木槿昔年

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 ­

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