The Sound of Silence
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Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Alto
Piano
Piano
4
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
legato
I've come to talk with you a I've corne to talk with you a
friend,
Pno.
Paul Simon
Hel
lo
dark ness my
old
friend,
Hel
lo
dark ness my
old
friend,
gain,
gain,
Hel lo,
old
I've come
to
talk
be cause a
vi
be cause a
vi
sion soft
ly
sion soft
ly
with
7
S.
Mzs.
A.
you
Pno.
Pno.
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
cresc.
a
gain,
and the
vi
and the
vi
still re mains
still re mains
still re
talk
sion
sion
The
I
was
in
with in the
sound
with in the
sound
my
brain.
my
brain
my
brain
the sound
in
gain.
in
that was plant ed
a
sion
sleep ing.
you
that was plant ed
sleep ing,
mains,
its seeds while
was
left
I
with
cresc.
vi
its seeds while
cresc.
left
cresc.
creep ing
creep ing
13
S.
10
cresc.
of
si lence.
17
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
stone
rest less dreams I walked a
lone
of
stone,
of
stone,
I turned my
a
lone,
a
lone,
col
lar
to
the
'Neath the
cold
oo
oo
ha
lo
of
and damp,
row streets of
cob
bled
street
lamp,
oo
oo
a
cresc.
through nar
23
S.
In
20
S.
SOLO (or a few voices)
when my
eyes were
when my
eyes were
when my
eyes were
stabbed,
stabbed
stabbed
26
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
29
S.
by
the flash
by
the flash
tfz
A.
Pno.
Pno.
saw
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
of
a
ne
of
a
ne
light
on
light
saw
saw
of
ten
flash
of
that
split
the
thou sand
peo
a
light
that
split
the
night
SOLO (or a few voices)
And in the na ked hght I
si lence
the
I
on
sound
I
and touched the
33
S.
SOLO
night,
Mzs.
ple, may
be
more.
much more,
much more
36
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
Peo
A.
Pno.
Pno.
Mzs.
ne ver
Pno.
Pno.
that
shared,
shared,
Peo
Peo
writ
ple
writ
Peo
ple
writ
ple
voi ces
ne
ver shared, and no one
and no one
dared
ing
ing
oo
ing,
oo
speak
oo
oo
ne ver
A.
ing with out
'ning.
42
S.
talk
list
Mzs.
ple
39
S.
cresc.
in
dared
songs
songs
songs
peo
ple hear ing with out
that
voi
that
voi
ces
dis turb the
sound
ces
of
46
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
si lence
50
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
si lence
grows.
reach
reach
reach
like a can cer
you!"
you!" you!"
"Fools!
Hear my words that I may
I'll
teach
teach
But my words
But my words
teach
do not
do not
You
si lence like a can cer
know
grows.
You
"Fools!
"Fools!" said I, "You do not
grows.
54
S.
know
know
si lence like a can cer
you.
Take my arms that I may
you.
you.
42
42
like si lent
24
rain drops
rain drops
42 42
I'll
like si lent
cresc.
I'll
fell
fell,
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
63
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
si lence
made.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
they
they
made.
and
e
And the peo ple bowed and
And the peo ple bowed and
And the peo
cresc. cresc.
ple
cresc.
And the sign flashed out
And the sign flashed out its
cresc.
And the sign flashed
its its
in the
wells
in the
wells
prayed
prayed
warn
warn ing
ing
warn ing
of
prayed
choed
made.
fell
67
S.
SOLO
fell
59
to the ne on god they
to the ne on god they
rit.
to the god
they
in the words that it was in the words it was in the words that it
was
71
S.
Mzs.
A.
Pno.
Pno.
Mzs.
form
walls,
walls,
Pno.
Pno.
Mzs.
si lence.
Pno.
Pno.
te ne ment
and
te ne ment
said, "The
said, "The
And the signs
said, "The
halls,
and
Ped.
Ped.
words
of the pro- phets
rit.
si
lence.
si
lence.
whis pered
are
writ ten on the sub way
are
writ ten on the sub way
in
writ ten on the sub way
the
whis pered
rit.
sound
are
of the pro phets
of the pro phets
words
words
whis pered
halls,
and te ne ment halls,
si lence,
A.
and
si lence
79
S.
ing.
form ing
And the sign
walls,
A.
form ing
And the sign
75
S.
of
in the sound
of