Epic Irish folk · TWOLODY ORIGINALS
Your Name Became a Street
“Your Name Became a Street” brings together English and French. Its musical genre is Epic Irish folk.
Lyrics & translation ↓
English ↔ French
About this song
The first paired lines are “Back to the old train station.” and “Retour à la vieille gare.”. Read the complete lyrics in both languages below, then follow the same phrases in the player.
Returning to town, a woman finds a street named for the teacher who encouraged her when nobody else did. Epic Irish folk, 97 BPM, bodhran, fiddle, uilleann pipes, cinematic strings, expressive storytelling tenor
Learn with this song
Listen to each line and compare its translation. Use Twin to switch to the same phrase in the other language; use Echo to recall its meaning before revealing the translation.
Two languages. One melody.
Lyrics & translation
Verse
Back to the old train station.
Retour à la vieille gare.
Suitcase heavy on the stone.
Ma valise est lourde sur la pierre.
The square looks just the same.
La place semble exactement la même.
Windows watching as I roam.
Les fenêtres regardent pendant que j'erre.
Chorus
I see your name on the sign.
Je vois ton nom sur la plaque.
A blue board on the wall.
Un panneau bleu sur le mur.
You saved my first unfinished essay.
Tu as gardé ma première rédaction inachevée.
And asked me how the story ended.
Et tu as demandé la fin de l'histoire.
Verse
I turned onto the corner.
J'ai tourné au coin de la rue.
New ink on a familiar map.
Nouvelle encre sur une carte familière.
You told me I was strong.
Tu m'as dit que j'étais forte.
You slid another sheet across my desk.
Tu as glissé une autre feuille sur ma table.
Chorus
I see your name on the sign.
Je vois ton nom sur la plaque.
A blue board on the wall.
Un panneau bleu sur le mur.
You saved my first unfinished essay.
Tu as gardé ma première rédaction inachevée.
And asked me how the story ended.
Et tu as demandé la fin de l'histoire.
Verse
A teacher’s grace in iron.
La grâce d'un professeur en fer.
Guiding me even today.
Me guidant encore aujourd'hui.
The town finally says thank you.
La ville dit enfin merci.
In the most beautiful way.
De la plus belle des manières.
Chorus
I see your name on the sign.
Je vois ton nom sur la plaque.
A blue board on the wall.
Un panneau bleu sur le mur.
You saved my first unfinished essay.
Tu as gardé ma première rédaction inachevée.
And asked me how the story ended.
Et tu as demandé la fin de l'histoire.
