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Attard (Maltese: Ħ'Attard) is a village at the centre point of the island of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija it forms part of "the Three Villages" and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. It has a population of 10,134 as of March 2011. Attard's traditional Latin motto is Florigera rosis halo ("I perfume the air with my blossoms") due to its many flower gardens and citrus orchards. Attard is abundant with public gardens, including ornamental trees and flowers, maintained by the Local Council. The inhabitants of Attard are known as saraċini.
The name of 'Attard' is thought to have been derived from a surname. Maybe the first person who lived in the village was surnamed Attard. Nobody knows really what the word 'Attard' means. Some say it means blossoms as the word 'Attar' means fresh oil of the flowers.
As a municipality with its own local government structure since 1994, Attard covers a surface area of about seven square kilometers. Its population, including the modern estate of Misrah Kola and surrounding environs, is around 10,000. It comprises to its North, facing the city of Mdina, the flat expanse called Ta' Qali. Beneath it the area known as Ta' l-Idward joins with Misrah Kola, across from Wied San Martin (St Martin's Valley), Wied Inċita (Valley of Instigation) and Wied Irmiedi (Valley of Ashes), on the Żebbuġ side.
You said,
I'd be back here standing,
At your doorstep,
Well, here I am,
In the middle of night,
Saying I was wrong,
Saying you were right
You called it,
Like you saw it,
Knew what I wanted,
But I still fought it,
Well, here I am,
I couldn't stay gone,
And there's that smile,
Seems that didn't take long
How did you know that I,
I wouldn't last a minute,
That I would be so lost without you,
That this life,
Wouldn't mean a thing without you in it,
And I'd come running back to you,
How did you know?
How did you know?
Easy,
I thought that it would be so easy,
To keep on driving and not look back,
Or turn around,
I made up my mind,
Had it all figured out,
How did you know that I,
I wouldn't last a minute,
That I would be so lost without you,
That this life,
Wouldn't mean a thing without you in it,
And I'd come running back to you,
How did you know?
How did you know that I,
I wouldn't last a minute,
That I would be so lost without you,
That this life,
Wouldn't mean a thing without you in it,
And I'd come running back to you,
How did you know?
How did you know that I,
I wouldn't last a minute,
That I would be so lost without you,
That this life,
Wouldn't mean a thing without you in it,
And I'd come running back to you,
How did you know?
How did you know?
Yeah,
How did you know?
Yeah, yeah, yeah,