The Sounds of Silence - 寂靜之聲

【歌詞背後】The Sounds of Silence

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歌手： Simon and Garfunkel 

作曲： Paul Simon

填詞： Paul Simon

創作/發行： 1963 – 1965

　　音樂所以引人入勝，歌詞旋律以外，創作人背後的動機和故事，從來都是大眾的關注點。於互聯網尚未普及的年代，「諸事八卦」的歌迷如我，對自己熱愛的歌曲，總會扭盡六壬、追本溯源，只求一探創作人內心深處，所思所想所慮。

　　The Sounds of Silence（沉默之聲／寂靜之聲）乃六十年代作品，創作人Paul Simon 當年才二十出頭，剛大學畢業。跟Paul Simon合唱此曲的為Art Garfunkel，二人既是鄰居，也是同學，十二歲開始一起參加校內音樂比賽，十六、七歲二人四出表演，賺經驗、賺外快。

　　1963年11月標示著美國自由民主精神的總統John F. Kennedy（約翰·甘迺迪）遇刺身亡及1968年4月美國黑人民權領袖Martin Luther King, Jr.（馬丁·路德·金）同遭遇刺、同樣身亡。另時值越戰，戰況慘烈，較美國預期糾纏、漫長，不斷升級。內憂外患，無有安寧。

　　反戰反暴力反種族歧視之聲，不絕於耳，Paul Simon就在這樣的時代背景，寫下The Sounds of Silence。

Hello darkness, my old friend

Ive 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

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

And in the naked light I saw

Ten thousand people, maybe more

People talking without speaking

People hearing without listening

People writing songs that voices never share

And no one dared

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 echoed in the wells, of silence

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

And tenement halls"

And whispered in the sounds of silence

　　環境孕育思考，沉澱過後，激發創作，這是對所有創作理所當然的推論。但，放諸此曲，可能有點一廂情願！

　　由始至終，Simon及 Garfunkel 認為The Sounds of Silence不過是一首關於人與人之間溝通、關於愛與關懷的歌曲（This is a song about the inability of people to communicate with each other）。

　　歌曲以Hello darkness, my old friend / Ive come to talk with you again揭開序幕，就知道故事主人翁多麼孤單寂寞，才會把「漆黑」當作老朋友般傾吐心事。

　　第二段寫自己處身夢境，於暗燈窄巷獨行，既濕且冷，氣氛更見蒼涼、冷漠及不安。

　　第三段算是歌曲點題：People talking without speaking / People hearing without listening / People writing songs that voices never share，不過短短幾句，用字也極其淺白，卻狠狠道破繁華現世，表面緊密實則疏離的人際關係。

　　天天相聚夜夜共醉，說著的，語言無味，聽著的，心不在焉。心靈冰封、靈魂靜止，令沉默成了常態，誰也不會、也不敢打破這種常態And no one dared / Disturb the sound of silence。

　　當成千上萬的人選擇了沉默Ten thousand people, maybe more，沉默即會像癌細胞般蔓延生長Silence like a cancer grows ，零碎微弱的心聲最終被徹底吞沒。

　　五十多年過去，歌，我們繼續聽、繼續唱，但Paul Simon所控訴的社會現象，依然故在，或更甚，人與人之間的關係，依舊空洞疏離。

　　從此，我們活在自己築建的孤島上 …… 心甘情願地！

　　題外話，歌曲名稱究竟是The Sound of Silence？還是The Sounds of Silence？不同版本的專輯其實都出現過，有說當 Paul Simon 單獨演繹的時候，就會剔走 “s” ，選用The Sound of Silence。

　　英文文法加了”s” 就是眾數，人生路漫漫，誰願隻身走？

http://www.etnet.com.hk/www/tc/health/LA61641

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tKv40Xw12c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEJs5OeG6Is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsiJSgs8Vpw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lZ7mhXQuP8

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塵緣與八月桂花香：

Listen carefully, this is a piece of music that can purify the soul!

Listen carefully, this is a melody that can evoke memories deep in your heart!

This harmonica song must be listened in the dead of night. There are many ripples in the heart lake, and the more I listen to it, the more sad it is, and my heart is full of worries and regrets. 

The sound of silence, in fact, represents the helpless call of the soul... sad and lost ! ! !

It is good as follows：

Life is long, who wants to walk alone?

仔細聆聽，這是一首能淨化心靈的音樂！

仔細聆聽，這是一首能勾起你內心深處記憶的旋律！

這首口琴曲一定要在夜深人靜時刻聆聽，心湖泛起的漣漪特別多，而且越聽越傷心，心頭充滿了掛念及遺憾。寂靜之聲，其實代表的，是靈魂的無聲呼喚⋯⋯淒然而迷失！

好一個

人生路漫漫，誰願隻身走？