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