1968年奥斯卡特级经典电影《毕业生》的主题歌《寂静之声》，聊以古文译之：

（《寂静之声》旋律飘缓低迷，歌词充满了一种幻觉般的意境。细细听来，仿佛在诉说着年轻无助的一种宣泄。眼前似乎看到一个懵懂无知的女孩，独自一人行走在铺着鹅卵石的狭窄、清冷的小巷里，喧嚣的人群在她身后渐渐远去，前面是没有尽头的黑夜……）

Hello darkness, my old friend,
寂静吾友，君可安然。
I’ve come to talk with you again,
又会君面，默语而谈。
Because a vision softly creeping, Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
浮光掠影，清梦彷徨。
And the vision that was planted in my brain ，Still remains
幽幽往昔，慰我心房。

Within the sound of silence. In restless dreams I walked alone
寂静之声，孤独过往。
Narrow streets of cobblestone, ‘Neath the halo of a street lamp,
迢迢陋巷，回声辗转。
I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
薄襟何耐，子夜灯凉。
That split the night，And touched the sound of silence.
忧伤流布，寂寞声残。

And in the naked light I saw，Ten thousand people, maybe more.
忽而望之，灯下熙攘。
People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening,
无声而言，无事而忙。
People writing songs that voices never share ，And no one dare Disturb the sound of silence.
妙音难享，曲成即藏。
“Fools” said I, “You do not know Silence like a cancer grows.
愚者何知，寂静如伤。

hear my words that I might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach you.”
且相携手，听我衷肠。
But my words like silent raindrops fell, And echoed In the wells of silence
寂静雨珠，连落难断。
And the people bowed and prayed ，To the neon god they made.
造神祈祷，正经虔然。
And the sign flashed out its warning, In the words that it was forming.
警语宣诫，且莫失忘。

And the sign said, “The words of the prophets
are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls.”
万千心语，谁知其详？

And whisper’d in the sounds of silence.
In the sounds of silence
In the sounds of silence
唯尔寂静，轻声永传。