Sarah Brightman -- There for me -- all-English versions

Sarah sings this song in duet with José Cura on her CD Timeles / Time To Say Goodbye (1997). That duet is partly in English, partly in Italian.
Together with others, Sarah has sung an all-English version. Both all-English versions are slightly different from the English translation of the Italian parts in the original There for me lyrics.

Duet with Jacky Cheung

On 31 December 1999 Sarah was in Hong Kong to perform in a show called "Millennium Extravaganza". She sang 5 songs there and one of them was There for me, which was sung with a Hong Kong pop singer called Jacky Cheung. The version they sang was entirely in English. Below follow the lyrics of this version.

It is unlikely that this version is (or will be) released on CD, as the show was a live TV broadcast. For images see e.g. this page and this page; there is also a page with some info on the Millennium Extravaganza.

The TV broadcast can still be viewed at this page.

[Many thanks to Adele for info and the lyrics and to P P for additional info and links.]

Duet with Josh Groban

At the concerts the La Luna world tour in autumn 2000 to spring 2001 Sarah performed also this all-English version, in duet with the American singer Josh Groban.
Below follow also the lyrics of this duet, taken from the La Luna DVD.
[Many thanks to Kevin Farley for the lyrics.]

For more info on Josh Groban, see my Josh Groban page or the official Josh Groban web site.

Frech version by Dalida

Carl Brunet wrote me that the Egytian singer Delida recored a French version entitled Fini la comédie in 1981. The lyrics of that version can be found on the Dalida official website. The first stanza reads like this:

C'est fini, c'est fini la comédie
Tout avait commencé comme une pièce à succès
Dans le décor tout bleu d'un théâtre de banlieue
Nous n'étions que nous deux

Lyrics -- duet with Jacky Cheung

There for me, every time I've been away
Will you be there for me, thinking of me everyday
Are you my destiny, words I never dared to say
Will you be there for me?

Just think of you and me, we could never toe the line
It's such a mystery just to hear you say you're mine
And while you're close to me, so close to me
Just hold me

When it's blowing cold and all the city streets are grey
Walking all along and watching how the children play
Voices on the wind and faces from the past all dancing by
They're asking why

Are you still there for me, everytime I go away
Are you still there for me, thinking of me everyday
Are you my destiny, words I never dared to say
Are you still there for me?

And while you're close to me, so close to me
Just hold me

Can you really want me more than for a little while
What are all the stories hiding there behind your smile
Wishes in a dream and figures in a world that I could share
And everywhere

Will you be there for me
Will there ever come a day when all the world can see
Things were meant to be that way
And you're still there for me

Can't you hear the people say
That you're just
There for me

You're there for me
There for me

Lyrics -- duet with Josh Groban

Sarah:: There for me, every time I've been away
Will you be there for me, thinking of me everyday
Are you my destiny, words I never dared to say
Will you be there for me?
: Just think of you and me, we could never tow the line
It's such a mystery just to hear you say you're mine
And while you're close to me, so close to me
Just hold me
Josh:: When you're feeling cold and all the city streets are grey
Walking all along and watching how the children play
Voices in the wind and faces from the past go dancing by
They're asking why
Both:: Will you be there for me, everytime I go away
Will you be there for me, thinking of me everyday
Are you my destiny, words I never dared to say
Will you be there for me?
Sarah:: And while you're close to me, so close to me
Just hold me
Josh:: Can you really want me more for than a little while?
What are the stories hiding there behind your smile?
Wishes in a dream and figures in a world that I could share
And everywhere
Both:: Will you be there for me
Will there ever come a day when all the world can see
Things were meant to be that way
Will you be there for me?
Can you hear the people say
That you're just
There for me
Josh:: There for me
Sarah:: There for me

<=== Original version on Timeless (1997).

<=== Programme of the La Luna concert (2000).

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