《Born to Make You Happy》是美國流行女歌手布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯演唱的一首歌曲,歌曲由安德烈亞斯·卡爾森和克里斯蒂安·倫丁創作編寫,音樂由克里斯蒂安·倫丁負責製作。這首歌收錄在布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯的首張錄音室專輯《愛的初告白》中,並作為推廣專輯的第四張單曲,被Jive唱片公司發布於1999年12月6日。
And thinking about the times that we've been through, oh my love
I'm looking at a picture in my hand
Trying my best to understand
I really wanna know what we did wrong
With a love that felt so strong
If only you were here tonight
I know that we could make it right
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
'Cause you're the only one within my heart
I was born to make you happy
Always and forever you and me
That's the way our life should be
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
I know I've been a fool since you've been gone
I'd better give it up and carry on, oh my love
'Cause living in a dream of you and me
Is not the way my life should be
I don't wanna cry a tear for you
So forgive me if I do
If only you were here tonight
I know that we could make it right
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
'Cause you're the only one within my heart
I was born to make you happy
Always and forever you and me
That's the way our life should be
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
I'd do anything, I'd give you my world
I'd wait forever, to be your girl
Just call out my name and I will be there
Just to show you, how much I care
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
I was born to make you happy
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
'Cause you're the only one within my heart
I was born to make you happy
Always and forever you and me
That's the way our life should be
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
Oh no
I was born to make you happy
Oh yeah, oh, oh
Always and forever you and me
That's the way our life should be
I don't know how to live without your love
I was born to make you happy
譯文
我獨自坐在我的房間裡
回想起那些日子
我們共同度過的時光
(喔,我的愛)
我看著手裡的照片
試圖理解
我真的想知道我們做錯了什麼
愛情曾經如此熱烈
如果今夜你在這裡
我知道我們可以解決
我不知道沒有你的愛要怎樣生活
我為你的快樂而生
因為你是我心裡的唯一
我為你的快樂而生
永永遠遠,你和我
我們的人生就應該那樣
我不知道沒有你的愛怎樣生活
我為你的愛而生
我知道我是個傻瓜
從你離開之後
我寧願放棄而不是堅持
喔,我的愛
因為活在一個“我們”的夢裡
不是我的人生應該的樣子
我不想為你哭泣
所以如果我哭了請原諒我
我願意做任何事
我願意把我的世界給你
我願意等待一生成為你的女孩
只要呼喚我的名字
只要呼喚我的名字
我會在那裡
我會在那裡
只為了讓你知道我多么在乎
好吧
我為你的愛而生
歌曲鑑賞
《Born to Make You Happy》擁有每分鐘88次的緩慢節奏,和弦變化為“Bm–G–D–A”。作為錄唱歌手,布蘭妮斯皮爾斯的歌聲音域必須位於F♯3和B4之間。另外從音樂上可聽出,這首歌曲以靈動的背景音樂、迷人的鋼琴聲開場,歌曲節拍以重打擊樂為主,歌曲的主歌部分分別融合了微弱的出神音樂和電子音樂。
《Born to Make You Happy》獲得了當代樂評人士褒貶不一的評價,有人稱讚這首歌是布蘭妮早期的一首代表作品,但也有人認為布蘭妮在主唱部分中的部分有點讓人討厭,從主歌的歌詞上來看,可以將(主人公的形象)理解為一個有著失戀情緒的16歲少女,但布蘭妮的聲音聽起來卻像是正在接受訓練的藝伎。
歌曲MV
《Born to Make You Happy》的MV導演比利·伍德拉夫由Jive唱片公司指派擔任,韋德·羅布森負責劇情編排。MV劇情主要是以女主人公(布蘭妮扮演)所做的一場夢境為主。在下一個場景中,布蘭妮待在一處藍色房間裡,身穿銀色亮片衣褲,坐在像桌子一樣的發光家具上唱歌,走來走去,並跳起了舞蹈。