Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye Here

The song contains a powerful psychological duality between its English and Italian meanings:

: Con te partirò literally translates to "I will leave with you" . The lyrics describe a journey across "seas which... no longer exist," suggesting a spiritual or transcendental bond where the lovers go together rather than part ways. Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye

: The song began as Con te partirò ("I will leave with you"), composed by Francesco Sartori and Lucio Quarantotto for Bocelli's 1995 performance at the Sanremo Music Festival. It placed fourth and was initially only a moderate success in Italy. The song contains a powerful psychological duality between

: Sarah Brightman heard the song in a restaurant and approached Bocelli to re-record it as a duet. Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman - Time To Say Goodbye