几年前, 在拉斯维加斯的音乐喷泉表演中第一次听到这首歌。当时不知道歌的名字, 只是留下了很深的印象。

后来在一个介绍意大利盲人歌手Andrea Bocelli 的电视节目中才知这是他和英国著名女高音Sarah Brightman 合唱的 “Time to say goodbye”。其实这首歌最初是给Andrea写的, 但在意大利并没引起太大的反响。最终使这首歌传遍世界的却是在德国举行的一场拳击赛。

故事是这样的。德国当时著名拳王 Henry Maske 要举办告别赛, 比赛由电视实况播出。唱片公司为了推广这首歌, 请来Andrea Bocelli 和 Sarah Brightman在比赛前演唱, 并在歌词中加了一句英文。这场比赛拳王打输了。正当拳王疲惫的走向出口时, Time to say goodbye 的歌声再次响起。略带忧伤的旋律伴随著拳王老去的背影，使在场的观众无不动容。

歌曲用意大利文演唱。 下面是歌词的英文翻译:

Sarah：
When I'm alone
I dream of the horizon
and words fail;
yes, I know there is no light
in a room where the sun is absent,
if you are not here with me.
At the windows
show everyone my heart
which you set alight;
enclose within me
the light you
encountered on the street.

Time to say goodbye.  --  I'll go with you
to countries I never
saw and shared with you,
now, yes, I shall experience them.
I'll go with you
on ships across seas
which, I know,
no, no, exist no longer;
it's time to say goodbye.  -- with you I shall experience them.

Andrea：
When you are far away
I dream of the horizon
and words fail,
and, yes, I know
that you are with me;
you, my moon, are here with me,
my sun, you are here with me
with me, with me, with me.

Time to say goodbye.  --  I'll go with you
to countries I never
saw and shared with you,
now, yes, I shall experience them.
I'll go with you
on ships across seas
which, I know,
no, no, exist no longer,

Both：
with you I shall experience them again.
I'll go with you
on ships across seas
which, I know,
no, no, exist no longer,
with you I shall experience them again.
I'll go with you.

You and me.