一九九七年全球流行乐坛最热门的话题之一，莫过于由英国音乐剧第一女伶Sarah Brightman 莎拉·布莱曼与意大利盲歌手 Andrea Bocelli 安德烈·波伽利 所合唱的《Time To Say Goodbye 告别的时刻》一曲以雷霆万钧之势，横扫古典流行跨界音乐领域。单单在德国，这首单曲便销售了三百万张，成为德国有史以来最畅销的单曲唱片；除此之外，更高居英国流行榜亚军，以及法、瑞、奥、意等国的极度高名次。
这首曲子是德国拳王亨利·马斯克为他传奇生涯的告别赛、而特别邀请他最钟爱的女歌手莎拉·布莱曼所作的演唱；莎拉·布莱曼接受这个光荣的委托之后，再由她挑选了这首意大利歌曲、并指定与原唱者波伽利合唱。然而，在这场一九九六年十一月举行的拳赛中，亨利竟意外地落败，当他登台谢幕，《Time To Say Goodbye 告别的时刻》动人的旋律同时响起，闻者莫不动容；于是，一个传奇告别的同时、另一个音乐的传奇却正式登场。
记得Celine Dion 席琳·迪翁曾说过，若上帝也有歌声的话,那声音就是 Andrea Bocelli 安德烈·波伽利，从他与Sarah Brightman 莎拉·布莱曼合唱的《Time To Say Goodbye 告别的时刻》全球乐迷似乎找到一种映照心灵的歌声，一道照亮心灵的曙光，一份对生命的热情礼赞。
Time to say goodbye -- I'll go with you
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.