Better Man 更完美的男人 演唱者Robbie Williams
献给忧郁王子巴乔的歌--Better Man 好男人
演唱者Robbie Williams
Send someone to love me 请赐给我一个爱人，
I need to rest in arms 我想在她的臂弯中休息。
1)Keep me safe from harm 别让我在暴风骤雨中，
In 2)pouring rain 受到伤害。
Give me endless summer 让我沐浴在无尽的夏日阳光中，
Lord I fear the 3)cold 主啊，我害怕严寒。
Feel I'm 4)getting old 感觉我的心在慢慢变老，
5)Before my time 虽然从外表看不出来。
As my soul heals the shame 当我的灵魂不再感到耻辱，
I will grow through this pain 我将不再痛苦。
Lord I'm doing all I can 主啊，我正竭尽所能，
To be a better man 成为一个更好的人。
6)Go easy on my conscience 别再让我的良心受谴责，
I know I've been taught 我知道他们一直让我，
To take the blame 承担所有的责任。
7)Rest assured my angels 一切都会过去，我的天使们
Will catch my tears 会擦干我的眼泪，
8)Walk me out of here 带着我，
I'm in pain 离开这伤心之地。
As my soul heals the shame 当我的灵魂不再感到耻辱，
I will grow through this pain 我将不再痛苦。
Lord I'm doing all I can 主啊，我正竭尽所能，
To be a better man 成为一个更好的人。
Once you've found that lover 只要你找到了你的爱人，
You're homeward 9)bound 你就找到了家的方向。
Love is all around 世界充满爱，
Love is all around 世界充满爱。
I know some have fallen 我知道有些人，
10)On stony ground 四处碰壁。
But Love is all around 但是世界是充满爱的。
[歌手简介]
Out of all the members of Take That, Robbie Williams never really seemed to fit in. Roguishly handsome where his bandmates were merely cute, Williams was tougher and sexier than the rest, which made him more distinctive. He also fought regularly with the other members and their management, primarily because he was occasionally adverse to being so heavily packaged.
So it didn't come as a surprise that he was the first to leave the band, departing early in the summer of 1995 to pursue a solo career; by some accounts, he was fired from the group. Although he was the first out of the gate, it took Williams awhile to get started.
For most of 1995, he attempted to boost his credibility by tagging along with Oasis, hoping that Noel Gallagher would give him a couple of songs. He never did, but all of his time with Oasis launched Williams into a world of heavy partying, drinking, and drugging. Over the course of 1996, he was only heard from in gossip columns, and every published picture indicated he had put on considerable weight. Occasionally, he was quoted as saying his new music would abandon lightweight dance-pop for traditional Brit-pop, but his first single was a cover of George Michael's "Freedom '90." Released late in 1996, the single was a disaster, but his second single, 1997's "Old Before I Die," was more in the vein of his early pronouncements, featuring a distinct Oasis influence.
Williams released his first solo album, Life Thru a Lens, in 1997. The album became a big hit in Britain, prompting his second, I've Been Expecting You, in 1998. The Ego Has Landed, a U.S.-only compilation designed for breaking Williams to American audiences, was released stateside in the spring of 1999. Sing When You're Winning followed in late 2000, gaining success with the video hit "Rock DJ," while a big-band album of standards (Swing When You're Winning) appeared a year later.
During 2002, Williams celebrated an enormous new contract with EMI (rumored to be upward of 80 million dollars), but suffered the loss of his longtime production partner, Guy Chambers. Escapology, the fifth Robbie Williams album (and the last including Chambers' input), sold millions of copies in Europe, though it failed to persuade American audiences. As a result, the 2003 concert record Live at Knebworth wasn't released in the States.
