The Sound Of Silence

Hello darkness, my old friend

Halo kegelapan, teman lamaku

I've come to talk with you again

Kutemui kau kembali untuk bicara

Because a vision softly creeping

Karena sebuah penglihatan merayap pelan

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

Meninggalkan benih saat aku terlelap

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Dan penglihatan yang tertanam di otakku

Still remains

Masih tersisa

Within the sound of silence

Dalam suara keheningan

In restless dreams, I walked alone

Dalam mimpi gelisah, kujalan sendirian

Narrow streets of cobblestone

Jalan sempit berbatu

'Neath the halo of a streetlamp

Di bawah lingkaran cahaya lampu jalan

I turned my collar to the cold and damp

Kutinggikan kerahku melawan dingin dan lembab

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

Saat mataku tertusuk kilatan cahaya neon

That split the night

Yang membelah malam

And touched the sound of silence

Dan menyentuh suara keheningan

And in the naked light, I saw

Dan dalam cahaya terang, kulihat

Ten thousand people, maybe more

Sepuluh ribu orang, mungkin lebih

People talking without speaking

Orang-orang bicara tanpa berkata

People hearing without listening

Orang-orang dengar tanpa mendengar

People writing songs that voices never shared

Orang-orang menulis lagu yang tak pernah dibagikan suaranya

No one dared

Tak seorang pun berani

Disturb the sound of silence

Mengganggu suara keheningan

"Fools", said I, "You do not know

"Orang bodoh", kataku, "Kalian tak tahu

Silence like a cancer grows

Keheningan tumbuh seperti kanker

Hear my words that I might teach you

Dengarkan kata-kataku agar kuajar kau

Take my arms that I might reach you"

Ambil lenganku agar kuraih kau"

But my words like silent raindrops fell

Tapi kata-kataku seperti rintik hujan sunyi jatuh

And echoed in the wells of silence

Dan bergema di sumur keheningan

And the people bowed and prayed

Dan orang-orang berlutut dan berdoa

To the neon god they made

Pada dewa neon yang mereka ciptakan

And the sign flashed out its warning

Dan papan reklame itu memancarkan peringatannya

In the words that it was forming

Dalam kata-kata yang dibentuknya

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

Dan papan itu berkata, "Kata-kata para nabi tertulis di dinding stasiun bawah tanah

In tenement halls"

Di lorong-lorong rusak"

And whispered in the sounds of silence

Dan berbisik dalam suara keheningan