The sound of silence (translated by Ånton Xiè)

Well, I guess no intro is needed here: the song is very well-known.

1. Basically, at some point, I ran into half of the first verse, in Ånton's Hakka translation; it was probably via a 13/7/17 17:01 message in a WhatsApp group chat I have since been removed from;
2. I posted this Facebook note with it (presumably on Jul 14 2017, if Facebook shows posting dates of notes and not last edit dates or otherwise);
3. It would seem that Ånton commented, but the comment is now gone; what is left is me tagging him to ask if he'd completed it on 6/4/19, and him answering with this link to a video (postead 15/7/17 10:37) of him singing the song, verse by verse, first in Hakka then in English; the version there is the original version below, apart from the following handful of differences:
   
   • "Tian ngai kong nyi boi han m kiang" has no "han" in the video;
   • "Ciap nga siu ngai boi han hiau kiu nyi" loses its "boi" instead;
   • "chiong mo hiong kai lok sui sang" ends with "thin" instead of "sang"; while the previous differences don't substantially alter the meaning, this one may, as it introduces a completely new word which I'm not sure how to spell;
4. Upon my remarking that the link seemed dead, he posted a comment with… almost the lyrics of the revised version on 20/1/20; there's "ten-kong" 灯光 instead of "phak-kwong" 白光; there's also the dialectal difference of jim-lok in place of yim-ngok, plus all the dialectal differences in pronunciation I am well aware of which I won't list here; I assume the "lia" in "Lia nen-tshin shui-tsiang li" was added by me because this translation wasn't really well fitted to the tune – no, actually he sent these lyrics on 31/1/20 at 10:28, and this comment has Hanzi with the "lia" at 2:31 on 1/2/20;
5. The original version below is actually from this 15/7/17 3:49 post;
6. Note that the translation was already complete by 16:11 on 14/7/17, where a Chinese-character version was sent to that famous WhatsApp group; that spelling was virtually the same as the original one below, except:
   
   • The first appearance of the title had the probable error "mo-sang kai sang-jim" (無聲个聲音);
   • "Nyin-ka fun-min" in verse 3 was "Nyin kong fun-min" (人講分明), "People said they understood", I think;
   • "Lian jim-lok tu mo hiong-sang" had no mo, appearing as 連音樂都響聲, which was definitely an error since the songs are supposed to never be shared by voices, and thus cannot hiong-sang = resonate;
   • L. 2 of the last verse appeared as 佢白燈神佢兜做个 "Ki phak-ten sin ki-teu co kai".

Let's look at the translation! I'll have the original lyrics and the Hakka translation in characters on the left, and the literal English translation of the Hakka and the transliterated Hakka on the right.
I did not bother to conform the original version to my spelling and romanization rules, but I did add dashes to distinguish word and syllable boundaries, and I also linebroke both Hanzi and transliteration to better match the revision.
There are a couple remarks: 寧 is apparently nen even for him, but in the original version he wrote nin; 渾 seems to be bun/vun, not bon/von, and I believe it's a typo of his; 躬 is khiung to Wiktionary, but I guess dialectal differences make it khung to Anton.
The * in the romanization mark the differences between original and revision. In particular, a part of a line between * means that has changed, a * only to the right of a syllable means that syllable has changed, and ** means something was inserted there.
The change 裸光->白光 seems strange to me, because the former was more literal. Maybe it just sounds strange in Hakka?

• Original
• Revised

Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision That was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed By the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs That voices never share And no one dared Disturb the sound of silence "Fools, " said I, "You do not know Silence, like a cancer, grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words Like silent raindrops fell And echoed In the wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said: "The words of the prophets Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls" And whispered in the sounds of silence 深暗喂喂老朋友 涯又翻來尋汝寮 因為有異象輕輕跁等 留下佢米時涯裏睡等 裏个異象 尾下種落涯腦子肚 還有在 寧靜無響个聲音 無結煞夢肚涯家行 在石牯磚个細路巷 在裏白燈下个圓光 寒冷肚涯折起衫頸 涯分裏白燈 个光線靗到目花花 切斷半夜 拌著無響个聲音 在裸光下涯親眼看 渾萬隻人還有好算 人家講譮毋使出聲 人家分明毋使去聽 人家寫歌曲 連音樂都無響聲 哇無人敢 搞躁無響个聲音 癲涯講汝會還毋驚 寧靜像癌病肉肚生 聽涯講涯還曉教汝 接涯手涯會還曉救汝 涯譮 像無響个落水聲 回聲在 裏寧靜个水井 涯看著人躬身擎拜 其白燈神佢兜做个 其白燈照出來佢警告 佢照出來个字係仰講 其白燈講 先知師个譮 寫在其地下壁 天安門廳 偷偷講無響个聲音