Robbie Williams公开做个人发展，在九十年代乐坛是一个极大的讽刺，因为他在解散前的著名男孩组合Take That里，一直都只是担任小角色，所做的事就是逗人开心， 而当Take That解散时，队中五位成员中也只有Robbie Williams的去向最叫人担心，因为他在队中从未唱过歌，要做独立发展，恐怕是在开玩笑吧！
但是世事无绝对，虽然Robbie Williams初出唱片时备受冷落，风头完全给前队友Gary Barlow抢去，可是自从Gary Barlow被揭发吸食可卡因后， 声势不但一落千丈， 连昔日被喻为Take That中最具才华的神气也消失了。在这种此消彼长的情况下，Robbie Williams 以一个意想不到的摇滚歌手形象，竟赢得了英国乐迷的支持。
大家也许觉得奇怪，为什么这位昔日的搞笑大王现在竟能成为摇滚巨星？当然他的首张个人大碟《Life Thru A Lens》，在外获得一致好评是主要原因，其次就是他是正宗的足球迷。在英国，热爱足球的歌手通常都会获得乐迷的喜爱。尤其他是伦敦老牌球会爱华顿的拥护者，自然在伦敦区得到广泛的支持。
此后的专辑《I have Been Expecting You》，在千禧年出现，配以他的应景劲作《Millenium》，令他的声势更加强劲。不过，他的个人宣传更是出色，说的就是他和全伦敦街头都知道的粗口Oasis主音的骂战。两个大男人由于都是英国乐坛的焦点人物，所以这场骂战无疑就是世纪之战，也因此两人在美国的声名日盛，连带美国乐迷都对此事深表关注。同年他在Brit Awards、MTV Music Award等音乐赛事中夺得大奖。
[歌词讲解]
1. 这首由Robbie Williams演唱的Better Man是献给忧郁王子罗伯特·巴乔的一首老歌，也做过《天下足球》这个栏目的片尾曲。keep sb/sth safe from sth 意思是“保护某人不受某事物的侵犯，保护某人的安全”，也可以是protect sb/sth from sth或者protect sb/sth against sth，比如说，You need some warm clothes to protect you against the cold. 你需要穿暖和一些以免着凉。
2. pouring rain 就是“倾盆大雨”，也可以说heavy rain，不过程度上要比pouring rain弱一些。
3. 这里的cold是一个名词，表示“寒冷，严寒”，比如前面我们提到的例句里面，You need some warm clothes to protect you against the cold. 当中的cold就是这个意思。
4. getting old“慢慢变老，逐渐变老”，是有一个变化的过程的，比如说，The soup was getting cold. 汤慢慢凉了。但如果是The soup got cold. 就是指“汤凉了”，而没有强调变凉的过程。
5. before one's time 表示“在某人记事之前，在与某人有关的时刻之前”，比如说，The Beatles were a bit before my time. Beatles乐队风靡的时候我还小，不记事呢。The office used to be in Bristol, but that was before my time. 办公室当时设在布里斯托尔，但那时我还没有在公司里开始工作。
6. go easy on/with sb/sth 表示“对某人或某物谨慎、从容或有节制”，比如说，Go easy with him. He's just a little boy. 对他要宽容一些，他只是个小孩子。还有一个短语大家要记住，go easy，在口语中很常用，表示“放松，省点劲，别那么卖力气”。比如说，You should go easy, you're getting tired. 你要省点劲，你会累坏的。
7. rest assured，就是rest is assured.
