Comparison of Chinese and English lyrics of "The Sound of Silence":
Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again
Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again
Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again
Hello darkness, my old friend, , my old friend, I am here to talk to you about the vast sea and sky again
Because a vision softly creeping, Left its seeds while I was sleeping
Because a shadow sneaked in quietly, taking advantage of me Deep sleep planted its seeds
And the vision that was planted in my brain
This shadow is rooted in my brain
Still remain, with in the sound of silence
Still in the territory of the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone, Narrow streets of cobblestone
In restless dreams In the dream, I wandered alone, the cobblestone streets were narrow and long
Neath the halo of a street lamp, I turned my collar to the cold and damp
In the halo of a street lamp Next, I raised my collar to resist the cold and wet
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
And in the naked light I saw, Ten thousand people, maybe more
In the weak candlelight I saw, Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening
People keep silent but speak their hearts out, people turn a deaf ear but their voices are heard
People writing songs that voices never share
People write songs but never have voices Share
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence
The sound of silence no one dares to disturb
"Fools" said I, "You do not know, Silence like a cancer grows”
“Fool”, I said, “you are short-sighted, silence grows like a cancer cell”
Hear my words that I might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach you
You should listen to useful teachings, and you should hold up helpful arms
But my words like silent as raindrops fell, And echoed in the wells of silence
The words fell quietly like raindrops, echoing for a long time in the source of silence
And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.
People Worship and pray to the neon god you shaped
And the sign flashed out its warning, And the words that it was forming
The sign flashed out its warning, looming in rows
And the sign said: "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
The sign said: "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
The sign said: "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
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and tenement halls, And whispered in the sound of silence."
And the apartment corridors, also whispered in the sound of silence"
Simon Yu "The Sound of Silence", composed in 1964, has a soothing melody but sharp and profound lyrics. With the help of this song, Simon criticized the current shortcomings and tried to find a way out. The background of the creation is that the United States in the 1960s was experiencing the anti-war trend, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War. The social unrest made Americans at that time confused and overwhelmed. To make matters worse, the then President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, which left the entire United States without spiritual support. This song basically covers two themes. One is to criticize the money worship of capitalism, and the other is that alienation and apathy among people have caused human beings to lose the ability to communicate. In fact, these two themes are mutually reinforcing.
Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" is like a flag that has had a profound impact on the young generation in emotional confusion. In addition, folk rock's simple and pure style, soft, soothing, and rhythmic melody make it one of the most popular music forms among young people. The profound connotation and fresh style of these songs not only appropriately reflect the simple psychological state of college students at the beginning of their time in the world, but also play an extremely critical role in positioning the main tone and style of the entire film.