten thousand people maybe more. 数以万计或者更多人。
People talking without speaking. 他们交谈却没有说话，
People hearing without listening. 他们听声音却没有倾听，
People writing songs that voices never share. 他们写着没有传达内心的歌，
And no one dare. 也没有人敢
Disturb the sound of silence. 惊扰沉默之声。
"Fools" said I, "You do not know. “愚蠢啊！” 我说：你们不知道，
Silence like a cancer grows. 沉默会像癌细胞那样扩散。
Hear my words that I might teach you. 听我的话我才能教你，
Take my arms that I might reach you. 拉我的手我才能救你。
But my words like silent rain-drops fell. 但是我的话就像无声落下的雨滴，
And echoed in the wells of silence.回响在沈默的深井里。
And the people bowed and prayed. 人们虔诚跪礼膜拜着，
To the neon God they made. 他们塑造的霓虹灯神。
And the sign flashed out its warning. 然而警讯已经闪现
In the words that it was forming. 字句中逐渐成型，
And the sign said "The words of the prophets. 并显示：先知的话语，
Are written on the subway walls and tenement halls. 已被写在地铁的墙上以及出租公寓的大厅里。
And whispered in the sounds of silence. 在沉静之声中被轻声传诵。
