Greatest Love of All由Michael Masser和Linda Creed共同创作。Linda Creed在为这首歌填词的时候,身患乳腺癌。歌词描述了她同病魔斗争以及作为一位年轻母亲的感受。她最终还是没能挺过去,于1986年4月去世,享年37岁。
这首歌是Whitney Houston的同名专辑中的第七首。这首单曲发行于1986年4月,于当年5月份连续三周位于Billboard排行榜榜首。Whitney Houston所在的Arista唱片公司创始人Clive Davis一开始反对Whitney Houston录制这首歌,但是在Houston和Masser的劝说下,他最终让步了。
I believe the children are our are future 我相信孩子是我们的未来
Teach them well and let them lead the way (我要)把他们教好,让他们给他们的下一代作示范
Show them all the beauty they possess inside 把他们自身已拥有的所有美好事物都展示给他们看
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier 赋予他们自豪感,让他们的人生更顺利
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be 让孩子的笑声勾起我们孩提时代的回忆
Everybody’s searching for a hero 大家都在寻找英雄
People need someone to look up to 人们都需要某个值得敬仰的人
I never found anyone to fulfill my needs 我觉得没人能满足我的需要
A lonely place to be 我是那么的孤独无助
So I learned to depend on me 所以我学会依靠自己
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I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows 很久以前我就决定不走进任何人的影子
If I fail, if I succeed 如果我失败了,如果我成功了
At least I live as I believe 我最终都是凭着我的信念而生活
No matter what they take from me 无论他们夺走我的什么
They can't take away my dignity 他们都不能夺走我的尊严
Because the greatest love of all 因为最伟大的爱
Is happening to me 正发生在我身上
I found the greatest love of all 我发现了最伟大的爱
Inside of me 就在我身上
The greatest love of all 最伟大的爱
Is easy to achieve 很容易获得
Learning to love yourself 学会爱自己
It is the greatest love of all 这就是最伟大的爱
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
[Chorus]
And if by chance, that special place 如果偶然间,那个特别的地方
That you've been dreaming of 你梦想中的(地方)
Leads you to a lonely place 让你感到孤独无助
Find your strength in love 你就去找到爱的力量吧
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