Song Appreciation (Don’t be too long) Paul. Simon & Art.Garfunkel is a singing duo formed in the mid-1960s. At that time, a trend of electronic synthesis music was blowing in the pop music world, but Simon & Garfunkel insists on natural music style and is unique. El Condor Pasa (Song of the Eagle), Bridge Over Troubled Water (Bad Water Bridge), and The Sound of Silence (The Sound of Silence), the theme song of the movie "Graduates", are all familiar masterpieces. The 1960s was a troubled time for the United States, which experienced a series of turmoil and unrest. Internally, anti-racial discrimination and civil rights awareness are rising; externally, the country is burdened with the heavy burden of the Vietnam War. At a time of internal and external troubles, President John F. Kennedy, the spiritual leader of Americans, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The world was shocked and the country mourned. The anti-violence and anti-racial discrimination campaign led by the black human rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in full swing, and domestic anti-Vietnam War voices were also rising. The dream of the American people was shattered the moment President Kennedy fell! It was against this background of time and space that American folk singer Paul Simon composed this well-known and thought-provoking song: The Sound of Silence, dedicated to the turbulent 1960s. It's a pity that such a good song that pointed out the current ills was not favored when it was released in 1964, and people are still hearing without listening. If a DJ had not particularly loved the song and increased the frequency of the song being played on the radio, Columbia Records would not have considered rearranging the song and releasing it as a single. However, it seems destined that talented people like Paul Simon should not be buried by the times. So the most beautiful duo in history, Simon & Garfunkel, was reborn in this rearranged version of "The Sound of Silence". The 1960s was a troubled time for the United States, which experienced a series of turmoil and unrest. Internally, anti-racial discrimination and civil rights awareness are rising; externally, the country is burdened with the heavy burden of the Vietnam War. At a time of internal and external troubles, President John F. Kennedy, the spiritual leader of the United States, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. The world was shocked and the country mourned. The anti-violence and anti-racial discrimination led by the black human rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in full swing, and domestic anti-Vietnam War voices were also rising. The dream of the American people was shattered the moment President Kennedy fell! It was against this background of time and space that American folk singer Paul Simon composed this well-known and thought-provoking song: The Sound Of Silence, dedicated to the turbulent 1960s. It's a pity that such a good song that pointed out the current ills was not favored when it was released in 1964, and people are still hearing without listening. If a DJ had not particularly loved the song and increased the frequency of the song being played on the radio, Columbia Records would not have considered rearranging the song and releasing it as a single. However, it seems destined that talented people like Paul Simon should not be buried by the times. So the most beautiful duo in history, Simon & Garfunkel, was reborn in this rearranged "Sound of Silence".

Let’s explore this sobering “song of protest” in detail! When discussing this song, you may have a question, is this song The sound of silence, Sounds of silence or The sounds of silence? If Simon sings it alone, it is The Sound of Silence. If Sage and two people sing it together, it is The Sound of Silence. Is there a definite article The? The second album was titled Sounds of silence, without The. So it depends on which album you buy, but most music books and magazines print it as The sound of silence. This is the correct title of the song. The song itself is a wonderful poem with a rigorous structure. It is really difficult to take into account all aspects of form, sound and meaning when translating, so I had to leave out the rhyme part and try my best to retain the form of the original poem during the text conversion process. and meaning (content and structure), I will read it again when my translation skills improve in the future. Let’s take a look at the meaning of this song and explore its deeper meaning step by step. This song is divided into five sections, and the sections are interlocking with each other and completed in one go! First narrative