动画版
这首歌的创作灵感来自于动画片主角的回忆,想向上帝祈祷的场景。起初,他们祈祷数夜上帝却未曾应答,最终却坚信,只要相信上帝,奇迹就一定会出现,也就是歌词中的“There can be miracles when you believe”, 这也正是本首歌的主题所在。
MV版
歌曲的MV在布鲁克林音乐学院拍摄,其中的埃及背景和幕布等灵感皆来自于《埃及王子》。凯利和休斯顿的幕后视频不断穿插在MV当中,整个MV场面庄重不失典雅,最后以炫目的烟火效果和宏大的合声达到高潮。正因为玛丽亚凯利和惠特妮休斯顿富有激情的二重唱和歌曲本身具有的感染力和号召力,使得它成为了脍炙人口的歌曲,也成为了两人难得的合作经典。
When You Believe(心存信念)
Mariah Carey & Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Many nights we pray
多少个夜晚我们在祈祷With no proof anyone could hear
并非每个人都能听见In our hearts a hopeful song
我们心中的希望之歌We barely understood
自己也不能理解Now we are not afraid
现在我们并不害怕Although we know there's much to fear
虽然我们知道未来有许多艰难险阻We were moving mountains along
我们负重已久Before we know we could
只是原来并不清楚我们的能力There can be miracles
奇迹将会出现When you believe
只要你肯相信Though hope is frail
希望虽然渺茫It's hard to kill
却不可磨灭Who knows what miracles you can achieve
谁知道你会创造怎样的奇迹When you believe
只要你肯相信Somehow you will
你就会You will when you believe
只要你肯相信,你就会创造奇迹In this time of fear
在害怕的时候When prayer so often proves in vain
当祈祷变得苍白无力Hope seems like the summer birds
希望就像夏日里的鸟儿Too swiftly flown away
悄然飞逝And now I'm standing here
现在我伫立于此My heart's so full I can't explain
心中充满无限莫名的希望Seeking faith and speaking words
寻求信念I never thought I'd say
说出从未说过的话There can be miracles
奇迹将会出现When you believe
只要你肯相信Though hope is frail
希望虽然渺茫It's hard to kill
却不可磨灭Who knows what miracles you can achieve
谁知道你会创造怎样的奇迹When you believe
只要你肯相信Somehow you will
你就会You will when you believe
只要你肯相信,你就会创造奇迹
Take it always up and when you ask鼓起勇气扪心自问
And it is easy to give in to your fear
人很容易向恐惧低头But when you're blinded by your pain
当你被痛苦蒙住了双眼Can't see your way safe through the rain
在风雨中看不见未来的出路Thought of a still resilient voice
想一想回荡在你耳边的声音Says love is very near
它在说,爱就在你身边There can be miracles
奇迹将会出现When you believe
只要你肯相信Though hope is frail
希望虽然渺茫It's hard to kill
却不可磨灭Who knows what miracles you can achieve
谁知道你会创造怎样的奇迹When you believe
只要你肯相信Somehow you will(Somehow,somehow,somehow)
你就会You will when you believe
只要你肯相信,你就会创造奇迹You will when you believe
只要你相信 你就会You will when you believe
只要你相信 你就会Just believe
只要相信I believe
我坚信You will when you believe
只要你相信 奇迹就会实现
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