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The Sound Of Silence
Paul Simon
沉寂之声是 Paul Simon 于1964年。歌曲于1965年在波士顿WBZ台开播，立刻在Harvard 和 Tufts 校园内流行。几天内唱红美东。
2015年，Heavy Metal Band Disturbed 将该歌重新配乐演唱，使该歌再登榜首。
歌词的寓意隐晦，听者自由释解。本人最爱的几句
“Fools” said I, “You do not know “蠢货”我告你“你不知道”
Silence like a cancer grow 寂静是像癌瘤在增生
Hear my words that I might teach you 你要听我话我还可能教你
Take my arms that I might reach you” 你要伸过手来我也许会帮你
But my words like silent raindrops fell 但我的建议就像无声的雨滴
And echoed in the wells of silence 掉进了无声的古井
And the people bowed and prayed 愚民们顶礼膜拜着
To the neon god they made 霓虹灯下吹捧出的皇帝
And the sign flashed out its warning 危险的警告灯已在闪烁
In the words that it was forming 警告的路标也已在路前面闪出
And the sign said “The words of the prophets 标志上几行字“预言者的话
Are written on subway walls 会写在地铁的墙上
And tenement halls 也会写在教室内
And whispered in the sounds of silence” 也会在无声无迹的世界上传播”
Lyrics: Paul Simon
Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of a streetlamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
No one dare
Disturb the sound of silence
“Fools” said I, “You do not know
Silence like a cancer grow
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you”
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said “The words of the prophets
Are written on subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sounds of silence”