The sound of silence 寂靜之聲是美聲二重唱Simon & Garfunkel賽門與葛芬柯的代表作由在1964年由年僅22歲的Paul Simon保羅·賽門所創作

Garfunkel葛芬柯曾親自澄清，這首歌核心討論的是"People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening..."，人們說著話卻毫無心意，聽著聲音卻從未用心傾聽，歌詞描繪了現代都市中，人們看似聚在一起，心靈卻無比冷漠與孤立．

1967年，這首歌被選為The Graduate畢業生主題曲，完美的搭配，一舉將這首歌推上文化神壇，深刻反映了當時青年世代對未來的迷惘與疏離感．

2015年，美國金屬樂團Disturbed以渾厚，充滿爆發力的聲線翻唱了此曲，將原本柔和的歌聲轉化為對冷漠世界的咆哮，甚至連原作者保羅·賽門都大力讚賞該版本．

The Sound of Silence　Disturbed

The Sound of Silence　Simon & Garfunkel

The Sound of Silence　Simon & Garfunkel

Hello darkness, my old friend　你好，黑夜，我的老朋友

Ive come to talk with you again　我又來找你傾訴了

Because a vision softly creeping　因為有一個幻象正輕悄悄地蔓延

Left its seeds while I was sleeping　在我熟睡時悄悄播下了種子

And the vision that was planted in my brain　那個深植在我腦海中的幻象

Still remains　依然縈繞

Within the sound of silence　在寂靜的聲音裡

In restless dreams I walked alone　在不安的夢境中，我獨自前行

Narrow streets of cobblestone　漫步在狹窄的鵝卵石街道上

Neath the halo of a street lamp　在路燈的光暈之下

I turned my collar to the cold and damp　我拉高領口，抵擋著寒冷與潮濕

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

當我的雙眼被刺眼的霓虹燈光所穿透

That split the night　那燈光劃破了夜空

And touched the sound of silence　也觸動了寂靜之聲

And in the naked light I saw　在坦露無遺的光線下，我看見

Ten thousand people, maybe more　成千上萬的人們，或許更多

People talking without speaking　人們說著話，卻毫無心意

People hearing without listening　人們聽著聲音，卻從未用心傾聽

People writing songs that voices never share　人們寫著從未被傾訴唱出的歌

And no one dared　卻沒有人敢去打破

Disturb the sound of silence　這寂靜之聲

"Fools," said I, "You do not know"　「愚蠢的人們啊，」我說，「你們並不知道」

"Silence like a cancer grows"　「寂靜就像癌症般蔓延」

"Hear my words that I might teach you"　「聽聽我的話，或許能給你啟示」

"Take my arms that I might reach you"　「牽住我的手，或許能引導你們」

But my words, like silent raindrops fell　但我的話語，卻如無聲的雨滴墜落

And echoed in the wells of silence　在寂靜的井底迴響

And the people bowed and prayed　人們向著他們塑造的

To the neon god they made　霓虹神祇鞠躬與祈禱

And the sign flashed out its warning　閃爍的霓虹招牌顯現出警訊

In the words that it was forming　字裡行間傳遞著警告

And the sign said, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls"

文字寫著：「先知的預言早已寫在地鐵的牆上」

"And tenement halls"　「與廉租公寓的大廳裡」

And whispered in the sound of silence　並在寂靜的聲音中悄聲低語