英語歌曲：Never Enough

Never Enough

Artist：Loren Allred

I’m trying to hold my breath

Let it stay this way

Can’t let this moment end

You set off a dream in me

Getting louder now

Can you hear it echoing?

Take my hand

Will you share this with me?

‘Cause darling without you

All the shine of a thousand spotlights

All the stars we steal from the nightsky

Will never be enough

Never be enough

Towers of gold are still too little

These hands could hold the world but it’ll

Never be enough

Never be enough

For me

Never, never

Never, never

Never, for me

For me

Never enough

Never enough

Never enough

For me

For me

For me

All the shine of a thousand spotlights

All the stars we steal from the nightsky

Will never be enough

Never be enough

Towers of gold are still too little

These hands could hold the world but it’ll

Never be enough

Never be enough

For me

Never, never

Never, never

Never, for me

For me

Never enough

Never, never

Never enough

Never, never

Never enough

For me

For me

For me

For me

Never Enough 是歌舞類電影《馬戲之王》（The Greatest Showman）里的一首插曲。

The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American musical film directed by Michael Gracey in his directorial debut, written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon and starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya. The film is inspired by the story of P. T. Barnum’s creation of the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) and the lives of its star attractions.

The plot goes as follows:

In the late 19th century, P. T. Barnum and his troupe perform a show at the circus (“The Greatest Show”). In a flashback to Barnum’s childhood where he and his father Philo, a tailor, work for the Hallett family, he becomes infatuated with their daughter, Charity. Though Charity is being sent to finishing school, Barnum reassures her they will not be separated. The two keep in touch through letters until they meet again in adulthood (“A Million Dreams”), eventually marrying and raising two daughters, Caroline and Helen, in New York City (“A Million Dreams” reprise). They live a humble life; though Charity is happy, Barnum dreams of more.

Barnum loses his job as a clerk at a shipping company after the company goes bankrupt. Taking a risky bet, he takes out a large loan from a bank, deceiving the bank into accepting his former employer’s lost ships as collateral. He uses this loan to buy Barnum’s American Museum in downtown Manhattan, an attraction showcasing various wax models. Initially, sales are slow; on the suggestion of his children to showcase something “alive”, Barnum searches for “freaks” to serve as performers for his museum (“Come Alive”). This attracts a large audience despite protests and poor reviews, prompting Barnum to rename his venture “Barnum’s Circus.”

Searching for ways to further his reputation amongst the upper class, Barnum meets playwright Phillip Carlyle and convinces him to join his venture (“The Other Side”). Carlyle is mesmerized by Anne Wheeler, an African-American trapeze artist, but he hides his feelings. During a trip, Carlyle arranges for Barnum and his troupe to meet Queen Victoria. Afterwards, Barnum meets Jenny Lind, a famed Swedish singer, whom he convinces to perform in America, with him serving as her manager. Lind’s first American performance is a rousing success (“Never Enough”). While Barnum gains favor with the aristocratic patrons, he begins to distance himself from his original troupe, refusing to socialize with them. Dejected, they decide to stand against their local harassers (“This Is Me”).

Carlyle and Wheeler attend the theater together one night, only to run into Carlyle’s parents, who are blatantly racist toward Wheeler, causing her to leave. Carlyle chases her and tries to convince her that they can be together, but she rejects him despite her feelings towards him (“Rewrite the Stars”). As Barnum takes Lind on a US tour, Charity feels isolated from her husband as she stays home with their daughters (“Tightrope”). While on tour, Lind begins falling in love with Barnum, but when he refuses her advances, she calls off the tour and kisses him at the end of her last show, which is photographed by the press (“Never Enough” reprise). Barnum returns home to find his circus on fire, caused by a fight between the protesters and the troupe. Carlyle, who had tried to save Wheeler not knowing she had already escaped, is rescued by Barnum amid the chaos but suffers severe burns. Most of the sets and props are destroyed. Word of Lind’s cancellation and Barnum’s public intimacy also reaches New York, resulting in his mansion being foreclosed upon and Charity taking Caroline and Helen to her parents’ home.

Depressed, Barnum retreats to a local bar, where his troupe find him there and explain that despite their disappointments, they still consider themselves a family that needs him. An inspired Barnum resolves to start anew and not let ambition overtake his loved ones anymore. Meanwhile, the injured Carlyle wakes in a hospital with Anne by his side (“From Now On”).

Barnum leaves and finds his wife, and they decide to mend their relationship. Faced with the financial difficulty of rebuilding the circus, the recovering Carlyle steps in, offering to use his earnings from his share of the circus’s profits to rebuild it under the condition of becoming partners, which Barnum happily accepts. As rebuilding the circus in its original location would be too expensive, Barnum rebuilds it as an open-air tent circus by the docks. The revamped circus is a huge success, and Barnum gives full control of the show to Carlyle so he can focus on his family (“The Greatest Show” reprise).

歌曲Never Enough在片中第一次出現的場景，如下：

巨大的舞台帷幕緩緩拉起，繁星般燈光輝映下，Jenny Lind 身著珠白色禮服，如白天鵝般，典雅地站在觀眾面前。

劇場內寂靜無聲，美艷不可方物的 Jenny Lind 環顧四周，最後，目光停留在 Barnum 身上。

歌曲前奏的鋼琴音符，大珠小珠落玉盤地，漸次響起。Jenny Lind 輕展歌喉，歌聲彌漫整個劇院，仿佛絲綢，拂過觀眾耳朵。

當 Barnum 在英國女王的招待會上看見 Jenny Lind 時，就被她的美艷征服。想擺脫馬戲不好名聲，並通過高雅藝術進入上流社會的他，當即邀請 Jenny Lind 赴美演出。 Jenny Lind 被 Barnum 的允諾說服，同時也為其個人魅力征服，答應赴美演出。

此時，Jenny Lind 站在舞台上，唱出自己心聲：

I’m trying to hold my breath

Let it stay this way

Can’t let this moment end

You set off a dream in me

唱到此處，Jenny Lind 轉眸望向Barnum ，正是他，給她描繪了美妙前景：全美巡演，征服新大陸。

歌聲漸入高潮：

Getting louder now

Can you hear it echoing?

Take my hand

Will you share this with me?

‘Cause darling without you

All the shine of a thousand spotlights

All the stars we steal from the nightsky

Will never be enough

Never be enough

Towers of gold are still too little

These hands could hold the world but it’ll

Never be enough

Never be enough

For me

Never, never

Never, never

Never, for me

For me

Never enough

Never enough

Never enough

For me

For me

For me

Jenny Lind 雙手揮舞，仿佛要將渾身力量注入歌聲；高亢的歌聲噴薄而出，如海浪般洶湧撲來。

Barnum 被Jenny Lind 氣勢磅礴的演出震撼，他轉眼看向觀眾。

觀眾亦凝神屏氣，給 Jenny Lind 的歌聲攫住……