Cohen Leonard The Partisan Lyrics

The Partisan Lyrics

When they poured across the border
I was cautioned to surrender,
this I
could not do;
I took my gun and vanished.
I have changed my name so
often,
I've lost my wife and children
but I have many friends,
and
some of them are with me.
An old woman gave us shelter,
kept us hidden in
the garret,
then the soldiers came;
she died without a whisper.
There
were three of us this morning
I'm the only one this evening
but I must go
on;
the frontiers are my prison.
Oh, the wind, the wind is
blowing,
through the graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will
come;
then we'll come from the shadows.
Les Allemands e'taient chez moi, 
    [The Germans were at my home
ils me dirent, "Signe toi,"            They
said, "Sign yourself,"
mais je n'ai pas peur;                 But I am not
afraid
j'ai repris mon arme.                  I have retaken my
weapon.
J'ai change' cent fois de nom,         I have changed names a
hundred times
j'ai perdu femme et enfants            I have lost wife and
children
mais j'ai tant d'amis;                 But I have so many
friends
j'ai la France entie`re.               I have all of France
Un
vieil homme dans un grenier         An old man, in an attic
pour la nuit
nous a cache',            Hid us for the night
les Allemands l'ont pris;    
         The Germans captured him
il est mort sans surprise.             He
died without surprise.]
Oh, the wind, the wind is blowing,
through the
graves the wind is blowing,
freedom soon will come;
then we'll come from
the shadows.