안녕 어둠이여…,
I’vecometotalkwithyouagain
Becauseavisionsoftlycreeping
LeftitsseedswhileIwassleeping
Andthevision,thatwasplantedinmybrain
Stillremains
Withinthesoundofsilence
InrestlessdreamsIwalkedalone
Narrowstreetsofcobblestone
Beneaththehaloofastreetlamp
Iturnedmycollartothecoldanddamp
Whenmyeyeswerestabbed
Bytheflashofaneonlight
Thatsplitthenight
Andtouchedthesoundofsilence
AndinthenakedlightIsaw
Tenthousandpeople,maybemore
Peopletalkingwithoutspeaking,
Peoplehearingwithoutlistening,
Peoplewritingsongsthatvoicesnevershare
Andnoon-edare
Disturbthesoundofsilence.
‘Fools,’saidI,’youdonotknow
Silencelikeacancergrows.’
‘HearmywordsthatImightteachyou,
TakemyarmsthatImightreachyou.’
Butmywordslikesilentraindropsfell,
Andechoedinthewellsofsilence.
ndthepeoplebowedandprayed
Totheneongodtheymade.
Andthesignflashedoutitswarning
Inthewordsthatitwasforming.
Andthesignssaid,’Thewordsoftheprophets
Arewrittenonthesubwaywalls
Andtenementhalls,
Andwhisper’dinthesoundofsilence.
내가잠들어있는동안에
어떤환상이자기씨를심어놓았기때문이지
내머리속에깊히박힌그환상은
아직도여전히침묵의소리로남아있다네
불안한꿈속에서자갈이깔린
좁은길을혼자걸었지
가로등불밑에다다랐을때
차갑고음습한기운때문에
옷깃을세웠다네
그때반짝이는네온불빛이
내눈에들어왔고
그네온불빛은밤의어둠을가르며
침묵의소리를감싸안았다네
적나라한불빛가운데서만명정도?
아니어쩌면더많은사람들을
나는볼수있었다네
그사람들은마음에도없는이야기를하고
듣는체하지만실제로는듣지않고
심금을울리지도못하는
노래들을부르고있었다네
그어느누구도감히
침묵의소리를깨뜨릴엄두를내지못했다네
그래서나는’바보들
암과도같은침묵이자라고있음을
당신들은알지못하나요?
당신들을깨우치는내말을들으세요
당신들에게내미는내손을잡으세요’라고말했지
하지만그러한내말은
소리없는빗방울처럼떨어져
침묵의샘가운데에서
공허한메아리같을뿐이었다네
사람들은자기들이만든
네온神에게허리굽혀기도했다네
그러자네온이만들어내는단어중에
경고의문구가번쩍이었지
네온은이렇게말했어
‘예언자의말은지하철의벽이나
‘싸구려아파트현관에적혀있다’라고…
침묵의소리가운데에서그렇게속삭이더군…
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