walkin on air2
Fra “Walkin’ on Air” 1987

I slutten av 1986 reiste Rolf Løvland, Elisabeth og jeg til Gran Canaria – for å skrive nye sanger til en tredje cd med Bobbysocks. Rolf hadde rom ved siden av meg, og en grytidlig morgen våknet jeg av vakre toner som hørtes gjennom veggen.
Å, lykke…
For noen melodier den mannen skaper…!
Tittelen hadde Rolf allerede klar den morgenen på Bahia Feliz. Resten ble skrevet etter at jeg hadde reist til Los Angeles sommeren 1987. En amerikansk venn og jeg hentet frem historien bak tittelen.

“IF I FALL”
(Rolf Løvland/Hanne Krogh/Paul Conrad)

If I fall, I fall for you,
though my heart’s afraid of falling.
Afraid of what I may go through
If I ever fall in love again.

If I dream, I dream of you,
and of hearts that won’t be broken.
I dream of how our world could be
if only you could take the fear from me.

I was no-man’s girl in no-man´s land,
where commitments felt like pain.

But if I fall, I fall for you,
if I ever fall in love again.

If I’ll fight, I’ll fight for you,
from the moment you fall weary.
Though I’ve found new strength in you,
still I wonder if this love is true.

In another place, another time,
would my fear of love remain?

Or would I dare to fall for you?
Oh, I need to fall in love again.

When I sing, I sing for you,
now my voice forever lingers.
Suddenly my songs seem true,
in my heart their words are meant for you.

And tonight when the curtains fall,
I leave my stage without pain.
Then I call, I call for you,
now I’m willing to be loved again.

 

If I Fall 01 copy
Hanne og Elisabeth framfører “If I Fall” i NRK TV i 1987