Hello darkness, my old friend，I've come to talk with you again
你好黑暗，我的老伙计，我又来和你海阔天空神侃
Because a vision softly creeping，Left its seeds while I was sleeping
因为有个影子悄悄潜入，趁我熟睡埋下了它的种子
And the vision that was planted in my brain
这影子根植于我的大脑里
Still remain，with in the sound of silence
至今还留在，静默之声的地盘中
In restless dreams I walked alone，Narrow streets of cobblestone
在不安的梦境中我独自游荡，鹅卵石的街道狭窄幽长
Neath the halo of a street lamp，I turned my collar to the cold and damp
在一盏街灯的光晕下，我竖起衣领抵挡寒冷潮湿
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
就在我的眼睛被一盏霓虹灯的闪光刺穿的同时
That split the night，And touched the sound of silence
光芒划破了夜空，打破了这份静默
And in the naked light I saw，Ten thousand people, maybe more
在孱弱的烛光中我看到，成千上万的人们，或许更多
People talking without speaking，People hearing without listening
人们缄口却倾述心声，人们罔闻却声声贯耳
People writing songs that voices never share
人们写歌却从没嗓音分享
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence
静默之声没人敢打扰
"Fools" said I, "You do not know，Silence like a cancer grows”
“傻瓜”，我说，“你见识不长，静默像癌细胞一样生长”
Hear my words that I might teach you，Take my arms that I might reach you
有益的教诲你当听取，有助的臂膀你该挽起
But my words like silent as raindrops fell，And echoed in the wells of silence
话语如雨滴悄然落下，在静默的源泉中久久回荡
And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.
人们向自己塑造的霓虹神灵膜拜祈祷
And the sign flashed out its warning，And the words that it was forming
告示牌上闪烁出神灵的警告，若隐若现显示成行
And the sign said:"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
告示牌上写道：“先贤们的箴言涂鸦在地铁的大墙
and tenement halls，And whispered in the sound of silence."
以及公寓走廊上，也在静默之声中被低声传送”
