Lyrics and translation Holly Near - How Was I To Know
How
was
I
to
know
you
would
call
me
a
waterfall
Comment
pouvais-je
savoir
que
tu
me
dirais
être
une
cascade
And
give
me
words
like
rubies
Et
me
donner
des
mots
comme
des
rubis
After
all,
I
am
a
poet's
daughter
Après
tout,
je
suis
la
fille
d'un
poète
And
words
come
to
me
as
no
surprise
Et
les
mots
me
viennent
sans
surprise
How
was
I
to
know
my
heart
would
tremble
and
fall
Comment
pouvais-je
savoir
que
mon
cœur
tremblerait
et
tomberait
And
give
a
glow
like
fire
Et
donnerait
une
lueur
comme
le
feu
After
all,
I
am
a
candlemaker's
daughter
Après
tout,
je
suis
la
fille
d'un
fabricant
de
bougies
And
fire
comes
to
me
as
no
surprise
Et
le
feu
me
vient
sans
surprise
How
was
to
know
you
would
crash
into
my
mind
Comment
pouvais-je
savoir
que
tu
te
jetterais
dans
mon
esprit
Like
children
hit
the
water
at
summer
time
Comme
des
enfants
frappent
l'eau
en
été
I
am
a
pilot's
daughter
Je
suis
la
fille
d'un
pilote
And
a
crash
comes
to
me
as
no
surprise
Et
un
crash
me
vient
sans
surprise
How
was
l
to
know
your
memory
would
shimmer
and
steam
Comment
pouvais-je
savoir
que
ton
souvenir
scintillerait
et
dégagerait
de
la
vapeur
And
leave
a
night
of
wonder
on
my
dreams
Et
laisserait
une
nuit
de
merveilles
dans
mes
rêves
I
am
a
boilermaker's
daughter
Je
suis
la
fille
d'un
chaudronnier
And
steaming
comes
to
me
as
no
surprise
Et
la
vapeur
me
vient
sans
surprise
Rate the translation
1
Back Off
2 Plain and Simple Love
3 Bony Jaw Baby
4 Fire In the Rain
5 Sit With Me
6 Crushed
7 Once Or Twice
8 Room For Me
9 Lonely Days
10 Dancing Bird
11 Backing Off and Pulling Away
12 The Letter
13 I Really Didn't Want To
14 The Right to Love
15 Bird Gonna Fly
16 How Was I To Know
17 Don't Hold Back
18 The Promise
19 How Bold
2 Plain and Simple Love
3 Bony Jaw Baby
4 Fire In the Rain
5 Sit With Me
6 Crushed
7 Once Or Twice
8 Room For Me
9 Lonely Days
10 Dancing Bird
11 Backing Off and Pulling Away
12 The Letter
13 I Really Didn't Want To
14 The Right to Love
15 Bird Gonna Fly
16 How Was I To Know
17 Don't Hold Back
18 The Promise
19 How Bold
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