那些年,那些影视剧的老歌……
C052-The Greatest Love Of All至爱
1977年《The Greatest(胜者为王之拳王阿里)》主题曲
词曲:Michael Masser、Linda Creed 演唱:George Benson
歌词:
I believe the children are our future
我相信孩子们是我们的未来
Teach them well and let them lead the way
一定要好好教导,让他们学会自强自立
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
教他们欣赏自己的内在美
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
培养他们的自豪感让生活更容易
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
让孩子们的笑声提醒我们也曾经拥有过去
Everybody’s searching for a hero People need someone to look up to
人人都在寻找可以与之看齐的英雄可以与之看齐的英雄
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
我从未发现有人满足过我的需求
A lonely place to be And so I learned to depend on me
独处让我学会了依靠自己
I decided long ago
很久以前我就做了决定
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
绝不走进任何人的阴影里
If I fail, if I succeed
不管成败与否
At least I’ll live as I believe
至少我如我所愿地活着
No matter what they take from me
不论他们从我这里掳走什么
They can’t take away my dignity
他们拿不走我的尊严
Because the greatest love of all Is happening to me
因为最伟大的爱就发生在我身上
I found the greatest love of all Inside of me
我在自己的内心深处发现了最伟大的爱
The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve Learning to love yourself
只要学会爱你自己这最伟大的爱
It is the greatest love of all
这便是挚爱
I believe the children are our future
我相信孩子们是我们的未来
Teach them well and let them lead the way
一定要好好教导,让他们自强自立
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
教他们欣赏自己拥有的内在美
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
培养他们的自豪感,让生活更容易
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
让孩子们的笑声提醒我们也曾经拥有过去
I decided long ago
很久以前我就做了决定
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
绝不走进任何人的阴影里
If I fail, if I succeed
不管成败与否
At least I’ll live as I believe
至少我如我所愿地活着
No matter what they take from me
不论他们从我这里掳走什么
They can’t take away my dignity
他们拿不走我的尊严
Because the greatest love of all Is happening to me
因为最伟大的爱就发生在我身上
I found the greatest love of all Inside of me
我在自己的内心深处发现了最伟大的爱
The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve Learning to love yourself
只要学会爱你自己,很容易就能得到
It is the greatest love of all
这最伟大的爱
And if, by chance,
如果 很偶然的
that special place that you’ve been dreaming of
你一直梦想的那个特别之乡
Leads you to a lonely place
却把你带入荒凉之地
Find your strength in love
在爱中寻找力量吧
1977年,Linda Creed和Michael Masser为拳王阿里首部自传电影《The Greatest》创作了歌曲《The Greatest Love Of All》。在创作该曲时,Linda Creed作为一位单亲母亲正在与乳腺癌作斗争,而时年30岁的Michael Masser刚刚经历了家庭的破裂,在放弃了律师职业后,他一无所有地开始追求音乐梦想,二人将自己坎坷的人生经历融入到了歌词的创作中去。