畢業 生 主題 曲 沉默 之 聲

 The Sound of Silence ~ 畢業生主題曲 ~ 沉默之聲

作曲：Paul Simon        作詞：Paul Simon

是一首出色無比的歌曲與詩文，

不只旋律平靜順暢，歌詞也是數一數二的優秀。

簡短的言詞已經造出充分的氣氛與韻律，

其中隱涵的意義更是令人深思。即使不論更深層，

光是表層也能感受到那份氣味，令靈魂跟著觸動。

沉默之聲（The Sound of Silence）是60年代美國流行的一首民歌，

作曲者是Paul Simon。1963年11月23日美國總統約翰甘迺迪被暗殺，

消息震驚全世界，甘迺迪聲譽正隆，美國人痛失他們所愛戴的國家領袖，

心靈的創傷不可謂不劇，Paul Simon這時寫這首歌適時反映了大眾的心聲。

沉默之聲（The Sound of Silence）歌詞

Hello darkness, my old friend,

I’ve come to talk with you again,

Because a vision softly creeping,

Left its seeds while I was sleeping,

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone

Narrow streets of cobblestone,

Neath the halo of a street lamp,

I turned my collar to the cold and damp

When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of

That split the night

And touched the sound of silence.

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people, maybe more.

People talking without speaking,

人們喧嘩而不講話

People hearing without listening,

People writing songs that voices never share

Disturb the sound of silence.

Fools said I,you do not know

Silence like a cancer grows.

Hear my words that I might teach you,

Take my arms that I might reach you.

But my words like silent raindrops fell,

And the people bowed and prayed

To the neon God they made.

And the sign flashed out its warning,

In the words that it was forming.

And the signs said, the words of the prophets

Are written on the subway walls

And whisperd in the sounds of silence.

畢業生主題曲《寂靜之聲》:Sound of Silence

霓虹燈的微芒劃破夜空，帶給世界的是虛假的光明，卻惹得人們對它頂禮膜拜。人們例行公事地生活著，言而無意，唱而無心。——1965年歌手Simon與Garfunkel推出的專輯主打歌曲《沉默之聲》，後來也成為美國電影《畢業生》的主題曲。——歌曲以懷舊的旋律托著略微沉重的文字，寓意深刻，耐人尋味。如歌中最後唱到的“先知的話語當顯現於地鐵車站的牆上和窮人的廉價公寓中”，包裹於自己小小幸福中、自以為是地生活的人們，是否也當更真實地看看這個世界，聽聽沉默中的聲音呢？

Hello darkness, my old friend,
I’ve come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
嗨，黑暗，我的老朋友......
我又來跟你談天了。
因為有個畫面趁我在睡夢中降臨，留下了種籽。
就算在這片沉寂的聲音之中，它也深植在腦海裡、揮之不去。

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.