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Paul Simon和Garfunkel的《寂静之声》唱出了和“垮掉的一代”同样的孤独，同样不知道该何去何从，他们更愿意做的是感悟人生，了解这个世界的秘密。

《寂静之声》旋律飘缓低迷，歌词充满了一种幻觉般的意境。细细听来，仿佛在诉说着年轻的无助。眼前似乎看到一个懵懂无知的女孩，独自一人行走在铺着鹅卵石的狭窄、清冷的小巷里，喧嚣的人群在她身后渐渐远去，前面是没有尽头的黑夜，歌曲如果说是属于民谣的话似乎太深邃，如果说随着强劲的乐曲而震荡的节奏是摇滚的话，却又太细腻，音乐上它复杂而迷离。

Sound of Silence 

（寂静之声）

演唱

Paul Simon 和 Art Garfuncel

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