8. walk me out of here，陪我离开这里，我们也可以说，He walked me home last night. 他昨天晚上走路送我回家。
9. bound在这里的意思是“去，准备去某个地方”，比如说，The ship is outward bound.这条船出航了。那么The ship is homeward bound. 这条船返航了。找到了自己的爱人之后，就找到了一种归属感。
10. some have fallen on stony ground 字面翻译过来是说“有些人摔到了石头地面上”，实际上是指那些遭受痛苦，四处碰壁的人。这首歌是想告诉他们，只要心中充满爱，世界就会很美好。
Better man
歌手：Robbie Williams（罗比•威廉姆斯，单飞自英国90年代天团Take That（接招合唱团））来自专辑：Sing When You're Winning出版时间：2000/8/28
Robbie Williams以此曲献给偶像Roberto Baggio罗伯特•巴乔
Better Man 更完美的男人
Send someone to love me
找个人来爱我
I need to rest in arms
我需要一个臂弯休息
Keep me safe from harm
找一个远离伤害的地方
In pouring rain
当倾盆大雨时
Give me endless summer
给我无尽夏日
Lord I fear the cold
上帝我惧怕严寒
Feel I'm getting old
我觉得自己
正在变老
虽值年少
As my soul heals the shame
灵魂治愈悔恨
I will grow through this pain
痛苦让我成长
Lord I'm doing all I can
上帝，我会尽一切的努力
To be a better man
成为一个更完美的男人
Go easy on my conscience
别再苛责我的良知
'Cause it's not my fault
因为错不在我
I know I've been taught
别人教我的是
To take the blame
把过错揽在身上
Rest assured my angels Will catch my tears
放心吧 我的天使会接住我的眼泪
Walk me out of here
陪我离开这里
I'm in pain
我好痛苦
As my soul heals the shame
灵魂治愈悔恨
I will grow through this pain
痛苦让我成长
Lord I'm doing all I can
上帝，我会尽一切的努力
To be a better man
成为一个更完美的男人
Once you've found that lover
一旦你找到真爱
You're homeward bound
就有了避风港
Love is all around
爱在四周
Love is all around
爱无所不在
I know some have fallen
即使有人堕落
On stony ground
在一片荒芜
But Love is all around
但有爱在四周
（意译：差给我相配的伴侣吧
我要在臂弯中恬息
安置我，以躲避
暴雨的肆害
赐我不会逝去的夏季
上帝啊 ，因我害怕寒冷
可以感觉到我的衰老
然而我正值年华
心灵会医治这些罪咎
我会从痛苦中成长
上帝啊 我在尽我所能
成为一个更好的伴侣
我的心灵，释放自己
因为这不在是你的错了
我知道我被唆使
去犯下过错
安息吧，天使会擦干我的眼泪
会带我离开这儿
我在疼痛之中
心灵会医治这些罪咎
我会从痛苦中成长
上帝啊，我在尽我所能
成为一个更好的伴侣
当你找到伴侣后
回家就是港湾
爱就在身边
我知道有些人跌倒
在荒漠之地
但是爱就在身边）
中文版
歌曲名：Better man
歌手名：林忆莲
作词：姚谦
作曲：Robert Williams/Guy Chambers
所属专辑：《2001莲》
歌词
在你吻我之前
穿过你的眼
直到心田
泪水洗净昨天
用未来时间
看辽阔世界
分享一切
关于爱
无论谁
都期待
美好句点
让我相信
你已准备
to be a better man
在我们拥抱之前
用灵魂感觉
彼此的心扉
自私界线
是否卸下防卫
用真实语言
去承诺明天
勇敢的给
过去是一路荆棘的旷野
那些是与非
那些错与对
流着泪的长夜我们发现
爱需要准备
歌曲介绍
这是SANDY林忆莲第一次演唱一首属于男人的歌，从Robbie Williams的原曲中，我们可以听见他唱出因为对真爱的盼望，所以努力想成为一个更完美的男人的决心，而细腻的SANDY则从女性的角度仿佛回应着罗比的心情一般，唱出一份坚定自信且对未来充满期待的女人心，不同语言不同背景的男女版本如同对话般的相互呼应，也为《BETTER MAN》这首歌下了很好的注脚。
而因歌结缘的两位国际级天王天后，也以惺惺相惜的心情对彼此传达仰慕之情，华语天后林忆莲盛赞罗比威廉斯在音乐的世界里是不折不扣的BETTER MAN，而流行天王罗比威廉斯也在媒体上亲自向全球乐迷推荐由SANDY演唱的《BETTER MAN》的全球唯一中文版。