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The sound of silence
S O P R A N O
A L T O
B A R I T O N E / A L T O (optional)
P I A N O
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Words and music by Paul Simon
H e l - lo dark-nessmy old fr iend.
H e l - l o dark-nessmy old fr iend. ^ • p m «_
J = 56 H e l - l o , _ old
p legato
I've come to talk w i t h y o u a - gain. be-caiise a v i - s i o n s o f t - l y _
I've come to talk w i t h y o u a - gain. be-cause a v i - s i o n s o f t - l y .
f r iend. I've come to talk w i t h
poco cresc.
creep-mg,_ left its seeds whi le I was sleep-ing, poco cresc.
creep-mg,_ left its seeds whi le I was s l e e p - i n g , _ poco cresc.
y o u a - gam. talk w i t h you a - g a m —
1 poco cresc.
Copyright © 1964 (renewed) Paul Simon (BMI) This arrangement © 1996 Paul Simon (BMI) International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
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T U f and the v i - s ion. that was plant-ed i n m y bra in .
and the v i - sion- that was plant-ed
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m m y
-s
bra in .
The v i - sion m m y
i bra in .
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sti l l re-mains. w i t h - i n the sound. P pp
sti l l re-mains. w i t h - i n the sound. of si-lence.-
st i l l re - mains. the sound
TP*-PP
Fed..
SOLO (or a few voices)
f j ' 3 i . J J j J J ^ J (1.) I n rest-less dreams I walked a - lone
(2.) saw through nar-row streets of cob -bled
ten thou-sandpeo-pie , may-be
5 (1.) a- lone, (2.) I saw. P
X T
(1.) a- lone,. (2.) I saw.
m r r ' r
X T
10 20 cresc. i
stone.-more.-
'Neath the ha - lo of a street Peo - pie talk - ing w i t h - out speak
lamp, i n g , —
m of stone,-
much more,- 00 .
of stone,, m u c h more,-
00 .
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i 1 F U L L » > /
I turned m y col -p e o - p i e hear
lar to the cold and damp, - i n g w i t h - o u t list - 'ning.
w h e n m y eyes Peo - pie w r i t
were stabbed, • ing songs
> J J P 00 w h e n m y eyes
Peo - pie w r i t were stabbed •ing songs
00 . when m y eyes Peo-pie w r i t
were stabbed • ing songs
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i i the f lash— of a l ight that split the
that v o i - ces ne - ver share, and no - one
by the flash that v o i
of a ne - on ces_ ne-ver
l i g h t -share,-
that split the night-and no - one dare_
— by the flash that voi
of a ne - on ces— ne-ver
l i g h t -share,.
sfz
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11 29 SOLO SOLO (or a few voices)
night, and touched the sound-dare dis - t u r b the sound-
2. A n d i n the na -ked l ight I
PP
of si-lence.-
PP
Ped.-
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Tools ! " said \ "You do not know si - lence like a can-cer
"Fools! You do not know-
JK m. (2. ^ ^ r r r I "Fools! You do not k n o w . si-lence like a can-cer
I I € J —7 • • m
— 3 j
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i grows. Hear m y words that I may teach
mp y o u . -
si - lence like a can- cer grows. I ' l l teach you.
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grows.. I ' l l teach you.
m m
mp
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• 9;
I ' l l reach you! '
-Iv— 5
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I 1 SOLO
- o -
— like s i - lent rain-drops felL and
like s i - lent rain-drops fel l , - they fell
they fell
— f : — ^ •
Fed. 47 FULL molto
e-choed i n the wells molto PP
A n d the peo- pie bowed and
J-J J J J in the wells of si-lence.- A n d the peo- pie bowed and
A n d the peo - pie h
X T
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i prayed to the ne - on god they made.
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prayed Q
to the ne - on god they made. - © -
prayed to the god they made.
i>b p.
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m cresc.
A n d the sign flashed out its-cresc.
w a r n - m g _
i i n the words that it was
A n d the sign flashed out its-cresc.
w a r n - m g _ i n the words that i t w a s .
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A n d the sign flashed its w a r n - ing.
!• r I ' i cresc.
i n the words it was
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I EE — form- i n g — A n d the signs said, "The words of the pro-phets are
— f o r m - i n g — A n d the signs said, "The words of the pro-phets are
f o r m m g . _ A n d the signs said, "The words of the pro-phets are
P I f I f
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r r r r r, r w r i t - t e n on the sub-way walls,- and te-ne-ment halls,
mp and
w r i t - t e n on the sub-way walls,-
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and te- ne-ment halls.
mp
w r i t - t e n on the sub-way walls,- and te- ne-ment halls.
m p 19-
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i rit. a tempo
PP
Fed.
19-^
of si - lence. whis-pered i n the sound PP
whis - pered- of si - lence,. PP
r ^ M r r whis-pered i n the sound si - lence.-
rit. a tempo
PP
66 rit.
si - lence.
si - lence..
1 1 ^^ -̂̂ 4^ 1 rit.
" T T " laisser vibrer
Fed..