原唱是保罗·西蒙（Paul Simon）和阿特·加芬克尔（Art Garfunkel）。歌词如下：
Hello darkness my old friend.
你好 黑暗 我的老朋友，
I've come to talk with you again.
我又来和你交谈，
Because a vision softly creeping，
因为有一种幻觉正悄悄地向我袭来，
Left its seeds while I was sleeping.
在我熟睡的时候留下了它的种子。
And the vision that was planted in my brain，
这种幻觉在我的脑海里生根发芽缠绕着我，
Still remains within the sound of silence，
伴随着寂静的声音，
In restless dreams I walked alone，
在不安的梦幻中我独自行走，
narrow streets of cobblestone，
狭窄的鹅卵石街道。
Neath the halo of a streetlamp,
在路灯的光环照耀下，
I turned my collar to the cold and damp，
我竖起衣领 抵御严寒和潮湿。
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light，
一道耀眼的霓虹灯光刺入我的眼睛，
split the night，
它划破夜空。
And touched the sound of silence，
触摸着寂静的声音。