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, 因为有一种幻觉悄悄来临，

Left its seeds while I was sleeping, 留下它的种子在我熟睡，

And the vision that was planted in my brain ，这是铭刻在了我的大脑视觉

Still remains 仍

Within the sound of silence. 在寂静的声音。

   

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, “尼斯路灯的光环，

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 当我的眼睛被霓虹灯的闪烁刺伤

That split the night 那一刹那夜

And touched the sound of silence. 触摸着寂静的声音。

   

And in the naked light I saw 而在炫目的灯光下我看见

Ten thousand people, maybe more. 近万人，也许更多。

People talking without speaking, 人说话不说话，

People hearing without listening, 听而不闻，

People writing songs that voices never share 人们写歌却唱不出声

And no one dared 也没有人敢

Disturb the sound of silence. 打扰这寂静的声音。

   

"Fools," said I, "You do not know – “傻瓜， ”我说，“你不知道 -

Silence like a cancer grows. 沉默像癌细胞生长。

Hear my words that I might teach you. 听到我的话，我可能会教你。

Take my arms that I might reach you." 就拿我的手，我可能会找到你。 “

But my words like silent raindrops fell 但是我的话犹如雨滴飘落

And echoed in the wells of silence 和回荡在寂静的水井

   

And the people bowed and prayed 和人民鞠躬祈祷

To the neon god they made. 的霓虹之神，他们做。

And the sign flashed out its warning 和符号闪现出它的警示

In the words that it was forming. 在的话，它是成形。

And the sign said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls 和符号表示，预言者的话都已写在地铁的墙上

And tenement halls 和唐大厅

And whispered in the sound of silence. 低声道在寂静的声音。