Hello darkness my old friend

我的老朋友 又到了夜深人静的时分

I've come to talk with you again

我想要和你聊聊天

Because a vision softly creeping

因为幻觉慢慢涌现

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

趁我熟睡时悄悄播下了种子

And the vision that was planted in my brain

那种幻觉一直在我的脑海里

Still remains

它一直缠绕着我

Within the sound of silence

但它是如此寂静沉默

In restless dreams I walked alone

在无休止的梦境中 我独自行走着

Narrow streets of cobblestone

在狭窄的鹅暖石街道上

Neath the halo of a streetlamp

在街灯的光晕下

I turned my collar to the cold and damp

我翻起衣领去抵御那寒冷潮湿

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light

耀眼的霓虹灯刺痛着我的双眼

That split the night

它划破夜空

And touched the sound of silence

如此的静寂

And in the naked light I saw

我看见了明亮的灯光

Ten thousand people maybe more

那里人头攒动

People talking without speaking

人们聊天却不谈心

People hearing without listening

漫不经心地听着别人说话

People writing songs that voices never share

写下那些不会被传唱的歌曲

No one dare

没有人能鼓起勇气

Disturb the sound of silence

打破这静寂

Fools said I you do not know

愚蠢的人在说 你并不理解我

Silence like a cancer grow

寂静就如同恶性肿瘤

Hear my words that I might teach you

聆听我的述说 那样我就会教会你一些道理

Take my arms that I might reach you

拥抱着我 那样我就能靠近你

But my words like silent raindrops fell

但我的言语就像无声的雨滴

And echoed in the wells of silence

回声在寂静中环绕

And the people bowed and prayed

人们弯着腰 虔诚地祈求着

To the neon god they made

在这霓虹灯下 这是上帝的杰作

And the sign flashed out its warning

这是突如其来的警告

In the words that it was forming

它渐渐成型

And the sign said the words of the prophets

这是先知的话语

Are written on subway walls

它潜伏在地铁中

And tenement halls

盘绕在家中的客厅里

And whispered in the sounds of silence

在寂静中轻声低语