“Perhaps Love” is a song written by John Denver. It was addressed to his wife while they were separated and moving towards a divorce. The song was recorded as a duet by John Denver and Plácido Domingo and appeared in the album by Domingo with the same title Perhaps Love. The orchestra is conducted by Lee Holdridge.
“Perhaps Love” is the only song on the album with Denver’s vocals alongside Domingo. Denver however also appeared in the album’s cover version of “Annie’s Song” where he accompanies Domingo on guitar.
The song peaked at #22 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982.
By John Denver and Plácido Domingo
Lyrics
| Perhaps love is like a resting-place A shelter from the storm It exists to give you comfort It is there to keep you warm And in those times of trouble When you are most alone The memory of love will bring you home Perhaps love is like a window Perhaps an open door It invites you to come closer It wants to show you more And even if you lose yourself And don’t know what to do The memory of love will see you through Oh, love to some is like a cloud To some as strong as steel For some a way of living For some a way to feel And some say love is holding on And some say letting go And some say love is everything And some say they don’t know Perhaps love is like the ocean Full of conflict, full of pain Like a fire when it’s cold outside Or thunder when it rains If I should live forever And all my dreams come true My memories of love will be of you |
愛也許像個休息的地方 一個暴風雨中的避難所 它的存在是為了給你慰藉 為了給你溫暖 在你苦惱的時候 在你最孤單的時刻 愛的記憶將帶你回到溫暖家中 愛也許像一扇窗戶 也許像一扇敞開的門 邀請你靠近一點 想讓你了解更多 即使你迷失了自我 不知所措 愛的記憶將帶領你前進 對有些人來說，愛像一朵浮雲 對有些人則像鋼鐵一般堅固 有人覺得愛是生活的方式 有人覺得是一種感受的方式 有人說愛就是堅持 有人說愛是隨它去 有人說愛就是一切 也有人說他沒意見 愛也許像一片海洋 暗潮洶湧，充滿痛苦 當外面天氣嚴寒，它像一把火 陰雨時，像一道閃電 如果我長生不老 美夢都能成真 妳將是我所有愛的回憶 |