The decision to combine these into a bilingual duet happened months later, appearing on Dion’s Christmas album These Are Special Times and Bocelli’s album Sogno . The bridge of the song was actually borrowed from another melody in the film that hadn't been used yet, chosen by Foster because the original melody didn't feel "big enough". Lyrical Meaning and Themes
Recorded by Bocelli, with Italian lyrics adapted by Alberto Testa and Tony Renis. CГ©line Dion, Andrea Bocelli - The Prayer (Official Audio)
Surprisingly, the song was not originally intended as a duet. It was composed by and Carole Bayer Sager for the Warner Bros. animated film Quest for Camelot . Initially, it existed as two separate solo tracks: The decision to combine these into a bilingual