Darkness, hey hey, old friend, I've come looking for you again to talk(?) Because there was a vision softly creeping there, When it left its seeds, I was sleeping here, This vision Was eventually planted down in my brain [And] is still In quiet sounds that don't echo. In unsettling dreams I myself walked On narrow alleyways of stone tiles In the halo below this white light, In the cold I folded [my] collar up I by this white light's Light ray was shined on so that my eyes blurred [The light] cut the midnight [And] touched the sounds that don't echo Below the naked light I personally saw A full 10.000 people, there were still more to count People spoke [and] needed not make sounds, People understood [and] needed not listen, People wrote songs And even the music didn't echo And no-one dared Disturb the sounds that don't echo «Crazy ones!», I said, «Can you still not fear? Quietness grows in the flesh like cancer. Listen to me speaking, I can still teach you, Take my hands, I might still save you.» My words Like echo-less sound of falling rain Echoed in Silent wells I saw people lift(?) [their] body to worship That white-light god made by them That white light flashed out its warning The letters it flashed out said the following, That white light said: "The words of the prophets Are written on those underground walls [And] Tian'anmen halls, [And] secretly say unechoing sounds". Chim-am ui-ui lo phen-jiu Ngai *jiu fan loi chim nyi liau* Jin-bui jiu *ji-siong* khiang-khiang pha-ten Liu-ha kia mi* si ngai li* soi-ten Li kai *ji-siong* Mui-ha cung lok nga no-si tu Han *jiu choi* Nin-chin mo-hiong kai sang-jim Mo-kat-sat mung *tu ngai ka hang* Choi* sak-ku con kai se lu-hong Choi lia phak-ten ha kai jan*-kong *Hon-lang tu ngai cap-hi sam-kiang* Ngai pun lia phak-ten Kai kong sian chang teu muk-fa-fa Chiat* thon pan-ja Pan to mo-hiong kai sang-jim Choi lu* kong ha ngai chin-ngan khon Bon ban cak nyin han jiu ho-son Nyin-ka kong boi m-si chut-sang Nyin-ka fun-min m-si hi thang Nyin-ka sia ko-khiuk Lian jim-lok tu mo hiong-sang Ba mo-nyin kam Kau-chau mo-hiong kai sang-jim Tian ngai kong nyi boi han m kiang Nin-chin chiong *ngam-phiang* nyiuk tu sang Thang ngai kong ngai ** han hiau kau nyi Ciap nga siu ngai boi han hiau kiu nyi Nga boi Chiong mo-hiong kai lok-sui sang Fui-sang choi ** nin-chin kai sui-ciang ** Ngai khon to nyin *khung-sin khia pai* Ka phak-ten sin ki-teu co kai Ka phak-ten cau chut-loi kia ** kin-kau Ki cau chut-loi kai si he nyong** kong Ka phak-ten kong Sian-ti-si kai boi Sia choi ka thi-ha piak Thian-on-mun thang Theu-theu kong mo-hiong kai sang[-jim!]

Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision That was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed By the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of silence And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs That voices never share And no one dared Disturb the sound of silence "Fools, " said I, "You do not know Silence, like a cancer, grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words Like silent raindrops fell And echoed In the wells of silence And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said: "The words of the prophets Are written on the subway walls And tenement halls" And whispered in the sounds of silence 深暗喂喂老朋友 涯我翻再寻找汝你来讲故 因为有影该那里轻轻爬等着 留下其它的秧时涯我里滴这里睡等着 哩这里个的影 尾下到底种落入吾我的脑屎肚里 还在该那里 宁静无响个的声音 无结煞使人不安梦肚里之内流浪 落石牯石头砖个的细路巷 在哩这白灯下个的灯光 冷到涯我都折起哩这衫颈衣领 涯我分被哩这白灯 个的光线靗照亮到目花花模糊 两断半夜 拌触着到无响个的声音 在白光下涯我亲眼看 完万只人还有好算 人家讲譮说话毋使无须出声 人家分明毋使无须去听 人家写歌曲 连音乐都无没响声 哇也无没人敢 搞躁打扰无响个的声音 «癫！»，涯我讲，«汝你会还毋不惊怕？ 宁静像发癌肉肚里生。 听涯我讲涯我会还晓能教汝你， 接吾我的手涯我会还晓能救汝你。» 吾我的譮话 像无响个的落水下雨声 回声在 哩这宁静水井里 涯我看着人跪下来拜 遐那白灯神佢兜他们做个的 遐那白灯照出来其它（的）个的警告 佢它照出来个的字系是仰形这样讲说 遐那白灯讲 先知师先知个的譮 写在遐那地下壁 天安门厅 偷偷讲说无响个的声音

Darkness, hey hey, old friend, I've looked for you again to tell a story Because there was a shadow softly creeping there, When it left its seedlings, I was sleeping here, This shadow Was eventually planted down in my brain [And] is still there In quiet sounds that don't echo. In unsettling dreams I roamed Along narrow alleyways of stone tiles In the light below this white light, I was so cold I folded this collar up I by this white light's Light ray was shined on so that my eyes blurred [The light] broke the midnight into two [And] touched the sounds that don't echo Below the white light I personally saw A full 10.000 people, there were still more to count People spoke [and] needed not make sounds, People understood [and] needed not listen, People wrote songs And even the music didn't echo And no-one dared Disturb the sounds that don't echo «Crazy ones!», I said, «Can you still not fear? Quietness grows in the flesh like cancer. Listen to me speaking, I might still teach you, Take my hands, I might still save you.» My words Like echo-less sound of falling rain Echoed in These silent wells I saw people kneel to worship That white-light god made by them That white light flashed out its warning The letters it flashed out said the following, That white light said: "The words of the prophets Are written on those underground walls [And] Tian'anmen halls, [And] secretly say unechoing sounds". Chim-àm ûi-ûi ló phên-yíu Ngâi fan chim nyî lâi kóng-kù Yin-vùi yìu yáng kâi khiang-khiang phâ-tén Lîu-hà kia yong shî ngai lî-tit shòi-tén Lia kài yáng Mui-hà cúng lȯk nga nó-shí tú Hân tshoi kài Nên-tshìn mô-hióng kài shang-yim Mo-kat-sat mùng tú-lî lîu-lòng Lȯk sȧk-kú con kài sè lú-hóng Tshoi lia phȧk-ten hà kài ten-kwong Lang tèu ngâi tu cap-hí lia sam-kiáng Ngâi pun lia phȧk-ten Kài kwong-sièn tshâng tèu muk-fa-fa Lióng thon pàn-yà Pan tó mô-hióng kài shang-yim Tshoi phȧk-kwong hà ngâi tshin-ngán khòn Vôn vàn cak nyîn hân yìu hó-sòn Nyîn-ka kóng voi m-síi chut-shang Nyîn-ka fun-mîn m-síi hì thang Nyin-ka siá ko-khiuk Liên yim-ngȯk tu mô hióng-shang Và mô nyîn kam Káu-tshàu mô-hióng kài shang-yim «Tien!», ngai kong, «nyi vòi hân m kiang? Nên-tshìn tshiòng pot-ngâm nyuk tú sang. Thang ngâi kóng ngâi vòi hân hiáu kàu nyî, Tsiap nga shíu ngâi vòi hân hiáu kìu nyî.» Nga voi Tshiòng mô-hióng kài lȯk-shúi shang Fûi-shang tshoi Lia nên-tshìn shúi-tsiáng lî Ngâi khòn tó nyîn khwúi hà lôi pài Ka phȧk-ten shîn kî-teu tsò kài Ka phȧk-ten càu chut-lôi kia kài kín-kàu Kî càu chut-lôi kài sìi hè nyong-hîn kóng Ka phȧk-ten kóng Sien-ti-sii kài voi Siá tshoi ka thì ha piak Thian-on-mûn thang Theu-theu kóng mô-hióng kài shang-yim