| The Prince of Egypt is an animated musical version of the story of Moses. After being raised as the son of a Pharaoh, Moses learns that he is a Hebrew and must accept his destiny as the leader of his people. Moses' brother Rameses refuses to let the Hebrews go, and brings down the wrath of God upon Egypt. This triumph of animated storytelling and colorful design won the Academy Award for Best Song with "When You Believe." |
影片《埃及王子》以音乐动画的形式讲述了摩西的故事：摩西是埃及法老的养子，长大后，他才知道自己原本是一个希伯来人，肩负着领导同胞的责任；而摩西的兄长，新一任的法老拉美西斯不愿放希伯来人离开，这触怒了上帝，埃及因此遭殃。这部电影凭借其鲜活的动画叙事和丰富多彩的场面设计大获成功；主题曲《当你相信时》（When You Believe）更是获得了奥斯卡最佳电影歌曲奖。 |
| Composed by Stephen Schwartz, "When You Believe" was the main theme of the 1998 DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt and was released as a single by American singers Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as the soundtrack's first single in 1998; it was also the first single from Houston's album My Love Is Your Love and the second from Carey's compilation album #1's. |
《当你相信时》是1998年梦工厂的动画电影《埃及王子》的主题曲，创作者是斯蒂芬•施瓦茨。在同年发行的电影原声大碟中，这支单曲由美国歌坛两大天后玛利亚•凯莉与惠特尼•休斯顿携手演绎，排在原声大碟歌曲列表的第一位。同时，惠特尼•休斯顿的专辑《My Love Is Your Love》以及玛利亚•凯莉的精选专辑《#1's》中也都收录了这首歌，分别排在歌曲列表的第一位与第二位。 |
| During the recording process, Carey and Houston, who had never previously met, became friends. As a compromise to record the duet together, the two artists agreed that for the release of the single Houston's name would be first on the U.S. version and Carey would be listed first on the European release. |
玛利亚•凯莉与惠特尼•休斯顿此前从未见过面，然而在歌曲录制过程中，她们成为了朋友。由于这支单曲有两个演唱者，两位天后最终达成协议：在美国发行的版本上，惠特尼•休斯顿的名字列在第一位；而欧洲发行的版本则把玛利亚•凯莉的名字放在最前面。 |
| In the film, this song of inspiration is performed by the characters Tzipporah and Miriam. The protagonists of this ballad recall tough times that have them questioning their faith: they have prayed for many nights to God but those prayers seem to remain unanswered, and they wonder if they are wasting their time. Nevertheless, they realize that although times may be difficult, "there can be miracles when you believe". |
在影片中，这首激励人心的歌曲是由西坡拉（摩西的妻子）和米里亚姆（摩西的姐姐）这两个角色演唱的。演唱者们回忆起艰难的时光，那段苦难让他们对自己的信仰产生了怀疑。多少个夜晚他们向上帝祈祷，却丝毫没有得到回应，于是他们开始困惑自己是否在浪费时间。尽管如此，他们最终意识到虽然世事艰难，但是“当你相信时，奇迹就会出现”。 |
| Years of media speculation of a feud between Carey and Houston led to expectations that a duet would be a great hit and break many chart records, especially as Carey and Houston were successive record-holders for a single with the most weeks at number one. "When You Believe" was a hit, although it didn't make the top ten; rising as high as number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. |
多年来媒体上一直有玛利亚•凯莉与惠特尼•休斯顿不和的传闻，再加上，这两人一度交替刷新单曲占据榜首时间最长的纪录，这让大众对两人的合作产生了极大的期待，人们认为两人合唱的歌曲必将大获成功，打破多项排行榜纪录。《当你相信时》果然风靡一时，尽管没能进入美国公告牌排行榜的前十名，但也在100首热门歌曲中名列第15位。 |
| The single was a bigger hit worldwide, as it reached the top five in the United Kingdom and most countries of Europe, and like America, reached the top twenty in Australia. It has been certified gold in Germany, United States and Australia. |
这支单曲在世界范围内获得更大的成功，在英国以及大部分欧洲国家都进入了歌曲排行榜的前五名，在澳大利亚的成绩则与美国差不多，跻身最佳歌曲前20名。在德国、美国和澳大利亚，这支单曲都得到了黄金销量认证。
（China.org.cn 李潇 译）
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