The Sound Of Silence
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By Simon And Garfunkel. By Paul Simon. Arranged by Reimund Merkens. Film/TV,Pop,Singer/Songwriter. 53 pages. Reimund Merkens #814989. Published by Reimund Merkens (A0.1218459).I am just starting to arrange greatest pop songs of all time for symphony orchestra. With my arrangement of "The sound of silence" by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel I m happy to introduce my first work.
The song "The Sound of Silence", although already over 50 years old, still impresses with its emotional melody and the expressive, socially critical lyrics. The song expresses the main theme of Simon & Garfunkel, the loneliness of people in modern, superficial society. It tells of the vision of a man, perhaps it is Paul Simon himself, who recognises the faults of our society but fails to communicate his realisation to it and persuade it to change.
This man recognises two kinds of silence. One is the natural silence in the darkness, where he is alone with himself and his thoughts. This silence is like an "old friend" for him, with whom he feels safe.
The other silence is the lack of real communication among modern people. They talk, but without any real statement. They hear, but they do not pay attention to what they hear. This is the sound of of silence in society.
He recognises the loss of humanity in our modern, hectic society that people have created for themselves. But he fails to show people their faults and in the end his words to them are only "silent raindrops" in "the wells of silence".
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